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10 Facts About Steven Hoggett

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Steven Hoggett was born on 30 November 1971 and is a British choreographer and movement director.

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Steven Hoggett has won an Olivier Award as well as an Obie Award, has been nominated four times for a Drama Desk Award and three times for a Tony Award.

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Steven Hoggett studied at Swansea University, where he studied literature.

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Steven Hoggett then founded a physical theatre company in Wales called Frantic Assembly, with his friend and fellow student Scott Graham.

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The company's first production was a 1994 revival of John Osborne's classic Look Back in Anger, in which Steven Hoggett directed, produced, and performed.

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Steven Hoggett staged numerous productions in their early years, especially at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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Steven Hoggett first worked with childhood friend John Tiffany while Tiffany was Associate Director at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on a production of Gregory Burke's The Straits in 2003.

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Steven Hoggett received a 2012 Obie Award special citation.

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Steven Hoggett provided choreography for an animated sequence in the DreamWorks feature film How To Train Your Dragon 2.

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Steven Hoggett went on to be nominated for the 2017 Laurence Olivier Award for best choreography for his work on the production.