New Moves: Episode 6

Meet Choreographer Margaret Mullin

Margaret Mullin is from Tucson, Arizona and trained on full scholarship at Ballet Arts, the official school of Ballet Tucson. She is currently Artistic Associate and Media Director for Ballet Tucson, in addition to continuing her work as a freelance artist. Margaret was formerly a Soloist dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, where she danced for thirteen seasons. There she performed leading roles in works by Crystal Pite, William Forsythe, Justin Peck, Jiří Kylián, Victor Quijada, George Balanchine and more. In 2011 she was the recipient of a prestigious Dance Fellowship Award from the Princess Grace Foundation USA, for her talent as a dancer and her potential to impact the field. She was the fourth artist selected to be an Artist Curator for the foundation’s #gratitudeandtonic initiative in July 2020. She is also the recipient of a 2018 CityArtist Award from the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. Ms. Mullin appeared as a guest speaker at the Dance/USA national conference in June 2017.

Margaret is the director and producer of the documentary dance film “No Dominion: The Ian Horvath Story”, which celebrates the life of late dance champion and AIDS awareness advocate Ian Horvath. She is also the host of the dance podcast “Beyond the Barre”, currently in its fourth year. Ms. Mullin has choreographed works for Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Ballet Arts and Ballet Tucson. She serves as a regular guest instructor for Ballet Tucson, Evergreen City Ballet and Ballet in the City, and also instructs dance in a freelance capacity. She has been a stager of the choreographic works of Ian Horvath and Price Suddarth. Margaret has been featured by Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Dance Informa, Seattle Magazine, EmpowHer New York, We are Minding the Gap, Seattle morning show New Day Northwest, Dance Lifestyle, Balancing Pointe podcast, Radically Distinct Podcast and Discount Dance Supply as a representative.