Kristen Carcone is a Toronto-born director, choreographer, and dancer. She is a company member of Third Rail Projects and performed in their Bessie award-winning production, Then She Fell, from 2017 to 2020.

Upcoming projects include an associate choreographer role on a new large-scale immersive show, directed by Teddy Bergman, co-directed and choreographed by Jeff & Rick Kuperman, and produced by the producers of Sleep No More. She is also an associate choreographer for the new musical adaptation of The Outsiders, directed by Danya Taymor, book by Adam Rapp, and music and lyrics by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine.

Kristen was named one of the 25 Most Influential Young Choreographers to watch by Narcity Toronto. She was the associate choreographer of The New Group's musical adaptation of Cyrano, with Peter Dinklage and Jasmine Cephas Jones, and was a collaborator in MCC’s development of the new Steven Sater/Jessie Nelson musical, Alice By Heart (Lortel & Chita Rivera Awards for Outstanding Choreography). Most recently, Ms. Carcone directed and choreographed two immersive concerts for RWS Entertainment Group that can be seen onboard MSC Cruises starting Fall 2022. Her choreography can be seen in Tate McRae's dance film seven, Cardinal’s Pride music video Masterpiece, and in Supa’Nova, a new play by Maria Corina Ramirez.

Kristen’s work has been described as “energetic, highly entertaining and refreshingly playful” - Sarah Lochhead/The Dance Current. In 2018, Ms. Carcone was one of Broadway Dance Lab’s resident choreographers, where she researched material for her Canada Council-funded project Dinner is Served. In that same year, thanks to funding from the Toronto Arts Council and support from lululemon NY, Kristen premiered her latest work, 4-7-8, to sold out houses in Toronto.

Kristen is co-founder and co-artistic director of TOES FOR DANCE, an internationally recognized non-profit organization that has been featured in the Globe and Mail, Mississauga News, and The Dance Current Magazine. She graduated from the dance division of New World School of the Arts in 2011 earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Highest Honors.