Austrian choreographer Helene Weinzierl founded cieLaroque/helene weinzierl in 1995, after being a dancer for more than ten years. With the company she toured various festivals around the world including the U.S., Japan, Southamerica, Singapore, Russia and all Europe, presenting her work in more den 200 cities. She is artistic director of per.form>d<ance Festival Salzburg and founded 1990 tanzimpulse Salzburg, which organizes every year under the direction of Peter Huber the international Easter- and Autumn- dance festival (www.tanzimpulse.at).

cieLaroque/helene Weinzierl is one of the most touring ensembles of Austrian dance scene and shows her productions since more than 10 years all over the world.Some of her productions feature a connection between dance and theatre; others are dedicated exclusively to a clear and intensive language of movement. In recent years, the work of the company has been characterized by interdisciplinary pieces and the implementation of video. Most of the productions focus on socio-politically relevant topics.

The first fulltime play “Feuerland”, adapted from texts by the French Grande-Dame Marguerite Duras, received an award in Germany. The productions “systems<damaging>systems” and “…. and the damage done”, as well as “duo para ella >>> comida para dos” and “0-0-0>5” were awarded several international prices. 2005 the production “TROPEA couch potatoes paradise” has been nominated for the Amnesty International Award for the Art in Edinburgh.

The Arena Jury Award of 2009 "ARENA... of the young Arts"-Festival in Erlangen went to Salzburg based choreographer Helene Weinzierl and her company cieLaroque. The five member expert jury described the performance "habibi problem", which tells the story of two homosexual teenagers from Iran, as "the most felicitous, roundest and most touching production of the festival."