East by North

EAST BY NORTH DANCE THEATRE- BORN OUT OF A LOVE FOR PURE MOVEMENT, EAST BY NORTH DANCE THEATRE WAS FORMED UNDER THE IDEA THAT SIMPLE OR COMPOUNDING THOUGHT CAN BE EXPRESSED THROUGH VIVID MOVEMENT. FOUNDED AND DIRECTED BY SARAH NACHBAUER AND JON EDEN, EAST BY NORTH REPRESENTS THE UNRESTRICTED AND IMPROVISATIONAL SPIRIT THAT THEY FEEL SYMBOLIZE A NEW WAVE OF MODERN THEATRICAL DANCE.

DIRECTORS

SARAH NACHBAUER

&

JON EDEN

For more than a decade, Jon and Sarah have toured and performed as soloists all around the world. They have performed in over 15 different countries, across 4 continents and in some of the world’s most prestigious theaters. Jon and Sarah have also acted as creative assistants with multiple companies on numerous world premieres as well as artistically contributing to corporate events and projects for MOMIX, Catapult Entertainment, Moving On, Katharine Helen Fisher Dance Company, Kohler, Mercedes-Benz, Wynn Casinos, Pirelli, Cannon, Cialis, Target, Columbus Day Parade NYC, Girl Scouts of America, Mayflower, Marriott, MAC Cosmetics, Bose, Lancôme, and Aveda just to name a few. Jon and Sarah also appeared on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent with the shadow company Catapult Entertainment, making it al the way to the finals. They have appeared in music videos for the artists MGMT and ARK, as well on TV shows for HBO, Showtime, CBS, STARZ and the History Channel. Together they have taught at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Terpsichore Dance Center, and have conducted master classes throughout the United States. They are Creative Consultants for acclaimed photographer Robert Whitman as well as with Cardinal Theatricals under the direction of Andrew Rasmussen.

Their on stage work has been reviewed as “A highly intimate display of body control”, “Elegant”, Mystical”, and “The perfect blend of fluid movement and stillness.” The company is based in New York City.