Choreography

Charlotte has been choreographing for stage and screen for over a decade. Favorite credits include choreography for the world premiere of Richard Nelson's play When the Hurlyburly's Done at the Public Theater and Theatre on Podil (Kyiv), working as the season choreographer for ALTERNATINO on Comedy Central, developing the new musical After Pinocchio for industry presentations in NYC, serving as the Revival Choreographer for La Traviata at the Houston Grand Opera (directed by Arin Arbus with original choreography by Austin McCormick) and three years as the choreographer for the National Tour of A Charlie Brown Christmas. See the ABOUT section above for more details and for her choreographic resume.

A selection of choreography samples can be viewed HERE. And finally, some career highlights -- with stills & videos -- are featured below!

WHEN THE HURLY BURLY'S DONE

"The performances were exquisite, the choreography (by Charlotte Bydwell) superb [...]"
-- Sara Holdren in Vulture's "The Best Plays and Musicals of 2025"

This new play by Richard Nelson was created for an all-female cast at Theater on Pondil in Kyiv, Ukraine. Premiered in the midst of the ongoing war, the play travels back to 1920 and tells the story of Les Kurbas (the founder of the modern Ukrainian theatre) and his troupe of young actors as they perform Macbeth, the first Shakespearean play ever done in Ukrainian. The production was brought to NYC and presented at the Public Theater in the Fall of 2025. Charlotte created the dances for the original production on Zoom and returned to work with the cast when they arrived in NYC. New York Magazine's cultural offshoot, Vulture, named WHEN THE HURLY BURLY'S DONE as #4 in its top ten list of theater pieces for the year. HERE for the full list by Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry.

Bodies, BONES, Blood: the Last women in america

During a residency at Baryshnikov Arts in April 2025, Charlotte began work on a new dance theater piece alongside playwright Diana Ly. BODIES, BONES, BLOOD follows the journey of four female-identifying archeologists living in a near-future dystopia. They are searching for an artifact that has the power to bolster the oppressive State or to support the rising Rebellion. Each night, the women are haunted by the spirits and memories they are digging up. Eventually, they discover an otherworldly escape route, which leads to fissures in the group as they must decide if it’s better to stay in their reality, or leap into the unknown. Stay tuned for updates as future residencies and performances are announced!

ALTERNATINO - on ComEDY CENTRAL

Comedy Central series featuring Arturo Castro. Season Choreographer.

Paper Towels

America in 2045

Series Trailer

A Charlie Brown CHRISTMAS

“With joyful, high-kicking choreography by Charlotte Bydwell [...]"
- The NY Times, Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend.

Charlotte choreographed the 2021 National Tour and NYC production (which played at the Palladium in Times Square and at Chappaqua Performing Arts Center). She returned as choreographer and associate director for the 2022 and 2023 National Tours. The show is directed by Robbie Simpson and produced by Gershwin Entertainment. The sizzle real was created by Jake Primmerman @ Primme Creative.

On stage images by Isaac Campbell.

EMMA, by Kate Hamill

Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Adatped by Kate Hamill. Directed by Tom Quaintance. At the Virginia Stage Company.

Images by J. Stubbs Photography.

MIGHTY EARTH @ NYC Climate Week

,Charlotte was invited to create a peaceful choreographed protest against deforestation during NYC Climate Week. The event took place on Park Avenue outside the Forest Positive Coalition of Action meeting and was produced by Mighty Earth. The piece was captured for film by Jake Primmerman at Primme Creative. Charlotte has gone on to collaborate with Mighty Earth on two other dance demonstrations for Climate Change.