has enjoyed a remarkable career as a director, choreographer, performer, master teacher and producer. Raised in Kansas City, Parsons made it to New York at the age of 17 when he received a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School.  After Ailey, he became an understudy with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and then joined the company as a principal dancer. He stayed for eight years. During summers, he toured with MOMIX; he appeared with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark Morris in the first White Oak tour; and he launched his choreographic career by setting work on the Taylor Company and on the National Ballet of Canada, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Batsheva Dance Company, and the Paris Opera Ballet.

After leaving the Taylor company, Parsons was a guest artist with New York City Ballet for four years before his artistic prowess led him to undertake such diverse projects as choreographing Aida at Arena di Verona and producing and co-choreographing María de Buenos Aires at the Skirball Center, as well as creating the choreography for Fool’s Fire, a 1992 film directed by Julie Taymor.  Perhaps one of his most thrilling assignments was choreographing and directing the dance elements for Times Square 2000, the 24-hour festivities in Times Square celebrating the turn of the Millennium. Since then, Parsons has participated in many projects, such as choreographing A Knight’s Tale, a musical theater work directed by John Caird, who previously directed the Broadway and West End productions of Les Misérables and the London National Theatre’s production of Candide. Staged at Tokyo’s iconic Imperial Theatre in summer 2018, the work featured Japanese pop stars.  

In addition to the more than 75 works that he has created for Parsons Dance, Parsons has received commissions from such companies as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the American Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, the Spoleto Festival, and Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam, with his most recent from the Kansas City Ballet, who staged his work A Play For Love in May 2019.   

Heralded by The New York Times as “one of the great movers of modern dance,” Parsons has received many accolades throughout his career, including three Choreography Fellowship Grants from the National Endowment of the Arts; the American Choreography Award; the Dance Magazine Award; a Howard Gilman Fellowship, and the Dance Masters of America Annual Award.   In May 2018, he received the Capezio Award, one of the most prestigious awards in dance.

was the proud co-founder of Parsons Dance for which he designed more than 70 pieces. His Broadway designs included: Ain’t Too Proud (2019 Tony nomination), Come From Away (2017 Tony nomination), Allegiance, After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination), How to Succeed... (2011 Tony nomination), West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In The Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). He made extensive regional and dance works for companies such as Alvin Ailey, American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and The Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards. He was a five-time Helen Hayes Award recipient and received the 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier Award and the Canadian Dora Award forKiss of The Spider Woman. Howell also received the 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award; the 2006 Outer Critics Circle Award; and the 2006 Tony Award for Jersey Boys. In addition, he won both the 2017 Tony Award and the 2018 Sir Laurence Olivier Award for the lighting design of Hamilton. 

was born and raised in Utah, where she trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz and ballroom dance at Center Stage. She was the ballroom national smooth champion in 2010. Zoey graduated cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College in 2015 with a BFA in Ballet under the direction of Katie Langan. She has performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Lar Lubovitch and Aszure Barton, among others. In 2013, Zoey performed with Nikolais Louis in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival in Kunming China. Other credits include the Broadway premiere gala of On The Town, the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dancing With The Stars webisodes, and Macy’s Passport Tour with P. Diddy. Zoey was nominated for the 2018 Outstanding Performer Bessie Award for her sustained achievement in Parsons Dance and is the recipient of the 2019 Clive Barnes Dance Artist Award. Zoey joined the company in 2015.

was raised in Philadelphia and studied civil engineering at Bucks County Technical High School before pursuing a dance career. His training focused on classical ballet technique while he also studied  hip-hop, modern, and jazz. Croix has worked and studied under Emmy award winning choreographers Mandy Moore and Josh Bergasse, as well as Scott Jovovich, Suzi Taylor, Jess Hendricks, Rhonda Miller, and has performed Paul Taylor's Company B. His professional experience includes dancing for such regional theaters as the PCLO (Pittsburgh) in its productions of Peter Pan, Oklahoma, Brigadoon, and Grease.

was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she began training at Dance Productions and later attended the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance where she has received a BFA in 2020 and is currently pursuing an MA in Journalism for the Arts. She has attended summer intensives at Jacob’s Pillow, The Ailey School, Ballet X, and Abraham.In.Motion. She has performed as a soloist in works by Crystal Pite, William Forsythe, Barak Marshall, Dwight Rhoden, Paul Taylor, and many others as well as USC’s West Side Story. She is a founding member of Zeitgeist Dance Company and has danced with many noted artists including recording singer/actress Brandy. This is Rachel’s first season with Parsons Dance.

