Anders Hellström has a background as a dancer with the Royal Swedish Ballet and later at the Hamburg Ballet, where he was Principal dancer from 1984 to 1993, and at William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt from 1993 to 1999.
Between 1999 – 2002 he was Artistic Director of the Göteborg Opera Dance Company and 2004 – 2009 Artistic Director of Nederlands Dans Theatre. He has also worked as a freelance teacher and stager and has had many years of collaboration with the Royal Swedish Ballet, as well as the Norwegian National Ballet, the Berliner State Ballet, the Finnish National Ballet and the Ballet National de Marseille, among others.
Anders Hellström took up the position as Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Ballet on August 1, 2025, with an appointment of five years.
