Kevin O’Day was appointed artistic director of the ballet at the Nationaltheater Mannheim in 2002. He has been Artist in Residence at the Staatsballett Karlsruhe since April 2022. He has received many awards as a choreographer. In 2000, he was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award in the “Best Choreography” category for the video “So Pure” by Alanis Morissette.