Carlye Eckert is a dance artist based in New York and a graduate of the Juilliard School (Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, 2009).
Carlye’s movement-based work uses environmental and communal experiences serving as a dynamic canvas for the exchange of ideas and discussions centered around social and personal values. Her multi-media and collaborative approach extends to other artistic disciplines, including visual art, video, set design, and sound. Carlye curates her practice on a spectrum of public, educational, traditional, and unconventional platforms, providing unique opportunities for audiences to immerse themselves in and connect with movement-based expressions.
Carlye’s work has been presented in Portland, Oregon at A-WOL and the West Linn Theater; in New York State’s Hudson Valley Region at Garner Arts Center, Chapman Steamer Arts, The Ritz Theater, and in New York City at Judson Church, Center for Performance Research, Triskelion, CAVE, CUNY, Dance New Amsterdam, West End Theater, Dixon Place, Location One, DUMBO Dance Festival, Green Space, The Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Lincoln Center, and The Juilliard School.
As a performer, Carlye has worked and collaborated with Tino Sehgal, Jonah Bokaer, Jack Ferver, Boris Charmatz/Musee de la Danse, Luke Murphy Dance, Yara Travieso, Lucie Baker, Esme Boyce Dance, The Equus Projects, and appeared as a guest dance artist with Aszure Barton & Artists and Keigwin+Company. Carlye has been a member of the Brian Brooks Moving Company since 2013 and is currently the company rehearsal director.
Carlye teaches dance and yoga nationally and internationally. From 2016-2018 she was on dance faculty at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts where she taught contemporary technique, improvisation, and composition. She is a guest teaching artist for Juilliard Global, ASAP, and Brian Brooks Moving Company.
Carlye is the director of Chapman Steamer Arts, a performing arts and residency space in Newburgh, NY and is a founding member and co-director of the free performance series, STUFFED: Dinner and Dance at Judson Church (2011-2021).