Tal Schatsky

About

Tal is an American-born queer director, choreographer, and movement director with an interest in ensemble-driven work that asks existential questions and commits to the necessity of art, beauty, and our relationships to one another. Originally from New York City, Tal is a graduate of Northwestern University and following graduation was based in Chicago for two years, where they worked as a choreographer, assistant director, and arts educator, before moving to the UK to attend RCS.

Bio

Pronouns: she/they

Skills

Languages: French (intermediate proficiency)

Dance: Choreography, Ballet (high proficiency), Jazz (high proficiency), Musical Theatre Jazz (high proficiency), Contemporary (high proficiency), Commercial (high proficiency), Pointe

Movement: Movement Direction, Contact Improvisation, Viewpoints, Physical Theatre, Yoga, Strength Training

Music: Piano (intermediate proficiency, self-accompany),

Singing: (high proficiency)

Previous Qualifications: B.A. in Theatre (Northwestern University)

Theatre Credits

Peter and the Starcatcher (Choreographer/Assistant Director – Paramount Theatre)

I Am a Camera (Assistant Director – Porchlight Music Theatre)

Indecent (Choreographer/Assistant Director – Wirtz Center)

Men on Boats (Choreographer/Movement Director – Wirtz Center)

Orlando (Director – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)

Julius Caesar – Scenes (Director – Shakespeare’s Globe, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)

King Lear (Assistant Director – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)

The Indigo Forest (Director – Northwestern University)

The Lighting Thief (Choreographer – Northwestern University)

The Little Prince (Movement Director, Northwestern University)

Meet Me in St. Louis (Associate Choreographer – Stagedoor Manor)

No, No, Nanette (Assistant Choreographer – Stagedoor Manor)

The Lightning Thief (Assistant Choreographer – Stagedoor Manor)

The Wizard of Oz (Choreographer – The Heschel School)

In Concert: Melatonin (Choreographer – Horace Mann School)

In Concert: We Won’t Live Afraid (Choreographer – Horace Mann School)

TV/Film Credits

Necessary Creatures (Co-Creator/Director/Movement Director – Royal Conservatoire of Scotland/On The Verge Festival)