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TREY MCINTYRE is one of the most sought-after choreographers working today. Born in Wichita, KS, McIntyre has created a canon of more than 90 works for companies such as American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, New York City Ballet, and Ballet de Santiago (Chile). He served as Choreographic Associate for Houston Ballet from 1989-2008 and Resident Choreographer for Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet Memphis, and the Washington Ballet before forming his acclaimed Trey McIntyre Project in 2008, based in Boise, ID. In 2010 McIntyre was named the United States Artists Wynn Fellow. He has received two choreographic fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography, was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2001, one of People magazine’s “25 Hottest Bachelors” in 2003, and one of Out Magazine’s 2008 “Tastemakers.” New York Times critic Alastair Macauley said of McIntyre “there’s a fertility of invention and a modernity of spirit here that are all Mr. McIntyre’s own” and the Los Angeles Times told the world to “keep [their] eye on Trey McIntyre, who creates brilliant works” in their dance preview of the 21st century.

These two artistic directors and choreographers have joined forces to form the A&A creative duo, renowned for their ability to collaborate with a variety of artists, ranging from contemporary and ballet-trained dancers to musicians, singers, and circus artists ; all with different performance backgrounds. Their adaptable approach has brought commercial and artistic success to a spectrum of projects. Some of the companies they have been featured in include Cirque du Soleil and Nevada Ballet Theatre.

Caine Keenan is a Connecticut native, born and raised in New England until he ventured into NYC for college. Caine had the incredible opportunity to attend New York University’s Tisch School of Arts, graduating amongst some of the strongest dancers and creatives in our industry. From Manhattan, Caine went on to dance in the recreations of the works of Alwin Nikolais and became a soloist for many classical pieces in dance history. He moved to Salt Lake CIty, UT, to join the Ririe Woodbury Dance Company under Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen. While in RWDC, Caine had the chance to learn more pieces by Nikolais, as well as dance the repertory of Wayne Macgregor, Doug Varone, Karole Amitage, Douglas Nielsen, Bill T Jones, Susan Marshall, and founders Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe. It was while in SLC that Caine was able to develop his own artistic and choreographic voice, building the high school program for RWDC and creating new works on many schools across the state of Utah.