Turn It Out with Tiler Peck and Friends | February 7+8, 2026

BRINAE ALI (Musician) Alexandria “Brinae Ali” Bradley was born and raised in Flint, Michigan and is an interdisciplinary artist who believes in using the power of the arts to transform the human spirit. Among Brinae’s many roles, she is currently a lecturer at Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory, a member of the Baltimore Jazz Collective, the inaugural Performing Artist in Residence at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance, and cultural ambassador and artist in residence with Next Level-USA and the U.S. Department of State Education and Cultural Affairs. Ali is also a National Dance Project Grant, Chamber Music America New Jazz Works, and Ruby Artist recipient and Art for Social Change Fellow through Johns Hopkins University’s Inheritance Baltimore/Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts for a work in progress archival performative process called the “Baby Laurence Legacy Project.” Brinae has served as the artistic director of Tapology, Inc., Fourth Wall Arts Salon, and Sound and Movement, LLC. She is the recipient of the Best Short Play Award at the Downtown Urban Theater Festival and the Vox Populi Independence Music Award. Her Broadway and Off-Broadway experiences include Shuffle Along and STOMP. She was also a feature dancer in the TV/Film drama miniseries Lady In The Lake.

INDIA BRADLEY (Dancer) India Bradley was born in Detroit, Michigan and began her dance training at the age of four at The Link School of the Arts in Troy, Michigan. At the age of eleven, she attended the Academy of Russian Classical Ballet in Novi, Michigan, under the direction of Sergey Rayevitskey. Ms. Bradley attended the summer program at Dance Theatre of Harlmen in 2012, and entered DTH's Professional Training Program under the direction of Andrea Long that fall. She attended the 2014 sumer session at the School of American Ballet, NYCB's official school, and enroleld as a full-time student later that year. Ms. Bradley was named an apprentice in August 2017 and joined the Company as a member of the Corps de Ballet in August 2018. As an apprentice, she performed a featured role in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. Ms. Bradley was promoted to the rank of soloist in October 2025.

CHUN-WAI CHAN (Dancer) Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet

Born in Guangdong, China, Chun Wai Chan received his early training at the Guangzhou Art School. In 2010, he became a finalist at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, earning a full scholarship to study at the Houston Ballet Academy. He joined Houston Ballet in 2012 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2017. In 2021, Chan joined New York City Ballet as a soloist and was promoted to principal dancer the following year, becoming the company’s first Chinese principal dancer since its founding in 1948. Chan has been recognized on Forbes China’s “30 Under 30” list and was featured on the cover of Dance Magazine (May 2023).

MICHELLE DORRANCE (Dancer & Choreographer) is a New York City-based artist. Mentored by Gene Medler (North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble), she was fortunate to study under many of the last master hoofers. Career highlights include: STOMP, Derick Grant’s Imagine Tap!, Jason Samuels Smith’s Charlie’s Angels/Chasing the Bird, Ayodele Casel’s Diary of a Tap Dancer, Mable Lee’s Dancing Ladies, and playing the bass for Darwin Deez. Company work includes: Savion Glover’s Ti Dii, Manhattan Tap, Barbara Duffy and Co., JazzTap Ensemble, and Rumba Tap. Solo work ranges from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to commissions for the Martha Graham Dance Company, Vail Dance Festival, American Ballet Theatre, Trinity Irish Dance Company, and New York City Center. Michelle made her Broadway choreographic debut with James Lapine’s Flying Over Sunset at Lincoln Center Theater in 2021. A 2018 Doris Duke Artist, 2017 Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow, and 2015 MacArthur Fellow, Dorrance is humbled to have been acknowledged and supported by United States Artists, The Joyce Theater, the Alpert Awards, Jacob’s Pillow, Princess Grace Foundation-USA, The Field, American Tap Dance Foundation, and the Bessie Awards. Dorrance holds a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and an honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of North Carolina. She is a Capezio athlete and was recently named an Associate Artist at Sadler’s Wells.  

BARON FENWICK (Pianist) is the winner of numerous prizes, awards, and honors. He has a diverse performance career marked by collaboration and audience engagement while finishing his Doctorate of Musical Arts at The Juilliard School. He graduated with his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Mannes School of Music. A dedicated advocate for living composers, Baron has performed more than 50 world premieres and has collaborated with composers including Matthew Aucoin, Julia Wolfe, and Lowell Liebermann. He has recorded for the labels Nonesuch and Naxos Music Library. As a Teaching Fellow, Baron teaches courses at Juilliard including Piano Sightreading and Music Theory, and he also works as a weekly staff pianist for Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program.

