Jo Strømgren has been attached to the Norwegian National Ballet as in-house choreographer since 2013. That same year he also made his opera directing debut with Orpheus and Eurydice – a collaboration between the Norwegian National Ballet and the Norwegian National Opera, in which he also managed the choreography and set design.
Strømgren made his debut as a choreographer in 1994 with Rechts-Links, after graduating from the Oslo National Academy of Dance. In 1996 he was engaged as a dancer and choreographer for Carte Blanche in Bergen. A couple of years later he founded Jo Strømgren Kompani, which immediately gained recognition with the ballet A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football, and which has since performed in over 50 countries.
He has written many scripts for both film and theatre, and has worked extensively with puppet theatre for both children and adults. Strømgren has won many awards at home and abroad, including the Norwegian Critics' Award (A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football in 1998) and the Hedda Award (for There in 2002 and for Ten Years Later in 1999).
