Bret Easterling (he/him/his)

What happens when dancers follow their second thought instead of their first instinct? ON SECOND THOUGHT invites audiences inside a live creative experiment where instinct is interrupted, choices are reconsidered, and choreography emerges in surprising ways. Created by choreographer Bret Easterling and presented with @be_moving , the work is vibrant, collaborative, and full of possibility. This performance is part of First Looks, the culminating showcase of Banff Centre’s Dance Production Residency—an evening of new works developed through weeks of exploration, risk-taking, and technical creation. See it before it travels beyond Banff. 📍 Jenny Belzberg Theatre 📅 June 20, 2026 🕢 7:30 PM 🎟️ Free Dance is generously supported by the Alice and Betty Schultz Scholarships Endowment Fund for Dance and Music and the Arnold Spohr Distinguished Guest Artist Endowment for Dance. #BanffCentre #Dance #Events #BEMOVING #FirstLooks #LivePerformance #EmergingArtists

WEST COAST PREMIERE TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END 💚🧡 @dancecamerawest Saturday, January 24 @ 7pm @colburnschool TIX LINK IN BIO This short film was made with 💚🧡 and in collaboration with @rybg.co @mimihaddon @jasmineasugar @purple_virtual @elisemonson @anthonytette TRUE LOVE will screen as part of LA POPS UP, spearheaded by Hysterica Productions (Kitty McNamee) and Dance Camera West showcasing SoCal’s most influential choreographers and highlighting the extraordinary talent of the diverse dance community. This year’s program is co-curated by Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Artistic Director Janie Taylor. LA POPS UP PROGRAM #ThisIsDance ENVISION — Infinite Flow Dance (Marisa Hamamoto, Phillip Chbeeb)�Arms of Gravity — Charlotte Griffin�DYAD — Katherine Helen Fisher�ORIGIN — Tony Testa, Keean Johnson�PATH — Ian Eastwood�Signal — Devin Waxman�Still Got It — Seaweed Sisters�The Auguste — Maya Kell-Abrams�True Love Will Find You in the End — Bret Easterling, Julia Eichten� @tonytestaofficial @ian_eastwood @khfdance @infiniteflowdance @eichterling_ @bwesterling @julia.eichten @charlotte.griffin.942 @devin.waxman @theseaweedsisters @maya.k.ayy @keeanjohnson @hystericaprods @kittymcnamee @janieclaire @colburnschool @dancecamerawest @kelliest1000 @bobbijenesmith @or_schraiber @garenscribner @ladanceproject

why warm up when you can GET HOT ✴️ EICTHERLING ❇️ GET INTO US BEFORE WE GET INTO YOU. #dance #fashion #music #art #eichterling

BTS of EICHTERLING IS ROMANTIC featuring @asics sneakers squeaking and @julia.eichten yelling at the end of the take GET INTO US BEFORE WE GET INTO YOU @voguerunway 🟩🟧🟩🟧🟩🟧💚🧡🟩🟧🟩🟧🟩🟧 🤳 @adtyson 👯 @victoria.bek #dance #dancers #dancersofinstagram #dancemoves #dancechallenge #dancevideos #contemporarydance #eichterling #charli #jod #instagood #fashion #music #art #fun #getintousbeforewegetintoyou

💚🧡 EICTHERLING IS ROMANTIC research from MANIC IS MY FAVORITE TEMPO definitely HIRE US TO CHOREO ALL THE WORLD TOURS cause GET INTO US BEFORE WE GET INTO YOU @asics 🟩🟧🟩🟧🟩🟧💚🧡🟩🟧🟩🟧🟩🟧 #dance #dancers #dancersofinstagram #dancemoves #dancechallenge #dancevideos #contemporarydance #eichterling #charli #jod #instagood #fashion #music #art #fun #getintousbeforewegetintoyou #manicismyfavoritetempo