WILLIAM FORSYTHE (Choreographer) has been active in the field of choreography for over 50 years. His work is acknowledged for reorienting the practice of ballet from its identification with classical repertoire to a dynamic 21st century art form. Forsythe danced with the Joffrey Ballet and later the Stuttgart Ballet, where he was appointed Resident Choreographer in 1976. In 1984, he began a 20-year tenure as director of the Ballet Frankfurt after which he founded and directed The Forsythe Company until 2015. Forsythe's deep interest in the fundamental principles of organization of choreography has led him to produce a wide range of projects including Installations, Films, and web-based knowledge creation. While his work for the stage resides in the repertoire of ensembles worldwide, his installations are presented internationally in exhibitions and museums. Forsythe has been the recipient of numerous awards which include the Golden Lion of the Venice Biennale and Der FAUST German Theatre Award, both for lifetime achievement.

JOVANI FURLAN (Dancer) Born in Joinville, Brazil, Mr. Furlan started dancing at the age of 11 at The Bolshoi Theater School in Brazil. In 2010 he participated in the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, and was offered a full scholarship to attend the Miami City Ballet School by Edward Villella. Mr. Furlan began his training at the MCB School in 2011 and joined Miami City Ballet in 2012. He was promoted to soloist in 2015 and was named an MCB principal dancer in 2017. At MCB, his repertory of featured roles included George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Ballet Imperial, Episodes, Jewels, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, Serenade, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Square Dance, Swan Lake, Symphony in Three Movements, Theme and Variations, and La Valse; Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering, West Side Story Suite, and The Concert; as well as works by Richard Alston, John Cranko, Peter Martins, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Liam Scarlett, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, and Christopher Wheeldon. Mr. Furlan was joined NYCB as a soloist in August 2019 and in February 2022 he was promoted to principal dancer.

CHRISTOPHER GRANT (Dancer) was born in Jamaica, Queens. He began his dance training in 2002 at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet (NYCB). Additional training includes summer courses at Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) and the New York State Summer School of the Arts. In August 2015, Grant became an apprentice with NYCB. As an apprentice with the Company, Grant originated a featured role in Nicolas Blanc's Mothership. He joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in August 2016. @chris.jk.grant

IRENE HAN (Cellist) is a dynamic and versatile musician with a deep passion for exploring diverse genres of music. She has performed at venues such as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and New York City Center. Irène is a member of the Bergamot Quartet, a New York-based string quartet committed to advocating, creating, and educating audiences about music by living composers. She also co-leads a chamber project with pianist Chelsea de Souza, dedicated to commissioning works by Asian-American composers, most recently funded by New Music USA. Upcoming highlights include performances at Merkin Hall and Roulette, as well as serving as faculty at the Creative Music Institute of Arts, Letters, and Numbers. She plays “Pierre,” a cello crafted by luthier David Finck.

ALEXIS HINMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) Alexis is thrilled to be working on TIOWTP, which she saw at New York City Center and loved! Previous credits include Paul Taylor Dance Company, Ballet Hispánico, New York City Ballet, Playwrights Realm, Ars Nova, “Jesus Christ Superstar” (nat’l tour), and “Cats” (nat’l tour). Alexis was a Stage Management Apprentice at The Juilliard School for the 2021-22 academic school year and graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020. Alexis is a freelance Stage Manager based out of NYC, and lives with her fiancé Toby, her cat Cooper, and her dog Rosco. Life if joyous with her little family. Website: alexishinman.com; Socials: alexis_hinman

LEX ISHIMOTO (Dancer) Lex Ishimoto, from CA trained vigorously in all styles of dance and part of different communities such as crews, studios, conventions, circles, and freelance curiosity. “Billy” on the 1st and 2nd national tour of “Billy Elliot the Musical” in 2011. Early accolades include The Dance Awards, the Pulse on Tour, YAGP, Music center spotlight award, and YoungArts. Boston Ballet 2015-17 under Mikko Nissinen, Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound company for the tour of “After The Curtain”, Crowned America’s Favorite Dancer on So You Think You Can Dance season 14, All-Star appearance onwards. MUSE Simulation Theory World Tour 2019, choreography for Boston Ballet Ball, collaboration with William Forsythe for “The Barre Project” in 2020. Collaboration for“Time Spell” by Tiler Peck, Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers, “Friends of Forsythe” - William Forsythe Commercial work include Music Videos - Sia, Judith Hill, BeBe Rexha, Film - Disney+, Apple TV, Oscar’s, Paramount. Recent works include campaign shoot for Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren/Usher, Faculty/teacher for JUMP Dance Convention and CLI Studios, internationally traveling freelance artist. 

