Nick Kearns, from Williamsburg, VA, began dancing at age 15 under the direction of Shelly Isler
at SI Dance. A graduate of James Madison University, Nick performed with the Virginia
Repertory Dance Company, a select ensemble that provided him the opportunity to collaborate
with renowned companies such as the Ballet Hispánico, DanceWorks Chicago, and Eisenhower
Dance Detroit. He had the privilege of working with acclaimed choreographers Lucinda Childs,
Norbert De La Cruz III, Rubén Graciani, Monique Haley, and Jessica Hendricks while at JMU.
Following graduation, Nick joined DanceWorks Chicago (under the direction of Julie Nakagawa)
in 2024, where he had the opportunity to collaborate with choreographers/works by Joshua
Manculich, Charissa Lee Barton, Hanna Bricston, Jessi Stegall, Demis Volpi, and more. In
addition, Nick performed with the New Dances 2025 company, a collaboration between Thodos
Dance Chicago and DanceWorks Chicago, where he performed works by Hanna DiLorenzo and
Xenia Mansour Muñiz. Nick currently dances with Symbiosis Arts, (under the direction of
Braeden Barnes), Scription Dance Theatre (under the direction of Matt Haskett), and Brendan
Fernandes: In The Round as part of Scores for the Murphy Auditorium, a dynamic site for
sculptural installation, movement, sound, and dance at the Driehaus Museum.