Thunder River Theatre Company Presents: Thunderchat
Join us in welcoming our first speaker, Choreographer Mandy Moore.
Saturday, January 25, 2025
7:30 pm
Experience thought-provoking conversations and inspiring ideas at TRTC's Thunderchat - A Keynote Speaker Series. Featuring distinguished voices from diverse fields throughout the industry, Thunderchat sparks engaging dialogue, broadens perspectives, and connects our community through the power of storytelling.
Mandy Moore (Director/Producer/Choreographer)
Mandy Moore is a world-class Choreographer, Director, and Producer who has garnered 3 Emmy Awards among her 13 collective nominations. She is best known for her groundbreaking work as a producer and choreographer on the global television hit So You Think You Can Dance. In 2017 Mandy made history by being the first choreographer to choreograph the Golden Globe Awards, Academy Awards, Grammy Awards and Emmy Awards in the same year! Recent projects include Paramount’s Babylon directed by Academy Award Winner Damien Chazelle and Taylor Swift’s The Eras World Tour. Upcoming credits include Disney’s live action feature Snow White, and John Krasinski’s Imaginary Friends.
On film, television, and stage, Mandy’s choreographic artistry has made her a sought-after choreographer, producer, and industry leader in dance and entertainment. Her highly acclaimed choreography can be seen throughout Damien
Chazelle’s original movie musical La La Land which is the recipient of 7 Golden Globe Awards and 6 Academy Awards. Other notable film credits include the Oscar-nominated films American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook, Leslye Headland’s Sleeping With Other People, Disney’s Stargirl, Second Act with Jennifer Lopez, and
Gloria Bell starring Julianne Moore.
Mandy recently wrapped an Emmy Award winning 2 season run on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist for NBC as a Choreographer + Producer. She was also a choreographer, producer, and guest judge for ABC’s long running television show Dancing With the Stars, and the subsequent Dancing With the Stars Juniors. Her other television credits include XQ Super School Live, Fox’s Glee, American Idol, Disney’s 60th Anniversary Celebration on ABC, Modern Family, and Showtime’s Kidding.
On stage, Mandy directed and choreographed the 2023 Dancing With the Stars Tour. She has worked with the L.A. Ballet Company’s innovative New Wave Program, Celine Dion’s sold-out Taking Chances concert tour, Britain’s Strictly Come Dancing, Cirque du Soleil’s My Immortal, and Shania Twain’s Vegas Residency You’re Still the
One. Mandy also directed and choreographed a crowd-pleasing stage production of The Wedding Singer and brought Nobody Loves You Off-Broadway to Second Stage Theatre in New York after choreographing the show’s world premiere at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre.
Mandy enjoys teaching and educating the next generation of dance talent. Her contemporary and jazz choreography has been taught to students around the world, and she is widely considered one of the dance industry’s primary mentors for young and evolving talent. Additionally, Mandy sat on the Board of Governors at the Television Academy leading the Choreographer Peer Group.