Sharing some of the materials developed inside of my Creative Process time at AH! A SUMMER DANCE PROGRAM 2025 🦖 The opportunity to offer some of my movement generation strategies and choreographic perspectives with everyone was such a treat. All movement crafted by the incredible AH! 2025 cohort Kayla Aguila @kaylagabrielle Raul Bermudez @raulbr89 Nico Christopher @nicomuse_ Taylor DeVant taylor_in_mind Savannah Entin @savannah.entin Jacque Forman @jacqueforman Grace Gontarek @gracegontarek Emely Gonzalez @yleme.emely Natalie Iscovich @natalie_rose0 Imani Jones @immawolfimmatiger Celine Sauquillo Davis @celinesauquillodavis Sasha Liberman @sashaliberman_ Dalya Modlin @dalyamodlin Emiko Ohta @emiko_ohta Ashley Pierre-Louis @ashleypierrelouis Addyson Smith @_addysonsmith Jacquelyn Tepper @jacquelyntepper Yanis Valderrama @yanis.valderrama Riv Villanueva @_rivka.v Wyeth Walker @wyethcwalk Captured by @audrey.rae.collette Photo by @owenscarlettphoto Thanks @spensermyles for curating these sessions into the program! @be_moving hosted by @stompinggroundla

SUMMER HIGHLIGHT: LINCOLN CENTER PREMIERES Creating and performing work with my goodest Judy and bestest xirlfriend @julia.eichten set to the backdrop of @juilliardschool where we met 20 years ago was an act of JOD (Joy Of Dance) 🙌 Throw in an opera premiere the same week in the theater that we graduated in and that’s just @eichterling_ being ICONIC (Inspiring Celebrations Of New Interdisciplinary Creations) ✨ Congrats to everyone involved in both productions because inside of the efforts to build ambitious and experimental work within the unavoidable constraints of time and money - the creativity stayed juicy, the collaborations stayed generous, and the vibes stayed fun as hell! 🔥 🦖 DANCE IN THE PARK 🦖 Choreographed & Performed by @eichterling_ Original Composition by @juni.xirl Costume Design by @victoria.bek Curated by @winokurz Additional support by @derrickbelcham @anamaroto @bobbijenesmith @or_schraiber #certainbird @be_moving 🐓 ROME IS FALLING 🐓 Creator & Composer @dougballiett Director @julia.eichten Assistant Director @shoylibb Choreography @eichterling_ Contributors @ariadnegreif @chuanliuct @jorellogram @paulapplebytenor @emiferguson @keir_gogwilt @aucoincomposer @jonny_jonnyallen @caitlynkoester @elliotfigg @colemanplayscello @jordandodsonguitar @czellert Paul Holmes Morton @ypcofnyc @ziijack @sydneyprince_ These @runningamoc performances were produced in collaboration with @theofficearts and @lincolncenter Performance photos by @layer_nyc 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡 JULIEXIRL U R THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NATION U&ME 2GETHER STARS 4EVER EICTHERLING COMING @ U IN EVERY TIMELINE AND RUNNING ALL AROUND THIS MULTIVERSE HONEY HOE MAWMA GET INTO US B4 WE GET INTO YOU HOW BEAUTIFUL IS WORLD IT’S JULIE’S WORLD JOY 4 JULIE HIP HIP UR GAYYYYYY 💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡

SUMMER HIGHTLIGHT: KESHA Choreographing Act III of THE TITS OUT TOUR with @jillymeyers was so many dreams come true in one project! Congrats to all involved for completing the US leg of the tour!! Thank you Jilly for offering this opportunity to collaborate with you. You are the brightest and most generous star in the universe and I am beyond grateful for our friendship. Working with people you love and respect is all that we should be doing dolls! Thank you to the incredible cast and coven @andreaabess @angelmammoliti @nedzaina @alex_komulainen @joshua.pelatzky @lowgy @keerakittles for your talents, willingness, and passions. You’re all superstars. Thank you @mikeyminden for your warmth and demonstrating how you can lead a space with fierce love. IYKYK @kesha has been one of the most influential artists in my life and I’ve been an Animal from the get, so getting to support you creatively during this meaningful moment in your career blew my mind. I’m so proud of you for arriving to this moment of freedom, ownership, and self-love. You are THE ONE. And also duh tysm @sonnyangel.usa for all the joy you bring to my life and all the hard work you did stagjng and standing in for the artists during the creation of this work 👼✨