ALONZO KING (Choreographer) calls his works “thought structures” formed by the manipulation of energies that exist in matter, through laws which govern the shapes and movement directions of everything that exists. Named a choreographer with “astonishing originality” by the New York Times, King created works for Frankfurt Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Béjart, Hong Kong Ballet, Hubbard Street, Joffrey, Royal Swedish, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Rambert, National Ballet of Canada and many others. Named a Master of Choreography by The Kennedy Center in 2005, King has received the Jacob’s Pillow Creativity Award, the Irvine Fellowship in Dance, Bessie Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, and Isadora Duncan award. He is the recipient of a 2020 Dance Magazine Award and holds Honorary Doctorates from Juilliard, Dominican University, and California Institute of the Arts.  Linesballet.org Instagram @linesballet

BROOKLYN MACK (Dancer) of Elgin, South Carolina, is a world renowned International Principal Guest Artist. He began his training at the age of twelve with Radenko Pavlovich and Milena Leben at Pavlovich Ballet School, and finished his training at the Kirov Academy of Ballet primarily under the tutelage of teachers Anatoli Kucheruk and Vladimir Djouloukhadze. Mr. Mack has won numerous awards in recognition of his dancing prowess, such as The Senior Men's Silver Medal at the 2006 Jackson, USA, IBC, The 2007 Princess Grace Fellowship Award, The Senior Men's Silver Medal at the Helsinki IBC, The Grand Prix at the 2012 Istanbul IBC, The Gold Medal at the Boston IBC, and The Gold Medal at the 2012 Varna IBC, to name just a few. Mr. Mack has also been featured on ABC, NBC, NPR, Ebony Magazine, listed in theGrio’s Top 100 (2014), and was named as a top “25 [dancers] to watch” by Dance Magazine (2012), and has received numerous glowing reviews from prominent publications around the world like The Washington, and The New York Times.Mr. Mack has performed as a principal dancer all over the globe on the world's greatest stages, with some of the world's foremost preeminent ballet companies, including National Ballet of Ukraine, American Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet, and many more. @brooklynmack5

AARON MARCELLUS (Composer & Musician) hailing from Atlanta, is a versatile artist with a career spanning 25 years. He has captivated global audiences as a singer, songwriter, composer, musician, dancer, and actor. Aaron gained recognition through American Idol and performed on a world tour sponsored by the US Armed Forces, entertaining thousands in multiple countries. He has also appeared in Chapstick commercials, Universal Pictures' "Dear Evan Hansen," and NBC's "Next Caller." As a member of "Stomp" Off-Broadway and a supporting lead in National Black Theater's "Dreaming Zenzile," he continues to showcase his exceptional talents. Aaron is currently a supporting and featured vocalist for Patti LaBelle. Find him on Instagram at @theaaronmarcellus. 

CHRISTOPHER MARC (Sound Design) is a MA-based Designer from Minneapolis, MN specializing in percussive dance. Christopher has designed works with Michelle Dorrance/Dorrance Dance, Music From the Sole, Turn it Out With Tiler Peck, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, NYCTE, Luke Hickey Dance, Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom, Flamenco Vivo, Trinity Irish Dance, Luke Hickey Dance, as well as several regional & off-broadway productions with the Kennedy Center, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, IJB Productions, Aquila Theatre, and Mills Entertainment. Christopher also designs & builds custom floors for percussive dance. IG: @cmarcaudio

KELLY MARTIN (Lighting Designer) is a lighting designer and associate based in New York, Dance-focused collaborations include: The Joyce Theatre (Swing Out, Bzzz), LaTasha Barnes (The Jazz Continuum), Emily Coate and Emmanuéle Phuon (We), Baye & Asa (4|2|3), New York Theatre Ballet, The Bang Group, Duncan Lyle Dance, Co•Lab Dance, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and two seasons on staff with New York City Ballet. Theatre and opera designs with: Slovak National Theatre, Boston Early Music Festival, Virginia Opera, Pick Up Performance Co. Assistant for dozens of musicals and plays including Broadway’s A Wonderful World.

