Bre Short

Bre Short is a composer, songwriter, and performer based in Pittsburgh, PA. Her music blends haunting melodies with emotionally rich storytelling, inviting listeners into a world where the mythic meets the intimate. With roots in dance and theater, her work is shaped by a deep connection to movement, narrative, and atmosphere.

Her debut EP, The Runner (2024), offers a glimpse into her evocative musical world. In both her recordings and live performances, Bre creates immersive sonic landscapes that resonate with vulnerability, imagination, and power.

Bre has spent over a decade collaborating with dance and theater companies in New York City and Pittsburgh, including Third Rail Projects, Punchdrunk NYC, The Pillow Project, Nadine Bommer Dance Theatre, and The People Movers. She performed in Third Rail’s Bessie Award-winning Then She Fell and in the long-running immersive show Sleep No More by Punchdrunk.

She is currently a resident artist with SAXYN Dance Works, composing original scores in close collaboration with choreographer Thryn Saxon. Their work has been presented at Baryshnikov Arts Center (NYC), Windhover Center for the Performing Arts (MA), Kingsland Wildflowers (Brooklyn, curated by CreateArt), RADFest (MI), Triskelion Arts (NYC), and The Moss Center (Miami, FL). Most recently, Bre composed and recorded the full-length score for SAXYN’s evening-length dance theater work, Seolh.

Back home in Pittsburgh, she’s a resident music and movement artist at The Space Upstairs — a creative hub for improvisation and interdisciplinary performance. Her writing has appeared in Dance Magazine and with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Bre holds a B.A. in Dance Performance from Point Park University and studied at The Boston Conservatory. She continues to create work that bridges sound, movement, and storytelling.