Trey McIntyre, born in Wichita, Kansas, studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts for two years and in 1987, came to the Houston Ballet Academy. In the spring of 1989, Mr. McIntyre was named Choreographic Apprentice to Houston Ballet, a position created especially for him by Houston Ballet Artistic Director, Ben Stevenson. He created his first work for the company, Skeleton Clock (1990) at the age of 20, and has since created five other works for Houston Ballet: Curupira (1993), Touched (1994), Second Before the Ground (1996), Bound (2000), The Shadow (2003) and his first evening-length work: Peter Pan (2002). In 1995 he was named Choreographic Associate, a position he still holds today. In

1994, Mr. McIntyre was the youngest choreographer selected internationally to participate in New York City Ballet's prestigious "Diamond Project", where he created Steel and Rain, of which "New York Times" dance critic, Anna Kisselgoff, said, "Trey McIntyre. . .is obviously a new face to watch." Mr. McIntyre has since created works for companies domestically and abroad including Stuttgart Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Ballet de Santiago (Chile). He served as resident choreographer for Oregon Ballet Theatre during the 1998-1999 season, and currently holds the same title with both The Washington Ballet and Ballet Memphis, where he has created some of his most innovative works to date. Mr. McIntyre has received many grants and awards, including two choreographic fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Choo-San Goh Award for Choreography, and was named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" in 2003. His most recent accomplishment is the formation of his own company, Trey McIntyre Project, which toured to summer festivals in Vail, Aspen and Jacob's Pillow in July and August of 2005.