Carlye Eckert is a choreographer, performer, teacher, and works in arts programming in New York. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School (Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, 2009). As a performer, Ms. Eckert has worked and collaborated with Tino Sehgal, Jonah Bokaer, Jack Ferver, Luke Murphy Dance, Yara Travieso, Lucie Baker, Esme Boyce Dance, The Equus Projects, and appeared as a guest dance artist with Aszure Barton & Artists and Keigwin+Company. Ms. Eckert is a member of the Brian Brooks Moving Company and is currently working with Boris Charmatz/Musee de la Danse.

Her choreographic work has been presented in Portland, Oregon at A-WOL and the West Linn Theater; in New York City at Judson Church, Center for Performance Research, Triskelion, CAVE, CUNY, Dance New Amsterdam, West End Theater, Dixon Place, Location One, DUMBO Dance Festival, Green Space, The Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Lincoln Center, and The Juilliard School.

Ms. Eckert’s work focus on activating experiences of community and environment, whether through choreography, dance education, or arts programming. In April 2011, she co-established the performance series, STUFFED: Dinner and Dance at Judson Church, a community program which presents dance artists and feeds hungry audiences. Carlye currently teaches dance at Rutgers University in New Jersey.