Pontus has also created works for his own group Pontus Lidberg Dance, which made its New York debut at New York City Center's Fall For Dance Festival in 2011. In just a few short years Pontus Lidberg has firmly established himself as a creative and visionary artist bringing dance and film together. He was nominated for a New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) in Outstanding Visual Design for his dance and film evening WITHIN (Labyrinth Within), created during his 2012 tenure as Resident Artistic Director of Morphoses. His dance film, Labyrinth Within won Best Picture at Lincoln Center’s Dance on Camera Festival in 2012. Raised in Stockholm, Sweden, Lidberg trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School. He holds an MFA in Contemporary Performative Arts from the University of Gothenburg, Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts.