Mark Sampson

The big Canadian faction at Theaterhaus has gained a new-old member! How did that happen? In autumn 2019, Mark joined Gauthier Dance and stayed with the company for four seasons before returning as ballet master in summer 2025 ...

Mark trained at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. For his degree, however, he moved on to the more contemporary-oriented Juillard School in New York, which he left in 2016 with the Martha Hill Prize for Leadership and Excellence in Dance in his pocket. He got off to an excellent start with one of his home country's top companies: BJM – Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. During his time with Gauthier Dance, Mark impressed in many parts, including a particularly difficult one: the portrayal of apathy in Aszure Barton's duet human undoing (sloth) from The Seven Sins. After returning to Canada, Mark worked as a freelance dancer and choreographer in Montréal, with, amongst others, Sylvain Émard Danse and Animals of Distinction. In addition, he taught at the École de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal and the École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec. Back at the Theaterhaus, Mark proved once again that he is not one to shy away from a challenge: he made his debut as ballet master with Akram Khan's acclaimed dance drama Turning of Bones.