Austin McCormick
New York,NY
Summary
Dynamic founder, artistic director and dance educator with over 18 years leading COMPANY XIV, showcasing unparalleled team leadership and strategic vision. Proven track record in revenue development and innovative performance creation. Expert in nurturing talent and executing grand productions, blending hard skills in fundraising with soft skills in team building, currently managing a team of over 60 employees blurring the lines of classical performance, hospitality and innovative theatrical experiences.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder, Artistic Director, Choreographer
COMPANY XIV
New York, NY
05.2006 - Current
- Started 501 (c) 3 non profit organization to facilitate creation and performance of multi-disciplinary performance work.
- Extensive experience in fundraising and budgeting for two full time performance venues. Including performance and hospitality spaces.
- 18 years of choreography, casting and creation of XIV performances-cultivating, nurturing and shaping early career performers.
- Responsible for over $25M of revenue through innovative performance and hospitality initiatives.
Freelance Dance Teacher
Broadway Dance Center
New York, NY
06.2012 - 08.2025
Freelance Opera Choreographer
Canadian Opera, Lyric Opera, Houston Opera
Toronto, Chicago, Houston
09.2015 - 09.2019
- Choreographed LA TRAVIATA for Canadian Opera Company, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera, directed by Arin Arbus
Choreographer
The Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
01.2017 - 09.2018
- Choreographed RUSALKA directed by Mary Zimmerman. "A Dark Sexy Hit"- The NY Times
- Choreographed SAMSON et DALILA directed by Darko Tresnak.
Teacher and Choreographer
Circus Juventas
Saint Paul, MN
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Taught dance workshops (ballet, partnering and composition) to students ages 10-18, also choreographed for mainstage circus performances.
Choreographer
The Juilliard School
New York, NY
09.2014 - 09.2014
- Choreographed NEW DANCES.
Freelance Dance Teacher
University of Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, CA
09.2010 - 12.2010
- Taught dance classes, lectured and choreographed on students of UCSB division of dance.
Dancer
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
05.2006 - 05.2008
- Performed in productions of Romeo and Juliet, War and Peace and La Gioconda.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Dance
The Juilliard School
New York, NY05-2006
Skills
- Team leadership
- Team building
- Entrepreneurial and innovative
- Strategic planning
- Strategic thinking
- Strategic vision
- Revenue development
Accomplishments
- Winner of the 2011 Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Grant from Opera America for new Directors in Opera.
- Winner of the 2010 New York Innovative Theatre Award for Best Choreography.
- First winner of the Susan Braun grant award from Dance Films Association, his films have toured internationally to Amsterdam, London, Budapest, Latvia, and France. His short film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Dance on Camera Festival Lincoln Center.
- Nominated for Drama Desk Awards- Unique Theatrical Experience and Best Choreography.
Certification
- Expert in Baroque Dance and fluent in Feuillet notation, able to reconstruct ancient choreography.
Timeline
Choreographer
The Metropolitan Opera
01.2017 - 09.2018
Freelance Opera Choreographer
Canadian Opera, Lyric Opera, Houston Opera
09.2015 - 09.2019
Choreographer
The Juilliard School
09.2014 - 09.2014
Freelance Dance Teacher
Broadway Dance Center
06.2012 - 08.2025
Teacher and Choreographer
Circus Juventas
01.2011 - 01.2016
Freelance Dance Teacher
University of Santa Barbara, California
09.2010 - 12.2010
Founder, Artistic Director, Choreographer
COMPANY XIV
05.2006 - Current
Dancer
Metropolitan Opera
05.2006 - 05.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Dance
The Juilliard School
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