Described by Dance Aotearoa as “a creative tour de force,” Loughlan Prior is an internationally acclaimed creative director and Choreographer in Residence at the Royal New Zealand Ballet. His bold, interdisciplinary works span theatre, film, and television, with commissions from Alberta Ballet, BalletX, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Queensland Ballet, Singapore Ballet, and West Australian Ballet. His award-winning dance films have screened at Cannes, Lincoln Center, San Francisco, and Berlin Filmhaus. In 2025, he was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch.”