Career Highlights
COMPANY DIRECTOR/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
2009: Tony Nomination for the choreography of the Broadway production of Hair.
2008: Broadway choreographic debut, Passing Strange.
2004: Director, the Venice Biennale International Festival of Contemporary Dance. Venice, Italy.
2004 - Present: Artistic Director, Armitage Gone! Dance. New York.
1999-2002: Resident Choreographer, Ballet de Lorraine. Nancy, France.
1995-1998: Director, MaggioDanza, The Florence Ballet, Teatro Comunale. Florence, Italy.
1981-1989: Director, The Armitage Ballet. New York.
ARMITAGE GONE! DANCE PRODUCTIONS
2010: Three Theories. The Krannert Center. Urbana, Illinois.
2009: Itutu with African pop band Burkina Electric - Set, Philip Taaffe. Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York.
2009: Think Punk! Revivals of Armitage classics with live music. The Kitchen, New York.
2009: Summer of Love Teatro Bellini. Catania, Italy.
2009: Made In Naples commissioned by Napoli Teatro Festival. Teatro San Ferdinando. Naples, Italy.
2008: Connoisseurs of Chaos - Part 3 of The Dream Trilogy - Music, Morton Feldman - Set, David Salle. The Joyce Theater, New York.
2007: Ligeti Essays - Part 2 of The Dream Trilogy - Music, György Ligeti - Set, David Salle. The Joyce Theater, New York.
2004: Time Is The Echo Of An Axe Within A Wood - Part 1 of The Dream Trilogy - Music, Bèla Bartok - Set, David Salle. The Joyce Theater, New York.
1984: The Watteau Duets. Maison de la Culture. Grenoble, France.
1981: Drastic-Classicism. Dance Theater Workshop. New York.
GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER
2010: Brahms On Edge. The Washington Ballet. Washington D.C.
2009: Arctic Song. The Kansas City Ballet. Kansas City, Missouri.
2008: Between The Clock And The Bed. Ballet of the Stadttheater Bern. Switzerland.
2007: Gran Partita. Rambert Dance Company. London, England.
2001: Rave. Ballet de Lorraine. Opéra de Nancy. Nancy, France.
2000: Schrodinger's Cat. Ballet de Lorraine. Opéra de Nancy. Nancy, France.
1999: Life Story. Stars of New York. The Royal Festival Hall. London, England.
1994: The Dog Is Us. Deutsche Opera Ballet. Berlin, Germany.
1992: Segunda Piel. Ballet de Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo, Monaco.
1987: The Tarnished Angels. The Paris Opera Ballet. Paris, France.
1986: The Mollino Room. American Ballet Theatre. The Kennedy Center. Washington D.C.
OPERA DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER
2011: Choreography The Cunning Little Vixen. New York Philharmonic. Director, Doug Fitch. Avery Fisher Hall, New York.
2008: Opera Director/Choreographer, Ariadne Unhinged. Gotham Chamber Opera. Abrons Art Center, New York.
2005: Opera Director/Choreographer, Pigmalion (Rameau). Théâtre du Châtelet. Paris, France.
2004: Opera Director, Bluebeard's Castle (Bartok). Het Muziek Theater. Amsterdam, Holland.
2003: Opera Director/Choreographer, Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) Teatro di San Carlo. Naples, Italy.
FILM CHOREOGRAPHER
Present: The Thief. Canum Productions. Beijing, China.
2009: Passing Strange. Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. New York.
2004: The White Countess. Merchant Ivory Productions. Shanghai, China.
1999: The Golden Bowl. Merchant Ivory Productions. London, England.
1994: Search and Destroy - Director, David Salle. New York.
1989: Without You, I'm Nothing - Director, John Boskovich. Los Angeles.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Present: Choreography Cirque du Soleil 2012 tent show. Montreal, Canada.
TELEVISION
2003: Rave, choreography adapted for television - Producers, Les Films d'ici/Arte. Paris, France.
1995: Wild Ballerina, documentary on Armitage - Producers, Les Films d'ici/Arte. Paris, France.
1985: The South Bank Show, documentary on Armitage - Producer, ITV. London, England.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2007: Commandeur Dans L'ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres. France.
2005: Grand Prix Roscigno Danza. Italy.
2002: Officier Dans L'ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres. France.
1992: Chevalier Dans L'ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres. France.
1986: Guggenheim Fellowship for Choreography. USA.
COMPANY DIRECTOR/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
2009: Tony Nomination for the choreography of the Broadway production of Hair.
2008: Broadway choreographic debut, Passing Strange.
2004: Director, the Venice Biennale International Festival of Contemporary Dance. Venice, Italy.
2004 - Present: Artistic Director, Armitage Gone! Dance, New York.
1999-2002: Resident Choreographer, Ballet de Lorraine. Nancy, France.
1995-1998: Director, MaggioDanza, The Florence Ballet. Florence, Italy.
1981-1989: Director, The Armitage Ballet. New York.