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Aszure Barton was born and raised in Canada and started tap dancing at the age of three. She received her formal training at the National Ballet School in Toronto, where, as a student, she helped originate the ongoing Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Showcase. She has created works for Mikhail Baryshnikov, Hell's Kitchen Dance, The National Ballet of Canada, Nederlands Dans Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Resident Choreographer 2005-08), Sydney Dance Company, The Juilliard School, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and The Martha Graham Dance Company, among others.

In 2006 Aszure choreographed the Broadway revival production of The Threepenny Opera directed by Scott Elliott, translation by Wallace Shawn and starring, Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Nellie Mackay, Ana Gasteyer, and Cyndi Lauper. Aszure Barton has performed with many celebrated artists and companies including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Hell's Kitchen Dance, The National Ballet of Canada, Wendy Osserman Dance Company, and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal.

She is the founder and director of Aszure Barton & Artists, a New York based international dance project and her works continue to tour to Europe, Argentina, Brazil, Asia, Africa, Canada, and the United States. She is an artist in residence at The Banff Centre in Canada and The Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City, and was proclaimed the official Ambassador of Contemporary Choreography in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Click here to watch a video of Aszure's work.
www.aszurebarton.com

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