Seán Curran
Board Member since 2020
(He/him)
Seán Curran’s award-winning career in the arts spans 35 years, beginning with traditional Irish step dancing as a child in Boston. His 30 dances for Seán Curran Company are characterized by collaborations across genres, with touring throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia. A sought-after choreographer/director, notable projects include Salome (Opera Theatre of St. Louis, San Francisco Opera, Opera Montreal, San Diego Opera); Harvey Milk, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Champion, Shalimar the Clown, Ariadne on Naxos, Nixon in China, (Opera Theater of St. Louis); L'Etoile, Alcina, Turandot, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Capriccio, Acis and Galetea (NYC Opera); As You Like It (Shakespeare in the Park); Romeo and Juliette (Metropolitan Opera); James Joyce's The Dead, Cymbeline, and The Rivals (Broadway, Lincoln Center Theater). A graduate of NYU, Curran now serves as Arts Professor and was formerly the Chair of the Tisch Department of Dance.
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