RICHARD R. PIERLON
Richard Pierlon has choreographed at the Latin Quarter (New York), Bally’s Park
Place (Atlantic City), Riviera Hotel (Mardi Gras Room; Las Vegas), Sporting Club and Cabaret (Monte Carlo),
Brick Hall (Nagasaki, Japan), Convention Exhibition Center (Hong Kong); in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, and Saga
City, Japan; Israel; and in Amsterdam, Holland. He has choreographed the videos “A Night at la
Cage” starring Milton Berle, “Pepperidege Farm Products,” “Cut Me Loose,” and
the movies “Gone With the Weiners” and “Lustre,” and the musical “The Trapped
Family Singers” (Fringe Festival, New York), and “Borderless” (Tokyo).
As a teacher he has taught at Broadway Dance Center (New York), Ballet Arts, City Center
(New York), Boston Summer Dance Festival, Professional Dance Center (Tokyo), Ketzeu Hagoof (Israel),
Congreso de Baile (Buenos Aires), Dance Master’s and Show Stopper (North Carolina), Teri Martell
School of Dance (Akron), Tad Dance Studio (Japan), N.Y.C. p.f. (New York), Theater Dance (Nagasaki), and
Kanako School of Ballet (Saga City, Japan), Perry Dance II (New York), Step’s 74 (New York), David
Howard School of Ballet (New York), Theater Dance (New York), Fitness Gym (Germany), Sonya Marie Dance
Studio (Dothan, Alabama), Debonaire School of Dance (Warren, Ohio), I.A.C. Studio (Tokyo), Broadway Dance
Center (Tokyo), Dance Point (Osaka), Jazz Unlimited (Mariton, New Jersey), The Amsterdam School of Art
(Holland), Waves (Philadelphia), Fancy Dancer (New York), Classical Jazz Theater (Teaneck, New Jersey),
P.D.T.A. (Savannah, Georgia), and Dance Caravan (New Orleans, Salt Lake City, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas,
Denver, Pittsburg, Des Moines, Cincinnati, New York, Myrtle Beach, Orlando), TCA (Tokyo), PDC (Tokyo),
Broadway Dance Center (New York), Triple Threat Arts Center (Cherry Hill, NJ), Congreso de Baile
(Madrid).
Richard Pierlon was trained at Harkness School of Ballet, Martha Graham School, Alvin
Ailey School of Dance and New Dance Group Studio. Mr. Pierlon has worked with Agnes de Mille, Cathy
Dobby, Gwen Verdon, Lee Theodore, Bob Fosse, Debbie Allen, Eleo Pomare, Sophie Maslow, Walter Knickes,
Arlene Phillips and Luis Johnson among others.
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Shows
THE KING AND I
Broadway production starring Yul Brynner and Angela Lansbury. Choreography by Jerome Robbins, reconstructed by Uriko.
WEST SIDE STORY
Touring company starring Leslie Uggams. Stage and Choreography by Sammy Bayes and Marianne Selbert.
AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE
Director and founder: Lee Theodore. Choreography by Danny Daniels, Ron Field, Peter Gennaro, Joe Layton,
Agnes DeMille, Bob Fosse, Michael Kidd, Donald Saddler, Onna White. Worked with Agnes DeMille (“June is
Busting Out All Over” and “The Horn pipe” from Carousel)’; reconstructed by Genze de Lappe, dance arranged
by Trudy Rittman. Worked with Cathy Dobby and Bick Goss who reconstructed “Rich Man’s Frug” from Sweet
Charity; dance arranger, Fred Werner. Worked with Eleanor Treiber (“Quadrille,” Can-Can); dance arranger,
Genevieve Pitot. Worked with Gene Gavin and Bick Goss (“Rich Man’s Rag,” Little Me); dance arranger Fred
Werner. Worked with Marianne Selbert (“The Telephone Dance,” Cabaret); dance arranger David Baker. Worked
with Dick Korthaze (“The Clog Dance,” Walking Happy), dance arranger Ed Scott. Worked with Ton Panko,Ron
Bostick, Eric Paynter (“If the Rain’s Gotta Fall,” Half a Six pence), dance arranger Robert Prince.
MONDONGO
New York Shakespeare Company, Joseph Pap theater; stage and choreography by Debbie Allen.
OUTRAGEOUS II
Stage and Choreography by Roger Manami.
OUTRAGEOUS III
Stage and Choreography by Betzy Houge.
ALCAZAR DE PARIS
Paris, France; Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
PLAYBOY’S GIRLS OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
Sporting Club and the Cabaret; Monaco, France.
DANCING HOLLYWOOD
Produced by B.D.C. ; Tokyo, Japan.
DON’T KILL TREES
Produced by Kanako Fukuoka; Kyushu, Japan.
STARVING FOR LOVE
Produced by Kanako Fukuoka; Kyushu, Japan.
CELEBRATION
Produced by Angle Group; Osaka, Japan.
FAR EAST STORY
Produced by Angle Group; Osaka, Japan.
PRIMITIVE
Produced by Angle Group; Osaka, Japan.
WORLD'S GREATEST WONDERS
Produced by Concept Team Production; Mercedes Benz Motor Show; Hong Kong.
NO MASTER IN THE MANSION
Produced by Kanako Fukuoka; Kyushu, Japan.
MIDORI KASHIWAGI PERFORMANCE
October 2003, ABC Hall; Tokyo, Japan.
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FILM/TELEVISION
“The Wiz”
With Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horn, Richard Pryor. Produced by Rob Cohen; directed by Sidney Lumet;
choreography by Luis Johnson.
“All That Jazz”
With Roy Schneider, Jessica Lang. Produced by Robert Alan Aurthur; directed by Bob Fosse; choreography by
Bob Fosse.
PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORE DANCE FESTIVAL
Channel 41; New York City.
SUMMER YOUTH CORPORATION
Channel 47; New York City.
A CHORUS LINE
Jerry Lewis Telethon; choreography by Roger Minami; Las Vegas.
CUOVATIS
Choreographed by Don Lurio; channel 5; Milano, Italy; lead dancer.
TOENAILS
Channel 6; Tokyo, Japan; choreography by David Bowen.
FRIENDS
Television special for Ronald and Nancy Reagan with Placido Domingo and many other stars; choreography by
David Bowen; Tokyo Japan.
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Dance Companies
POLLY ROGERS
Performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall, Waldorf Astoria. “A Tribute to Ed
Sullivan” at Avery Fisher Hall.
ELEO POMARE
Modern dance technique; toured throughout Spain (Madrid, Barcelone) and New York.
SOPHIE MASLOW
Modern dance technique; New York City.
ANNA MARIE FORSYTHE
Horton technique; New York City.
HENRY HYU
Graham based technique; “Hunchback” and “Black Angels” originally created for Richard Pierlon; New York
City.
MICHAEL SOKOWLOF DANCE ENSEMBLE
Modern technique and jazz technique; Austin, Texas.
DANCE INCORPORATED
Jazz technique and ballet technique; Teaneck, New Jersey.
WALTER NICKS
Modern dance technique; toured throughout New York, Martinique, Guadalupe.
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