Johan Inger (Stockholm, 1967) completed his dance training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and at the National Ballet School in Canada. From 1985 to 1990 he danced with the Swedish Royal Ballet in Stockholm, the last year performing as a soloist. Fascinated by the works of Jiri Kylián, Inger was convinced that a next step in his dance career should take him to Nederlands Dans Theater. In 1990, he joined NDT 1 and was a high-profile dancer in the company until 2002. After four  workshop pieces, Inger produced his first creation in 1995 for NDT 2. The resulting Mellantid marked his official debut as a choreographer. It was part of the Holland Dance Festival and was immediately a resounding success. As a result, he was awarded the Philip Morris Finest Selection Award 1996 in the Contemporary Dance category and received a Laurence Olivier nomination for Best New Dance Production.  

Since his debut, Inger has made various works for Nederlands Dans Theater (like Sammanfall, Couple of Moments, Round Corners, Walking Mad, Out of Breath). For his ballets Dream Play and Walking Mad, he received the Lucas Hoving Production Award in October 2001. 

Inger left Nederlands Dans Theater to take on the artistic leadership of Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm in 2003.  Over the years, he created various choreographies for the company. In 2008, Inger ended his artistic directorship so as to devote himself entirely to choreography. Between 2009 and 2016, Johan Inger held the position as Associate Choreographer with Nederlands Dans Theater, creating for both companies (NDT 1 + NDT 2) regularly, while continuing to collaborate and create with other companies. 

Beginning in the 2022/23 season, Johan Inger became the artistic director of Take Off Dance, a training program for pre-professional dancers between the ages of 18 and 24 based in Seville, Spain.