Tamás Tesson-Kiss

Tamás Tesson-Kiss is a Hungarian dancer, choreographer, and teacher. He graduated from the School of Contemporary Dance and Arts in Győr, Hungary, and later studied at the Académie Princesse Grace in Monaco. In 2011, he joined Budapest Dance Theatre as a soloist, where he danced for seven years in a wide range of repertory works—including NDT repertoire—touring nationally and internationally.

In 2017, he joined DART Dance Company in Berlin, where he developed as both a performer and choreographer. His creations within the company, such as Nesama and Alpha, revealed a choreographic language rooted in physical intensity, musical structure, and psychological nuance. Other notable works include Revolution (2019), Iterations (2020, with Hanna Winter), and a 2021 creation for the DART SSI program.

Since 2014, Tamás has taught across Europe and internationally, offering classes and workshops in ballet, contemporary dance, improvisation, partnering, choreography, and acrobatics. His teaching is centered on dynamic movement research, presence, and awareness. In 2019, he became rehearsal director of both the DART DSP and DART Dance Company, and in 2021, was named artistic director of DART Studios.

In 2021, together with Mateus Tesson-Kiss, Tamás co-founded the Nossetssik Dance Company in Montpellier, France. The company emerged from a shared vision: to create a bold and inclusive platform for contemporary dance, uniting artistic creation, professional training, and community engagement. Since its founding, Nossetssik has established itself as a growing force in the French and European dance scene, with a strong focus on collaboration, experimentation, and long-term artistic development.

Within Nossetssik, he has co-created the following works:

While I Sleep (2023), a piece for the 3rd-year students of EPSEDANSE, later adapted for the junior company
After a While in the Exile (2024), originally created for DART Studios in Berlin and later reimagined for stage
While I Was Born (2024), created for the studio’s inauguration evening alongside a visual art exhibition
The triptych While (2025), combining While I Sleep, After a While in the Exile, and While I Was Born into one full-length choreographic work for T.O.N.E.S. Junior Company
Additional smaller performance formats and studio works developed through workshops and research residencies within the company’s evolving repertory

He has collaborated and trained with renowned artists including Jiří Pokorný, Fernando Troya, Neel Verdoorn, Elvis Val, Aymeric Mosselmans, Johan King Silverhult, Gentian Doda, Tanja Saban, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Clyde Emmanuel Archer, and Keren Lurie Pardes.

In 2010, he was awarded the Vadady Ágnes Prize, a national honor recognizing excellence in the performing arts in Hungary.