STAGING

Over 20 years of experience teaching and staging ballets and contemporary works, as well as Joffrey/Arpino repertory.

Two ballet dancers perform on stage, one in a black jacket and the other in a pastel tutu, with a dark background.

ABT Studio Company: Arpino’s Birthday Variations Pas De Deux

Birthday Variations (1986) is one of Gerald Arpino’s most beloved ballets. ABT Studio Company toured my staging in 2024-2025. Click here to view.

Dancers: Lillia Greyeyes & Daniel Guzmán Photo: Matthew Carby

A woman in a ballet costume stands beside a man who is lying on the ground with his legs in the air, her foot in a pointe shoe and her hand gracefully resting on her head. The scene appears to be a creative dance pose.

Chattanooga Ballet: Arpino’s Sea Shadow

Sea Shadow (1962) was Gerald Arpino’s first pas de deux, a “romantic ode to Ondine.” Click here to watch my rehearsal interview with Chattanooga Ballet.

Dancers: Eli Diersing & Alessandra Ferrari-Wong Photo: Wizardly Studio

Group of ballet dancers practicing in a dance studio with large windows, during a rehearsal or class.

Ballet Hispanico’s BH2: Light Rain

Gerald Arpino’s audience favorite Light Rain (1981) was performed in full by Ballet Hispanico’s second company and staged by me in 2023. Click here to watch a clip.

Dancers: Pa’lante Scholars/BH2 Photo: Nicole Duffy