Artistic Team

Artist
Merlin Erdelen
Merlin was born in Germany. He started dancing at the age of 3 in his hometown and extended his training at Tanzgymnasium Essen-Werden, where he joined Aalto Ballet Essen for “Queeny Unplugged” and did an internship at Ballet Dortmund. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at the Academy of Dance Mannheim coached by Yuhao Guo and Grant Scruggs. During that time he had the chance to dance choreographies like “Knock Knock” by Kinsun Chan.
After graduation he joined the Thuringia state ballet under the artistic direction of Silvana Schröder, where he danced ballets like Giselle, Coppélia and Nutcracker. He also danced modern pieces like “Le Sacre du printemps” by Edward Clug and “La Valse” by Stephan Thoss. His first debut as main role was Don Quijote in the ballet of Mauro de Candia.
Merlin joined Singapore ballet as an Artist in August 2024.