Cherice Barton is a creative force with over 20 years experience in the Entertainment and Performing Arts Industries. An internationally renowned choreographer, director, dancer and actor, Cherice’s extensive background in the conception and production of live events has led her to creatively direct and collaborate on numerous notable projects ranging from Las Vegas Cirque spectacles to intimate music and dance creations including productions by Dragone Entertainment Group, Aszure Barton & Artists, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal (BJMDanse), Wynn Las Vegas, American Ballet Theater, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, ABRI Agency, Santa Barbara Danceworks, Acroback, Zone 3 Productions, Ballet British Columbia, Montreal Jazz Festival and many more.
Ms. Barton is proud to have joined forces with numerous prestigious artists and innovators such as Aszure Barton, Franco Dragone, Mia Michaels, Vincent Paterson, Serge Denancourt, Giuliano Peparini, John Carrafa, and Crystal Pite, to name a few. Cherice most recently joined Julie Taymor, Danny Ezralow, Bono & The Edge as the assistant and resident choreographer for “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark”, scheduled to open on Broadway in 2010, after returning to New York City from Las Vegas where she was the resident choreographer for the cirque aquatic spectacle, “Le Reve”, at the Wynn Resort Hotel and Casino.
Cherice continues to tour with the casting department of Dragone Entertainment Group and is frequently asked conduct master classes, choreograph for and creatively collaborate with such distinguished institutions as The Julliard School, Barnard College at Columbia University, Adelphi College and The Banff Center School of Fine Arts. The eldest of three sisters, all equally powerful forces in the performing arts industry, Cherice’s performance career has spanned over 20 years in over 30 countries including North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.