Tom Pearson

Tom Pearson (born Thomas Edward Pearson, Jr., March 31, 1974) is an American poet, choreographer, director, and artist.

His books of poetry include The Sandpiper's Spell and Still, the Sky. As a founder and co-artistic director of the New York City-based performance company Third Rail Projects, he co-created the long-running immersive theater productions Then She Fell and The Grand Paradise among over 50 theatrical, dance, and site-specific works. Through Third Rail Projects, he established and serves as director of the Global Performance Studio.

Pearson has received two Bessie Awards, a Time Out Love New York Award, and a Drama Desk Awards Nomination. With the Global Performance Studio, Pearson co-created the short film The Night Garden (2022), which received a juried prize at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival, as well as experimental and mobile film honors at the Roma Short Film Festival and the Indie Short Fest in Los Angeles.

Pearson has received fellowship awards including two CEC ArtsLink Back Apartment Residencies (St. Petersburg, Russia), a Theater Fellowship from the Bogliasco Foundation (Genoa, Italy), an artist residency with The Emily Harvey Foundation (Venice, Italy), a Creative Campus Fellowship at Wesleyan University, and a creative teaching residency at Olin College of Engineering.