Department of Theater and Dance
Joe Isenberg
Job Title
Adjunct Instructor, Fight Choreographer
Areas of expertise
JOE ISENBERG (Fight Choreographer) Most recently, Joe’s fight direction was seen at the Met’s premiere and remount production of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,” directed by Bart Sher. He is a regular at the Metropolitan Opera, and his work has been seen at the Washington National Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Bard Summerscape, The New York City Opera, Capital Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Shaker Bridge Theatre, Adirondack Theater Festival, Theater J, Humana Festival, Florida Stage, InterAct Theatre, and Show- Score.com (Teaching). His work has also appeared at 52nd Street Project, Union College, Middlebury College, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Howard University, Georgetown University, and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Awards include the 2013 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Choreography, the Kennedy Center Kenan Fellowship, and the 2010 Society of American Fight Directors Swashbuckler of the Year.
Research interests
Society Of American Fight Directors Certifications - unarmed, knife, rapier & dagger, quarterstaff, sword & shield, singlesword, broadsword, theatrical firearms safety certification.
North Carolina School of the Arts - Arts Diploma 2006; Dale Girard – stage combat; Tanya Belov – physical storytelling/white nose clown; Bob Fanciscone – neutral mask/half mask/mime/red nose clown/commedia; Molly Murray – tap/jazz; Cynthia Penn Henderson – modern dance.
Distinctions
- Helen Hayes Award Recipient Outstanding Choreography 2013
- Helen Hayes Nomination Outstanding Choreography 2015 and 2018
- Helen Hayes Nomination Outstanding Fight Choreography 2015
- Society of American Fight Directors Swashbuckler Award 2010
Academic credentials
SAFD Certified, AEA,SAG-AFTRA, AGMA
Yulman Theater, Henle Dance Pavilion
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