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Yes, Aszure Barton can show you a truckload of impressive reviews. Yes, she has Mikhail Baryshnikov's blessing. And tackling the Brecht-Weill musical Threepenny Opera, with stars like Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper, has landed her street cred on the Great White Way. Plus there's a list of high-profile commissions that's longer than any 30-something choreographer could possibly hope for. (That growing list includes National Ballet of Canada, Baryshnikov's Hell's Kitchen Dance, and Benjamin Millepied's pickup company.) Everyone wants to know how this confident young woman suddenly burst on the scene with her original and haunting visions.
But Barton has been working towards this day since she was a Dr. Seuss-reading, Nutcracker-loving kid in Edmonton, Alberta, an artistic gang leader with Cherice and Charissa Barton--her two adored older sisters--riding shotgun. Once a track-and-field champion, the top high jumper in Alberta's Catholic schools, she's now an award-winning dancemaker based in New York with her own troupe, Aszure & Artists, founded in 2002.
Barton grew up in a close-knit family that supported one another's aspirations, honoring challenge, honesty, and creativity. Encouraged by a mother who had longed to be a ballerina, the Barton girls studied just about every form of dance available, starting with tap and excelling at ballet. "I've made dances from when I was about 4 and 5," says Aszure. "And not just dances but plays and...
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