“HIS INVENTIVE WORKS ARE A BRAINY, HIGH-ENTERTAINMENT MIX OF MUSIC HALL, CABARET, THEATER AND DANCE”

Austin McCormick

Founder & Director

In 2006, Austin created COMPANY XIV wowing critics and audiences with a unique blend of circus, Baroque dance, ballet, opera, live music and lavish design. Recent credits include choreography for the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Canadian Opera Company, The Juilliard School, Guggenheim Works in Process, Carnegie Hall La Serenissima festival, Gotham Chamber Opera and the Kennedy Center, Houston Grand Opera and Opera Columbus. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division.

Company XIV Honors

Drama Desk Award | Best Choreography

Rococo Rouge | Nomination 2015

Dora Mavor Moore Awards | Best Performance ensemble, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design

Orphée Et Eurydice | Awards Winner 2015

Drama Desk Award | Unique Theatrical Experience

Nutcracker Rouge | Nomination 2014

The Bessie Awards | Best Light, Set & Costume Design

Snow White | Nomination 2011

TIME OUT NY | Most Stylish New Yorkers

Austin McCormick | 2011

PAPER MAG | NYC’s 50 Most Beautiful People

Austin McCormick | 2011

Opera America Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Grant

A Flowering Tree | Award Winner 2011

Innovative Theater Award | Outstanding Choreography

The Judgement of Paris | Award Winner 2009

Dance on Camera Lincoln Center Grand Jury Prize

Nomination 2007

Susan Braun Award

Award Winner 2006