Celia Rowlson-Hall

Celia Rowlson-Hall is a multidisciplinary artist who blends narrative storytelling, modern dance, and film – creating a genre all her own.

Her most recent work, the film installation First Snow, was selected by Times Square Arts for their December 2022 Midnight Moment, the largest digital art installation in the world.

Celia can also currently be seen playing opposite Paul Mescal as Adult Sophie in award-season favorite Aftersun (A24), in which she also choreographed the final scene. A Bessie Award Winning performer, Celia began her career as a professional dancer but quickly transitioned to choreographing for film and television.

After an early collaboration with Gaspar Noé, and three seasons of “GIRLS” with Lena Dunham, Vogue Magazine dubbed Celia “choreographer of the moment.”

When not creating her own films, Celia is a prolific and widely sought after choreographer, Smile 2 (Paramount), Merv (Amazon), The Drama (A24), After Yang (A24), X (A24), Birds of Paradise (Amazon), Chapter One of Vox Lux (Neon), and The Fits (Oscilloscope).

Her recent TV work includes HBO’s “The Staircase,” two seasons of Ziwe (Showtime), John Mulaney’s Sack Lunch Bunch (Netflix), and The Other Two (HBO Max).

She has also choreographed music videos for artists Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Bleachers, MGMT, Romy, and many others. Celia’s debut feature, MA, which she wrote, directed, choreographed, and starred in, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2015. It went on to play at over 40 festivals worldwide, winning numerous awards, including the Breakthrough Audience Award at AFI Film Festival.

Celia’s vast body of short form work has garnered a variety of awards, including an Emmy nomination, and have screened at festivals such as Sundance, Venice, SXSW, SFIFF, Dance on Camera at Lincoln Center, and art fairs such as the Armory Show, Performa, and the New Museum.

In 2017, Celia was selected to create the latest installment of the Miu Miu Women’s Tales series, going on to premiere at the Venice Film Festival. And in 2020, her short film, Swamp Lake, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the omnibus feature Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia.