Tiler Peck
2026 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award Recipient and Season Opening Gala Artist
Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet since 2009, Tiler Peck stands among America's most versatile & celebrated ballerinas. Her artistic journey spans from Broadway—debuting at age 11 in The Music Man and later starring in the Tony nominated On The Town—to creating the title role in Susan Stroman's Little Dancer. Peck's career highlights include directing the inaugural Artists at the Center for New York City Center, which evolved into the acclaimed "Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends," captivating audiences at venues like London’s Sadler’s Wells, earning an Oliver Award nomination and 2 National UK Dance Awards. She’s choreographed for prestigious companies including Boston Ballet, Northern Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and Ballet X, with recent works for New York City Ballet: Concerto For Two Pianos and Symphonie Espagnole.
Beyond ballet, Peck is an author, designer, & actress with significant contributions to film and television, choreographing for John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum and appearing in Netflix's Tiny Pretty Things, Hulu’s documentary BalletNOW, and Prime Video’s "Étoile." She is also the subject of PBS’ Emmy-nominated documentary Tiler Peck: Suspending Time. Her most recent book, XO Ballerina Big Sis, published with Penguin Random House in October 2025. See Tiler on Instagram @tilerpeck.