About this Artist
TREY MCINTYRE is one of the most sought-after choreographers working today. Born in Wichita, KS, McIntyre has created a canon of more than 90 works for companies such as American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, New York City Ballet, and Ballet de Santiago (Chile). He served as Choreographic Associate for Houston Ballet from 1989-2008 and Resident Choreographer for Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Memphis, and the Washington Ballet before forming his acclaimed Trey McIntyre Project in 2008, based in Boise, ID.
In 2010 McIntyre was named the United States Artists Wynn Fellow. He has received two choreographic fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography, was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2001, one of People magazine’s “25 Hottest Bachelors” in 2003, and one of Out Magazine’s 2008 “Tastemakers.” New York Times critic Alastair Macauley said of McIntyre “there’s a fertility of invention and a modernity of spirit here that are all Mr. McIntyre’s own” and the Los Angeles Times told the world to “keep [their] eye on Trey McIntyre, who creates brilliant works” in their dance preview of the 21st century.
Focusing primarily on Trey McIntyre Project, McIntyre spends his time creating works that explore the human experience in transformative and captivating ways by creating a unique culture for audience members to explore the work.
Benjamin Behrends – TenderfootBorn: Santa Rosa, CA
Training: Santa Rosa Dance Theater, Academy of Ballet, Boston Ballet Trainee Program
Professional Experience: Smuin Ballet
Chanel DaSilvaBorn: Brooklyn, NY
Training: Creative Outlet Dance Theater of Brooklyn, F.H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and the Performing Arts, The Alvin Ailey School, The Juilliard School
Lauren EdsonBorn: Boise, IDTraining: The Juilliard School, Ballet Idaho Academy, North Carolina School of the Arts
Professional Experience: Portland Opera, Lane Hunter {dance}, Hubbard Street 2, Ballet Idaho, Idaho Dance Theatre
Jason HartleyBorn: Des Moines, IA
Training: North Carolina School of the Arts
Professional Experience: Washington Ballet, ARKA Ballet, CityDance Ensemble, American Repertory Ballet, Ballet Met Columbus
Brett PerryBorn: Greenwood, IN
Training: The Dance Company, the Juilliard School
Yarinet Restrepo –TenderfootBorn: Tampa, FL
Training: Mencia and Pikieris School of Dance, New World School of the Arts, The Art of Classical Ballet
Professional Experience: Grand Rapids Ballet Company, Hubbard Street 2
Annali RoseBorn: Santa Cruz, CA
Training: Sacramento Ballet Apprentice, Yuma Ballet Academy
Professional Experience: Sacramento Ballet, Larry Pech Dance Company
John Michael SchertBorn: Valdosta, GA
Training: North Carolina School of the Arts, Valdosta Dance Theater
Professional Experience: Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, American Ballet Theatre
Travis WalkerBorn: Syracuse, NYTraining: Ballet Arts Theatre, Usdan Center for the Performing Arts, New York State Summer School of the Arts, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Professional Experience: Ballet San Jose, Alberta Ballet, Smuin Ballet
Ashley WerhunBorn: Edmonton, ALB
Training: School of Alberta Ballet, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet Ensemble
Professional Experience: Ballet British Columbia
To see more of Trey McIntyre Project’s dancers, visit treymcintyre.com for full bios, video clips, and interactive information on these artists. For an up-close and personal look at the dancers’ life on the road, visit treymcintyre.com/blog