Mary Corsaro

Mary Corsaro Bio

Mary Corsaro is an associate tenured professor at Ithaca College. She received her B.S. in dance from Indiana University in Bloomington and her M.A. in dance education from New York University in New York City. As a professional choreographer, she has a wide range of credits from musical theater and opera to concert dance and show choir.

In New York City, she was assistant director and choreographer for the Off-Broadway production of A Christmas Carol starring Orson Bean. She has directed and choreographed for numerous regional and stock companies including the Porthouse Theatre Company in Ohio, the Jenny Wiley Summer Theatre in Kentucky, the Muhlenberg Summer Music Theatre in Pennsylvania, and the Cider Mill Playhouse in New York.

Her work in opera includes Martha for the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center and the Baltimore Opera, Aida for the Indianapolis Opera, and the world premiere of Galileo-Galilei for the Tri-Cities Opera.

In the area of concert dance, Mary has worked with Dance Kaleidoscope, Indiana's professional contemporary dance company, creating the jazz work Acceleration for their repertory. Mary has directed and/or choreographed over 50 musicals in both professional and academic venues.

In addition to Ithaca College, Mary has taught and choreographed for the Anderson Young Ballet Theatre, the Fort Wayne Ballet Company, Binghamton University, Ball State University, the Indianapolis High School for the Performing Arts, Cornell University, DePauw University, and the Stella Musical Theatre Academy in Hamburg, Germany.