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Aszure Barton unveiled “Busk,” an exploration of what it means to perform that is set to live Gypsy music, at the Baryshnikov Arts Center..
Aszure Barton
Canadian-born choreographer
Aszure Barton is a Canadian-born choreographer.
Artists of Ballet BC. Choreography by Aszure Barton.
Career
Aszure Barton was born and raised in Alberta, Canada. 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.
To date, she has collaborated with and created works for Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ekaterina Shipulina/Bolshoi Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada,[1] Houston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, The Martha Graham Dance Company,[2] Nederlands Dans Theater, Sydney Dance Company, Ballet British Columbia, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Juilliard School, Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Resident Choreographer 2005-08)[3] and English National Ballet.[4] Other work includes choreography for the Broadway revival production of The Threepenny Opera.[2] Her work has been described as "offer[ing] an entire world, full of surpr