Rome Is Falling Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 8:00pm Alice Tully Hall Run AMOC* Festival, Summer for the City at Lincoln Center @runningamoc @theofficearts AMOC* presents the New York premiere of Rome is Falling, conceived and composed by AMOC* bassist Doug Balliett. Rome is a zany lesson on the absurdity of what can happen when influential people lose power. In his ever-prescient, ever-joyful way, Balliett brings audiences of all ages on a musical journey through a world that includes lollipops, an absurd number of characters, and an emperor with a chicken fetish. Rome was one of the world’s great civilizations, yet, like all empires, it fell. Why and how? The story is a mixture of politics, betrayal, immigration, religion, climate, pandemic, natural disaster, xenophobia, and bad luck–so much of what makes us human and that we continue to face today. Doug Balliett*, Creator and Composer Julia Eichten*, Stage Director Matthew Aucoin*, Music Director Ariadne Greif, Soprano Chuanyuan Liu, Countertenor Paul Appleby*, Tenor Jorell Williams, Baritone Bret Easterling, Dance Julia Eichten*, Dance Jonny Allen*, Percussion Matthew Aucoin and Elliott Figg, Keyboard Doug Balliett, Double Bass Emi Ferguson*, Flute Keir GoGwilt*, Violin Coleman Itzkoff*, Cello Jordan Dodson, Guitar Paul Holmes Morton, Theorbo and Baroque Guitar Jorell Williams, Baritone Clay Zeller-Townson, Bassoon Young People’s Chorus of New York City A special thanks to @ruckusearlymusic for the kick ass playing, @victoria.bek for all of our costume dreams and of course @phillipjames whose orange flag was flying high in Rome.🧡

EICHTERLING IN NYC TODAY & TOMORROW Wednesday July 9 @ 6pm & 7pm + Thursday July 10 @ 6pm & 7pm @lincolncenter premiere for @runningamoc festival We can’t believe we are returning to our old stomping grounds 18 years later for 4 free performances. This collaboration and friendship is filled with immense JOY & PLAY! Join us in front of Hearst Plaza as we dance to the Danube Waltz and the electric sounds of @juni.xirl IT’S FREE! HOW BEAUTIFUL IS WORLD!! #eichterling #getintousbeforewegetintoyou #jod

DANCE IN THE PARK NYC PREMIERE! WE CANT WAIT TO DANCE WITH YOU MEET US ON THE PLAZA! Hearst Plaza that is. DANCING TO MUSIC BY @juni.xirl COSTUMED BY @victoria.bek DREAM TEAM! YOU WONT WANT TO MISS THIS! 🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚🧡 Join @eichterling_ @julia.eichten @bwesterling at the @runningamoc Festival @lincolncenter Tickets linked in my bio! More info Below! ___________________________________ Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:00pm and 7:00pm Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm and 7:00pm Hearst Plaza Run AMOC* Festival, Summer for the City at Lincoln Center FREE – General admission, first-come first-served Enjoy the New York premiere of Dance in the Park, a tender, joyful, and fiercely experimental performance featuring dancers Julia Eichten and Bret Easterling. With music by Strauss and Juniper, this piece embraces phases, geographies, and dreams—glitching between dimensions to celebrate the evolution of movement. Performed and Choreographed by Julia Eichten* and Bret Easterling Victoria Bek, Costume Design This AMOC* performance is produced in collaboration with THE OFFICE performing arts + film. Thank you to @winokurz & @jbumke & #AnaMorato Special thanks to @shiraroseks @bobbijenesmith @or_schraiber @be_moving & Certain Bird!

TONIGHT IN NYC 🗽 💚 TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END 🧡 5:45pm @dancefilms @symphonyspace LINK IN BIO 👾 @purple_virtual 🎼 @juniper.xr