Frank Willens, born in California, is a contemporary dancer, performer and choreographer. He has lived in Berlin since 2003 and has worked with Meg Stuart, Laurent Chétouane, Peter Stamer, Tino Sehgal, the Cologne collective SEE!, Bjørn Melhus and the theatre director Falk Richter, as well as Boris Charmatz on several occasions.
Since 2008, he has been developing his own pieces and touring them worldwide. From 2017 to 2019, he was a permanent member of the ensemble at the Volksbühne Berlin, where he performed in pieces by Tino Sehgal, Boris Charmatz, Jérôme Bel and Schorsch Kamerun. He has also worked with theatre director Susanne Kennedy since 2018.
Frank Willens joined the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch as a permanent member in July 2023.