During the 2025-26 season at HGO, Seán Curran serves as the movement director for Silent Night. Previously at HGO, Curran was the choreographer for Nixon in China (2017). Curran’s career in the arts spans 40 years, beginning with traditional Irish step dancing as a child in Boston. His New York-based contemporary dance ensemble, Seán Curran Company, has toured across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Notable opera/theater projects include: Salome (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, San Francisco Opera, Opera Montreal, San Diego Opera); Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare Theater); Champion, Harvey Milk, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Shalimar the Clown, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Nixon in China (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis); L'Etoile, Alcina, Turandot, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Capriccio, and Acis and Galatea (New York City Opera); As You Like It (Shakespeare in the Park); Romeo and Juliet (Metropolitan Opera); and James Joyce's The Dead, Cymbeline, and The Rivals (Broadway, Lincoln Center Theater). Other career highlights include “Bessie” award-winning performances with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and four years as a member of the original New York City cast of STOMP!. Curran is an Arts Professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.