Since 2001 the Spanish Mikel Aristegui has been working as dancer and choreographer with Sasha Waltz & Guests at Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin. There he performed in "noBody", „insideout“, and „Körper“ a.o. Since the season 2002/03 he has been a fix member of the ensemble currently playing in "Der Würgeengel" directed by Thomas Ostermeier. Before and simultaneously he used to worked with different companies, a.o. with Lloyd Newson and DV8 for „Just for Show“. Since his graduation at Folkwanghochschule Essen in 1994 he has choreographed numerous pieces and worked with the choreographers Guilherme Botelho, Martina La Bonté, Kylie Walters, and Lavinia Frey. With the director Pascal Magnin he collaborated for the dance films "Reines d'un jour" and "Contrecoup" that won several prizes.