GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Julia Eisen started her dance training at The Ballet School of Chapel Hill, N.C. where she studied ballet, modern, and jazz. She was also a member of the internationally recognized North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble. Her preparation to become a professional dancer led her to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C.

After graduating, Eisen joined Richmond Ballet as a trainee for two seasons. In 2010, Eisen moved to Nashville to become a member of Nashville Ballet’s official second company, NB2. She was promoted to an apprentice in 2012 and became a company dancer in the spring of 2013. Eisen has also danced with Terpsicorps Theater of Dance in Asheville, North Carolina and National Choreographers Initiative in Irvine, California.

Eisen has choreographed for Nashville Ballet’s Main Company, NB2, and Nashville Ballet’s Professional Division. In 2022, Eisen was selected to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Choreographic Initiative, where her choreography was showcased in the UNCSA’s Summer Intensive Program.