Biography
An AUDELCO Award Winner, Director, Choreographer, Broadway Veteran, Jerome Robbins Scholar, Ailey/Fordham BFA alum, Producer, Teaching Artist, Advocate, Activist and Volunteer, James A. Pierce III has maintained a diverse and selective career.
A Classically Trained Singer/Dancer since the age of 11, Pierce performed and toured with the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Opera North. Singing alongside the Australian Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall as a pre-teen marked Jimmy's NYC stage debut.
He attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts(CAPA) as a double major in Vocal Music and Dance before attending Fordham University/Alvin Ailey’s BFA program for Dance.
At 17, Jimmy modeled for Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani Exchange and Vans for the King of Prussia Mall Campaign.
Jimmy's danced with some of the world's most prestigious companies: Martha Graham Dance Company, BalletMet Columbus, Ballet Hispanico, Ailey 2, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Philadanco's 2nd company(D/2). Jimmy has guested with Pilobolus, Adams Company Dance, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Von Ussar Danceworks, Opus Dance, and Dance Theatre of Lynchburg, to name several.
Jimmy's played the Kennedy Center 4 times in all three of the main theaters! Outside of 9 years on Broadway(The Lion King, Anastasia, Barack on Broadway) Jimmy's acted in plays/musicals/readings/workshops etc with Opera America, Theatre Row, Katonah Classic Stage, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Boundless Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company/PlayPenn, La Mama Experimental Theatre Center, Concrete Temple Theatre, 24 Hour Plays:Viral Monologues, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, MCC Theater, Chain Theatre, Dixon Place, Arts on Site, National Queer Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse and the Santa Fe Opera.
With over 50 tv/film credits and dozens of commercials Jimmy has established a flourishing career as a true interdisciplinary performing artist.
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