ROMAN MEJIA (Dancer) was born in Fort Worth, Texas and began studying ballet at age 3 with his mother and father. At age 13, he entered the Mejia Ballet Academy. Mr. Mejia attended summer courses at the School of American Ballet, New York City Ballet’s official school, in 2014 and 2015 before entering SAB full-time for the 2015 winter term. In August 2017, Mr. Mejia became an apprentice with NYCB, and he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in November 2017. Mr. Mejia was promoted to the rank of soloist in October 2021 and Principal Dancer in February 2023.

In 2019, Dance Magazine featured Mr. Mejia as one of their “25 To Watch” picks and he became a recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Foundation - USA Dance Fellowship. In 2020, Mr. Mejia was named a Clives Barnes finalist. His repertory includes leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, Justin Peck, Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon among many others. Mr. Mejia starred in Twyla Tharp’s TWYLA NOW, Tiler Peck’s Artists at the Center at New York City Center, and most recently made a guest appearance in Amazon’s Etoile. Mr. Mejia was the Vail Dance Festival’s 2022 Artists in Residence. 

JILLIAN MEYERS (Dancer & Choreographer) is an Emmy and Olivier nominated choreographer, academic educator, and world class performer. She works at the nexus of commercial, stage, film, and site-specific performance. Her work varies from touring with Janet Jackson, being the assistant choreographer for the film, “La La Land”, co-choreographing multiple episodes of NBC's, "Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”, to choreographing multiple videos for the music artist Hozier. She wears many hats and makes many faces—and both reconciles and indulges in all of these disciplines in her collaborative ongoing genre-bending project, "The Seaweed Sisters.” @jillymeyers jillianmeyers.com

TILER PECK (Curator, Dancer, & Choreographer) Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet since 2009, Tiler Peck stands among America's most versatile and celebrated ballerinas. Her artistic journey spans from Broadway—debuting at age 11 in The Music Man and later starring in the Tony-nominated On The Town—to creating the title role in Susan Stroman's Little Dancer, which recently had a sold out one-night only performance at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the UK.

Since her 2018 choreographic debut at the Vail Dance Festival, Peck has created works for major ballet companies including Boston Ballet, Northern Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet and BalletX. Most recently, she choreographed her first ballet for New York City Ballet, Concerto for Two Pianos, which was met with rave reviews and an encore performance at their annual gala. Tiler has been asked to choreograph a second work for New York City Ballet, premiering spring of 2026. Her choreography extends to television (Tiny Pretty Things, Ray Donovan) and film (John Wick 3).

Peck’s curatorial vision was showcased as she directed the inaugural Artists at the Center for New York City Center, which evolved into the acclaimed Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends earning an Oliver Award nomination and 2 National UK Dance Awards. She has collaborated with musical luminaries Hilary Hahn, Yuja Wang, and more through the New York Philharmonic's 4-part Nightcap series and made television history as the first ballerina to guest star on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Currently, she appears in Amazon Prime's series Étoile.

Tiler’s documentary work includes Hulu’s Ballet Now, which chronicles her groundbreaking role as the first woman to curate The Music Center’s BalletNOW, and most recently PBS’ Tiler Peck: Suspending Time which offers an intimate portrait of Peck as she navigates a debilitating injury and personal loss compelling her to reimagine her relationship to dance, her body, and herself. Her achievements have earned her the Princess Grace Statue Award, The Dance Magazine Award, and recognition on Forbes' 30 Under 30.

During the pandemic, Peck launched #TurnItOutWithTiler, free Instagram ballet classes that united dancers worldwide. Beyond performance, she created the Love,Tiler collection for Só Dança and authored children's books including the Katarina Ballerina series, and most recently XO, Ballerina Big Sis released from Penguin Random House in October 2025.

Through her multifaceted career, Tiler Peck continues to redefine what a 21st-century ballerina can achieve—as performer, choreographer, curator, author, and actress.

More on Tiler at www.tilerpeck.com. Tiler can be found on Instagram & TikTok via @TilerPeck
 

ANGELINA PELLINI (Production Stage Manager) Angelina Pellini is currently the Stage Manager for the New York City Ballet. She came to NYCB from Ballet West where she was the Stage Manager and Production Operations Coordinator. She has toured nationally and internationally with companies such as NYCB, Ballet West, Atlanta Ballet, Trisha Brown Dance Company, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Core Dance. She enjoys spending her summers at the Vail Dance Festival where she has worked since 2017. Angelina holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a concentration in Ballet from Kennesaw State University where she graduated summa cum laude and with honors distinction. Her honors thesis on the danger of underqualified dance education is published in the Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research. She participated in the Turn It Out With Tiler Peck tour to California in 2023 and at New York City Center in 2025, and she is excited to work with this group of artists again!

