KAREN
SIEBER
CHOREOGRAPHER
DIRECTOR
about
Karen Sieber is a an award-winning choreographer, educator and performer whose professional credits include musicals, plays, ballets, dance films, commercials and new works.
Born and raised in Switzerland, her training spanned from Zurich Dance Theater, London Studio Center (England), Raza Hamadi's Ballet Jazz Art (France), Matt Mattox’s JazzArt (France), to Steps on Broadway.
She began her career as a performer appearing in numerous Broadway National and International tours including Some Like It Hot (starring Tony Curtis); Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Cats; Cabaret; Romeo & Juliet; Grease, Tabaluga & Lilli and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
As a choreographer she has created for The Karlin Theater in Prague (Holmes, The Legend-world premiere),;TUTS (Into The Woods; Whatever Happened to Baby Jane;-Assoc.); Coachella Valley Repertory (Cabaret; Summer Sessions with the Bones Brigade-world premiere); Goodspeed Musicals (Very Good Eddie-Assoc.); Symphony Space (Luigi Tribute concert); 3 Broadway Workshops; and the Guggenheim (Works & Process). On film she has provided choreography for Hallmark Entertainment/NBC (A Christmas Carol starring Kelsey Grammer; Assoc.); the film series ResistDance; Still Here and Losing Face. She has taught dance at Marymount Manhattan College, AMDA, Ithaca College, US Performing Arts Camps and at various dance studios throughout Europe and the US.
She enjoys finding and creating truthfulness, both emotionally and conceptually, to create unique and stylish ways to tell a story. She strives to be perceptive and honest in her interactions with other creatives and to always be a positive force in the room.
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in production
HOLMES, THE LEGEND
Karlin Music Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic
Book, Music and Lyrics by Ondřej Gregor Brzobohatý | Direction by Gabriel Barre | Choreography by Karen Sieber
World Premiere: opened Oct. 28, 2018 - present.
SUMMER SESSION WITH THE BONES BRIGADE
Coachella Valley Repertory, Cathedral City, CA
Book by Kirby Fields | Direction by Adam Karsten | Movement Direction by Karen Sieber I Stage Management by John M. Gallo I Scenic Design by Jimmy Cuomo I Lighting Design by Moira Wilke I Sound Design by Joshua Adams I Costume Design by Emma Bibs I Properties Design by Ryan Marquart I Hair and Makeup Design by Lynda Sheeps I Assistant Stage Management by Melina Ginn
World Premiere: Dec. 7, 2023.
CABARET
Coachella Valley Repertory, Cathedral City, CA
Direction by Adam Karsten | Choreography by Karen Sieber I Stage Management by John M. Gallo I Scenic Design by Jimmy Cuomo I Lighting Design by Moira Wilke I Sound Design by Joshua Adams I Costume Design by Hannah Chalman I Properties Design by Ryan Marquart I Hair and Makeup Design by Lynda Sheeps I Assistant Stage Management by Melina Ginn
January 24, 2024