German-Iranian, Eric is a first generation American from Charleston, SC.
Eric has been at the Glimmerglass Festival for 16 Seasons as the Head of Stage Movement and Choreography. He has created over 30 new productions for the festival. He is also a Guest Stage Director at the Metropolitan Opera and the Revival Director for Norma and The Magic Flute.
World Premieres include: Klangwolke ‘24 for the Brucknerhaus, The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me by Jeanine Tesori; Artus! Excalibur by Frank Wildhorn; Odyssey, Wilde Tales, Robin Hood for The GGF; Princess Butterfly for XSBN in China; and Songbird co-created with Jim Lowe and Kelley Rourke.
A long-time collaborator of Francesca Zambello, his Kennedy Center credits include: Porgy and Bess, Songbird, Samson and Delilah, Don Giovanni, Candide, West Side Story, The Little Prince, Florencia en el Amazonas, The Lion, The Unicorn, and Me, and La Forza del Destino.
Eric has also created new productions for: Opera Australia, Opera Bordeaux, Brucknerhaus Linz, Chicago Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Houston Grand Opera, Lyric Opera Kansas City, Los Angeles Opera, Metropolitan Art Museum, Milan Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, Opera Philadelphia, Paris Fashion Week, Royal Opera of Versailles, Seattle Opera, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Théâtre du Capitole, Theater St. Gallen, and Washington National Opera- Kennedy Center.
As an Associate Eric worked on Everyday Rapture on Broadway; My Fair Lady, Most Happy Fella! at Lincoln Center; Bells Are Ringing for City Center Encores; and the National Tours of Little House on the Prairie, We The People, and Happy Days The Musical.
In Concert Dance, Eric was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet for four years. He was also a member of Ben Munisteri Dance Projects for fourteen years; performing at Lincoln Center, BAM, The Joyce, and Dance Theatre Workshop. Eric also danced for Mark Dendy, and Donald Byrd/The Group.
In Musical Theatre, Eric was on the National Tours of Hal Prince’s Evita! (Tango Dancer), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and three productions of Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story: a European Tour, La Scala Opera, and an International Tour.