Artists

WILLY LAURYArtistic Director, Executive Producer, Founder

Willy Laury is internationally recognized for his outstanding skills as a dancer and a performer.  Willy has danced 7 years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the world's largest contemporary dance company, including other major companies such as Ballet X , Morphoses and Michael Clark. More recently, Willy was a guest artist with  Incidence Choreographic of the Opéra National de Paris. While dancing and creating alongside many artistic directors such as Franco Dragone, he created many solo productions including Vidal Sassoon in London, Medley Academy in Paris, The Public Theater in NYC, and Danone Nation's Cup 2018 for their opening and closing ceremonies. His passion for performance led him to discover the theater alongside Matthew Corzine in NYC with whom he did his acting training. This experience sparked a unique and creative perspective, mixing his personal heritage and passion for fashion with a multitude of cultures discovered during his career. Now film director, choreographer and performer, Willy is the artistic director of ACE Dance Concept. Through his work he speaks of hope, individuality without excuses, and the message of tolerance through cinematic movements as a universal language.

 
 
 
 
 

ERIKO IISAKU – Creative Artist, Producer, Founder

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Eriko is a vibrant lead contemporary artist working in New York City.  Eriko began her dance training with her mother, Yoshimi Iisaku. In 2006, she moved to the states to enhance her dance training, and studied at The Ailey School as a scholarship student for 4 years, Jacob's Pillow Contemporary Tradition, and ADF (American Dance Festival). Over the years, She has worked for several productions, such as Nick Cave's "The Let Go" (dance captain),  Nona Hendryx's ''Refrigerated Dreams'' and Bregenz Frühling festival. Commercial work includes Danone Nations Cup World Finals, Japanese music legend Eikichi Yazawa with performance and choreography as well as Audemars Piguet. 

Eriko has a passion for coaching and teaching.  She is currently adjunct professor at NYU and Francesca Harper Project’s official rehearsal director. In 2020,  She is the choreographic assistant to Joshua Bergasse in the musical "The Bodyguard".

 


SCOTT SCHNEIDER – Creative Artist, Producer, Founder

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Scott began training at The King Centre for the Performing Arts in Wanaque, NJ and then graduated cum laude from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in 2011.  He began working in NYC with various artists including Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Randy James/10 Hairy Legs, Willy Laury, Joshua Beamish, Emery LeCrone, Meagan Woods, and apprenticeship with the Stephen Petronio Company.  In 2015,  Scott moved to Paris to create the brand new production "Paris Merveilles" at Lido de Paris created by Dragone Entertainment.  In addition to being on screen with ACE, he can also be seen in Max R. A. Fedore’s Student Academy Award winning film Opera of Cruelty.  Starting in 2018, Scott was a part of the creation, national tour, and international tour of Diana Vishneva’s Sleeping Beauty Dreams choreographed by Edward Clug. In 2019, Scott was featured as a lead role in Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show at The Folies Bergère in Paris, as well as an international tour. Scott has been a member of Austin McCormick’s Company XIV since 2016, performing in smash hits Nutcracker Rouge, Ferdinand: Boylesque Bullfight, and currently a lead in the brand new production Seven Sin’s. Commercial credits include Ariana and the Rose, Cartier, Corneliani, Danone, Hugo Boss, Jaeger-Lecoultre, Hermès, La Mess, La Poste, Thom Browne, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Visa. @seenbyscott

 


ŁUKASZ ZIĘBA – Creative Artist, Producer, Founder

Łukasz Zięba, a native of Kraków, Poland, graduated from Cracow Dance Academy. He was the winner of the Dance World Cup in Villach, Austria in 2012 and shortly after moved to New York City to study at The Ailey School on a full scholarship.

Łukasz worked with The Metropolitan Opera, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and most recently with Company XIV, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, LED Boise and Konverjdans. He is currently based in New York City working as a freelance dance artist, where he performs, teaches, creates and in the meantime explores topics of human consciousness, spirituality and philosophy.

Throughout his career he has also been expressing his creative talent in the field of choreography, i.e. creating on Poland’s 'You Can Dance - Po Prostu Tańcz’ in 2015, as well as presenting work at various festivals in the US, Poland and Hong Kong.

Łukasz loves to share his passion for movement and choreography appearing as a guest faculty at Joffrey Ballet School and Kraków Choreographic Centre among others. He is also a co-funder and creative artist of Paris-based ACE Dance Concept.

www.lukaszieba.space

 

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Production

JEANNE HARDY – Project Manager

Jeanne is passionate about cinema and live performance, and is trained in cultural management. She joined the company in Spring 2019 as a production assistant for AURUM 2.0 in Paris. Upon the success of the sold out production, she quickly became one of the company’s Project Managers, overseeing ACE France.