Mikael Marklund studied dance at the Swedish Ballet Academy in Stockholm from 2002 to 2004, following which he continued his training at P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels. From 2009 to 2013 Marklund was a member of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s company Rosas. Since 2012 Mikael Marklund has taken part in all of Laurent Chétouane’s productions, and as such has already appeared numerous times at HAU Hebbel am Ufer.