Guest Choreographers

Darren McIntyre

Originally from Australia, Darren McIntyre is a graduate of The Australian Ballet School where he was the recipient of The Dame Peggy Van Praagh Award for Choreography, The Sir Robert Helpmann Bursary, The Young Australian of The Year Arts Award & was a Bronze Medalist at the Society of Dance Awards Australia. Mr. McIntyre has toured extensively throughout the United States, Australia, Asia, Canada, Europe & South America, performing a wide range of both classical and contemporary works as a freelance artist & with such companies as City Ballet of San Diego (CA-USA); Milwaukee Ballet (WI-USA); The Australian Ballet; The National Ballet of Ireland; The Landestheater Detmold in Germany; & Ajkun Ballet Theatre in New York City, USA. As a Choreographer, Mr. McIntyre has created several original works including: "AUSTRALIA", “BLACK RIVER”, “FORLORN”, “JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY”, "LIBERTY BELL", and others. He has also created original full-length ballet productions of “THE WIZARD OF OZ” & "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA". Darren choreographed & premiered his own original ballet, “WHAT MAY COME”, at The Australian Ballet Centre in 1999. As a Répétiteur, he has re-staged his own versions of “DON QUIXOTE”, “GISELLE”, “LE CORSAIRE”, “THE NUTCRACKER", “THE SLEEPING BEAUTY”, “SWAN LAKE” & several International Gala Pieces. Mr. McIntyre has also held the positions of Artistic Director, Montgomery Ballet (AL-USA); Artistic Director, Lake Erie Ballet (PA-USA); Assistant to the Artistic Directors, Ajkun Ballet Theatre (NYC-USA); Columnist with DANCEtrain Magazine; Founder/Artistic Director of The Marianne McIntyre Memorial International Ballet Scholarship; Casting Agent at DManagement International Dance Agency; Danseur with Louisville Ballet in Kentucky, USA. He has been recognized by the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) as an Artist of Extraordinary Ability. Mr. McIntyre is presently Ballet Master & Artistic Associate with Fort Wayne Ballet (IN-USA), Guest Principal Dancer with Northwest Florida Ballet (FL-USA), and travels worldwide as a freelance Performer, Choreographer, Ballet Master, Dance Teacher, Adjudicator and Répétiteur.