Tom Pearson

Contemporary choreographer Tom Pearson works in a variety of media that includes site-specific performance, film, visual art, and large-scale installations. Along with Zach Morris and Jennine Willett, he is Co-Director of Third Rail Projects, a collective of artists based in New York City. He has been commissioned to create original works for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; Danspace Project; Jacob's Pillow Dance; Arts World Financial Center; the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council; Dance New Amsterdam; Dance Theater Workshop; and the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation; among others. Tom teaches a choreography class for Florida State University's FSU in NYC program and is on faculty at Dance New Amsterdam. His writings on dance have been published in Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Time Out New York Kids and several online publications.