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Hilary Easton (born 1960) is a contemporary dance choreographer, director, dancer and educator. A native New Yorker, she holds both a BFA and MFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She founded Hilary Easton + Company (http://hilaryeaston.com) in 1992, who have been presented in theaters throughout the U.S., including American Dance Festival, The Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church, Dance Theater Workshop and Mount Tremper Arts. In addition to her work with her own company, she has choreographed for the Joffrey II, The Talking Band, and composer/percussionist David Van Tieghem, among others. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including The Paul Taylor Fellowship.

Recent Works

* Light and Shade: premieres October 14-17, 2010, at Baryshnikov Arts Center * The Reclamation: opened the 2009 92Y-Harkness Dance Festival, a meditation on the confluence of man and the natural world. * Noise + Speed: inspired by the Futurist manifestos of the turn of the last century. Premiered May, 2008, at The Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church. * It's All True: examines conceptions of our personal histories and our need to reconfigure them to substantiate our sense of self. Premiered at The Duke Theater, NYC, May, 2007. * The Short-Cut: Premiered May, 2007, at The Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church.