Darah Barenholtz

director-choreographer-maker

Theater Directing

Why Did I Crush My Balls?… by Aidan Dominic Roche, Edinburgh Fringe, Bedlam Theater

Wink by Jen Silverman, UNCSA, The Black Box at 626

Getting Out by Marsha Norman, UNCSA, Studio 713

Fefu and her Friends by María Irene Fornés, UNCSA, Patron’s Theater

A Presentation on Egypt by Camille Bordas (adapted to stage by Darah Barenholtz), UNCSA, Patron’s Theater

Mud by María Irene Fornés, UNCSA, Patron’s Theater

The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Richard O’Brien, UNCSA, The Hill Amphitheater

The Traveling Song of Tara Parenfolds by Darah Barenholtz, UNCSA, Patron’s Theater

Assisting

An Iliad by Lisa Peterson & Denis O’Hare, dir. John Langs

Amadeus by Peter Schaffer, dir. Quin Gordon

Polaroid Stories by Naomi Lizuka, dir. Jason Bohon

Dance Nation by Clare Barron, dir. Sarah Hankins

Film

Friday, dir. Hudson Flynn, Casting Director, Official Selections: All American High School Film Fest, Astoria Film Festival, Indie Shorts Awards, NYC Teen Film Fest, Flickfair

TAXI!, dir. Shawn Deniger, Choreographer

Clocked Out, dir. Marco Greco, Choreographer

Your Call, dir. Bridgette Caroline& Grant Kaufman, Choreographer

Choreography (Live)

A Celebration Through Dance: The Debut, Self Produced, The Secret Theater, New York City

A Celebration Through Dance: Through the Years, Self Produced, Triskellion Arts, New York City

Rap Royalty, Intensive Arts, Catawba Theater, Winston Salem

Prom/Engravings, Intensive Arts, Catawba Theater, Winston Salem

One Final Function, Intensive Arts, Catawba Theater, Winston Salem

Next Stop, dir. Maxx Reed & Kristina King, Assistant Director, Associate Choreographer

Once Upon A Time, dir. Maxx Reed & Kristina King, Assistant Director, Associate Choreographer

Decades, dir. Maxx Reed & Kristina King, Assistant Director, Associate Choreographer

Unsung, dir. Maxx Reed & Kristina King, Assistant Director, Associate Choreographer

Training/ Education 

University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA Directing), Class of 2025

Scott Zigler, Carl Forsman, Andy Paris, Quin Gordon, Bob Krakower, Michael Alvarez, Jason Bohon, Sara Becker, Robin Christian McNair, Geordie MacMinn, Eva Breneman, Cliff Odle

Kristin Linklater Voice Center, Intro to Phonetics, 2022

Peter Marciano

GagaLabs, Orsalina28, 2022

Ohad Naharin, Rachel Osborne, Ian Robinson

GagaLabs, Mark Morris Dance Company, 2023

Kyle Scheurich, Hani Sirkis, Shamel Pitts

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music and Art (Drama), Class of 2025

Robert Krauss, Lee Lobenhoffer, Stacy Cervillino, Naima Warden, John Davidson, Mala Tsantillas

Special Skills: Stage Management, Intimacy Choreography, Fight Choreography, Comedic Improv, Aerial Arts, Juggling, Visual Arts, Devised Theatrics