Cherice Barton Faculty Headshot

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Cherice Barton’s performance career has spanned 20 years in over 30 countries across six continents. The eldest of the three Barton sisters, all successful and creative artists, Cherice keeps busy as a creative force of her own while creatively collaborating on numerous distinguished productions including Las Vegas Cirque spectacles, Broadway shows and film creations.

Cherice most recently joined Julie Taymor, Bono and The Edge as the resident choreographer for the epic Broadway show, Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark after returning to New York City from Las Vegas where she was the resident choreographer and casting evaluator for the cirque aquatic spectacle, Le Reve, at the Wynn Resort Hotel and Casino. An extensive background in the conception and production of live events has led her to creatively direct, choreograph and collaborate on numerous notable projects including productions by American Ballet Theater, Aszure Barton and Artists, Ballet British Columbia, Dragone Entertainment Group, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Chutzpah! Festival, Steps Repertory Ensemble and many more.

Cherice is proud to have joined forces with numerous prestigious artists and innovators such as Aszure Barton, Julie Taymor, Franco Dragone, Mia Michaels, Vincent Paterson, Danny Ezralow, Serge Denancourt, Giuliano Peparini, John Carrafa and Crystal Pite, to name a few. She is frequently asked to conduct master classes, choreograph for and join forces with such distinguished institutions as The Juilliard School, Pace University, Suny Purchase College, Barnard College at Columbia University, Adelphi College and The Banff Center School of Fine Arts.

Cherice is proud to have just finished choreographing the off Broadway production, Wearing Lorca’s Bowtie, and is working on several notable projects for stage and film currently in development in both New York and California.

Cherice Barton's Contemporary Class Reel—May 2010