CHERICE BARTON

Provided guest teaching, choreography, and mentorship to students and faculty through university and conservatory partnerships including The Juilliard School, NYU Tisch, SUNY Purchase, University of Michigan, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Marymount Manhattan College, Loyola Marymount University, UC Santa Barbara, and Santa Monica College.

Co-created and ran a three-week, grant-supported artist-development nonprofit program serving 50–75 participants across New York and Los Angeles. Managed a $100K+ program budget and oversaw faculty/guest artists, casting, admissions, scholarships, fundraising, donor relationships, contracts, scheduling, and the full participant experience in partnership with institutions including Juilliard and USC Kaufman.

Develop and deliver live and filmed experiences with producers, creative directors, designers, choreographers, talent, and technical departments, translating concepts into executable staging and production plans. Lead casting, rehearsals, performance direction, creative problem-solving, schedules, and communication across multidisciplinary teams in high-pressure environments. Contribute to budgets, contracts, creative treatments, pitch development, vendor/collaborator selection, and on-site execution; comfortable supporting both the vision-holder and the teams bringing it to life.