began training at Progressions Performing Arts in Spring, Texas. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2019 with a BFA in dance and a business administration minor. She was privileged to perform works by Nacho Duato, Martha Graham, Bella Lewitzky, Larry Keigwin, and more. Megan attended intensives at Hubbard Street, Giordano Dance, River North Dance, the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, and the Rockettes. After graduation, Megan was offered the role of Rockette in the 2019 Christmas Spectacular. She performed in 102 shows, and was interviewed by TODAY, News 4 New York, and Telemundo. This is Megan’s first season with Parsons Dance.  

is originally from Dallas, Texas, where she trained and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (BTWHSPVA) under the direction of Lily Cabatu Weiss and Kate Walker. Pérez moved to New York City in 2017 to attend the Ailey/Fordham BFA Dance Program under the direction of Melanie Person. Pérez graduated in May of 2021 from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program with a BFA in Dance along with a BA in Art History, with a concentration in Contemporary and Modern Art. During her studies, Pérez has performed works by Kyle Abraham, Jessica Lang, Azure Barton, Lar Lubovich, and Dwight Rhoden, among others. Téa served as an understudy for one season with the Company and has recently been promoted to Company Dancer.

is a contemporary dance artist based in New York City who hails from Phoenix Arizona. Christian holds a BFA in Dance with a distinction in Modern Dance from The University of Arizona. As an original cast member of Terrence Blanchard’s Opera Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Blue’s work has been seen live at the Metropolitan Opera, The Lyric Opera, and streamed internationally through PBS and NPR. Christian is thrilled to be joining Parsons Dance for their first season with the company.

began dancing in San Antonio, his hometown, and went on to earn his BFA in dance from Point Park University, where he performed works by David Parsons, Lar Lubovitch, Mark Morris, and José Limón.  While studying at Point Park, he danced with Pittsburgh’s Texture Contemporary Ballet.  Following his 2015 apprenticeship with Parsons Dance, Nick danced with Ballet Hispanico for three years.  He has also performed with BHdos, RWS Entertainment and Step One Dance Company.

a Brooklyn native, is an alumni dance major of LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. He was most recently the youngest dancer in Rock The Ballet, a contemporary ballet company. While with the company, he toured in Germany, France and Dubai and was featured on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance and HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness. In 2018, he was accepted into the Young Choreographers Festival, held at Symphony Space in New York City, and was designated a Young Arts finalist.

Dance: Ailey II, American Repertory Ballet, Ballet Memphis, Boca Tuya, Jose Limon Dance Foundation, Lustig Dance Theatre, Parsons Dance, Yin Yue Dance Company, Manchester Ballet, Ram Island Dance. Theatre: Houses on the Moon, Cape Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, York Theatre, Curtain Call Inc., Boston College, Montclair State University, University of Hartford, Mount Washington Valley Theatre Company, Resort Players, M+D Productions, Weston Playhouse. A Connecticut native, Chris currently lives in New York.  He holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut and is a proud member of USA 829.

is an award-winning drummer, composer, producer and GRAMMY voting member. Originally from Italy, he received a Degree in Classical Percussion from the Conservatory of Bari and a Bachelor’s in Performance from The Berklee College of Music in Boston. GC has toured the world with Bruce Springsteen’s saxophonist Jake Clemons, Tunisian Artist Emel Mathlouthi and vocal group Women of The World. Other collaborations: Sting, Angelique Kidjo, Miesa, Billy Porter, Jason Alexander (from Seinfeld), Korean pop stars Sohyang, Hwang Chi Yeol, film composer Alan Silvestri, Oscar Winners Pasek & Paul, Mykal Kilgore and more. Music Festivals: Blue Note Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, NYC Summer Stage, Nuits d’Afrique. Broadway credits: Hamilton, The Lion King, Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon.

joined Parsons Dance in 2010 as the Company Manager and Stage Manage, and was lucky enough to tour with the company both nationally and internationally for her first five seasons. Rebecca became the General Manager for the 2013-2014 season and was appointed Executive Director in June 2019. Before joining Parsons Dance, Rebecca was a freelance company manager, stage manager, producer, theater administrator, and director. She has worked at New York Stage and Film, Mabou Mines, The Public Theater, New World Stages, La Mama, and the Under the Radar Festival among other places in company management, production management, stage management, and Development. A graduate of Wesleyan University Rebecca completed the Senior Leaders Program for Non-Profit Professionals at Columbia Business School in May 2019, earning her a Certificate in Business Excellence.