Contemporary | Choreographic Assistant to Aszure Barton
July 13 – July 20
Taylor LaBruzzo is a freelance dancer, teacher, rehearsal director, and rehearsal assistant based in New York City. Currently, Taylor works at The Juilliard School, where she is the Dance Division’s first ever Rehearsal Assistant, alongside teaching contemporary dance at the School of American Ballet and being a regular collaborator, assistant, and stager to Aszure Barton. Last summer, Taylor was part of the world premiere of A a | a B : B E N D, choreographed by Aszure Barton and Ambrose Akinmusire, taking place at the International Summer Festival Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany.
A graduate of The Juilliard School, Taylor’s first experience working with Aszure Barton took place during her time as a student in 2015, and she would ironically return to restage that same work in 2022. Additionally, Taylor has staged Aszure Barton’s work at Houston Ballet, Arts Umbrella, and Canada’s National Ballet. And in Fall 2024, Taylor worked with Hamburg Ballett as Aszure Barton’s Collaborative Assistant.
Since 2018, Taylor has worked as the Rehearsal Assistant to Peter Chu across several projects, was commissioned to choreograph for The Juilliard School’s 2019 Summer Dance Intensive, and has performed across the country with Brian Brooks Moving Company. She is the Rehearsal Director for Madi Hicks’ Moving Forward Dance, is a Dance Consultant with Collegiate Arts Prep, and has taught for summer intensives at institutions including the Canyon Concert Ballet, Steps on Broadway, and Nevada Ballet Theatre.
Taylor grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she graduated from the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts as Valedictorian in 2014. During her four years at The Juilliard School, she performed works by world-renowned choreographers including Crystal Pite, José Limón, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Pam Tanowitz, and Ohad Naharin. Upon graduation, Taylor was awarded the Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship.
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