QUINN STARNER (Dancer) is member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. She was born in Lambertville, Michigan, where she began her training at the age of two. Ms. Starner attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet, in 2015 and 2018, before enrolling full-time at SAB for the 2018 winter term. Quinn became an apprentice with NYCB in August 2021, and joined the corps de ballet in March 2022.

Quinn Starner has appeared in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and So You Think You Can Dance. She competed at many prestigious ballet competitions, receiving awards from the American Ballet Competition, the Universal Ballet Competition, USA International Ballet Competition, Youth America Grand Prix, and The Dancer Awards. Since joining New York City Ballet, Quinn has performed featured roles choreographed by Jamar Roberts, Kyle Abraham, Silas Farley, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, and Cali Quan. Quinn has performed with Stars of American Ballet led by Daniel Ulbricht. In 2023, Dance Magazine featured Ms.Starner as one of their “25 To Watch”.

MARTINE KINSELLA THOMAS (Violist) is a violist performing internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, improviser, and composer collaborator. She has appeared at the Berliner Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Mariinsky Theatre, Disney Hall, BBC Proms, and Lucerne Festival. Thomas has performed with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, Tyshawn Sorey, Kim Kashkashian, and Claire Chase. Specializing in contemporary music, she has recently collaborated with Vijay Iyer, Raven Chacon, Rebecca Saunders, George Lewis, Catherine Lamb, Sarah Davachi, and Nicole Mitchell. Thomas received her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard and Master of Music from New England Conservatory through the Harvard-NEC Dual Degree program. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in viola performance at CUNY Graduate Center and teaches at Brooklyn College Conservatory, Harvard University, and Point CounterPoint. martinethomas.com

SARAH THOMAS (Violinist) is a New York City-based violinist and educator driven by collaboration and connection with performers and audiences. She believes meaningful music-making requires community where all can listen, share, and connect. Whether performing in living rooms or concert halls, Sarah creates environments for shared musical experiences. Beyond Bergamot Quartet, she has collaborated with Alarm Will Sound, S# Percussion, earspace ensemble, Ensemble Klang, S.E.M. Ensemble, Claire Chase, Dan Trueman, and Dan Lippel. At Peabody Conservatory, she

KLOE WALKER (Dancer) Kloe Walker is a member of New York City Ballet’s corps de ballet. She was born in Jefferson County, West Virginia and began her dance training at age 4 locally. At age 13, she continued her studies at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Carlisle, PA under Darla Hoover. Walker attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, the official school of NYCB, in 2021 and 2022 before enrolling full-time at SAB for the winter term in 2022. She became an apprentice with NYCB in August 2023, and joined the corps de ballet in May 2024.

BYRON TITTLE (Dancer & Associate Choreographer) Byron Tittle made his Broadway debut originating the role of "Cass" in the 2024 Tony-award-winning musical Illinoise.  He has toured both nationally and internationally with rapper Doechii, Hugh Jackman, and the tap dance company Dorrance Dance. Commercial credits include Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat plus GAP, H&M, Aeropostale, American Eagle, and more. Television/Film credits include Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights, Maestro, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The View, The James Corden Show, Good Morning America, The Video Music Awards, and the 2022 Met Gala. He is humbled to be a recipient of a 2019 Princess Grace Fellowship in dance and a 2024 Chita Rivera nominee for Outstanding Performance in a Broadway Show.

JOEL WERNHARDT (Pianist) is a NYC based Jazz pianist and collaborator. Originally from California, at 18 he traveled to New York to study at The Juilliard School, where he received a BM and MM for Jazz Piano. Some of his work has included guest soloing with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, recording with Paul Simon, touring the world with acts such as Catherine Russell and Veronica Swift, music directing for NYC’s Sleep No More, and Nightcap at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Alongside his work as pianist and Music Director, Joel has enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with world class dancers at Fall For Dance, Dance Against Cancer as well as the Vail Dance festival where he has collaborated with artists such as Tiler Peck, Michelle Dorrance, Lil Buck, Melissa Toogood, MyKal Stromile and Justin Peck.