AC Ciulla - Choreographer

AC won the 2003 EMMY Award for Outstanding Choreography of a Television Special for his work with Olympic figure skating champions for the world renowned STARS ON ICE.

AC was nominated for the TONY and Outer Circle Critics Award for Broadway’s Hit Musical FOOTLOOSE and won the 1999 FANY (People’s Choice Award) for Best Choreography. Following with the hugely successful Japanese version of FOOTLOOSE running 2 seasons in Tokyo with Japan’s biggest pop stars.

Recently AC staged SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED a Musical Celebration of STEVIE WONDER at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas starring Chaka Khan, Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester.

He staged and choreographed the critically acclaimed THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN for Playwrights Horizons and received a 2001 Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography as well as an Audelco Award nomination. Regional work includes the Latin Musical BARRIO BABIES that opened to rave reviews at the Denver Theater Center.

Film work includes choreographing and appearing as himself in the ShowTime’s original movie EMILY’S DANCE directed by ZALMAN KING and the independent film PUPPET.

Television includes VIVA VARIETY on Comedy Central, THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW and The AMERICAN FASHION AWARDS, A Tribute to Bob Mackie. AC directed and choreographed a special production number for the 2002 MACY’S Thanksgiving Day Parade starring JUDY KAYE.

Commercials include Dr.PEPPER and the infamous dancing INTEL spots .He also staged and choreographed the Busby Berkeley style musical E*TRADE spot, which aired during Super Bowl 2002. Industrials include HANES Underwear and ARM & Hammer to name a few.

AC also choreographs music videos and stages live shows for numerous recording artists. Most recently the recording group EDEN’S CRUSH of WB’s “POPSTARS” and the premier video of the title song of NICKELODEON’S hit television show TAINA. Other artists include Billy Porter, Freedom Williams of C&C Music Factory, Wellington Houston, LMNT and the top 10-dance artist SIR IVAN.

AC teaches at The BROADWAY DANCE CENTER in NYC and teaches master classes and workshops throughout the world.

AC is currently choreographing the Screen Gems film Gray Matters starring Heather Graham, Sissy Spaceck and Allan Cummings.