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Kevin Kane
Theater and Film Director, Writer, Choreographer, Creator
E-Mail: kmkane311@sbcglobal.net
Contact: 213.705.0941
Web: http://kevinkane1.tripod.com

Dance on Film: Director, Producer
Shelter (post-production) 2006
Dance for Camera Project, with a cast of 25 multi-generational, multi-cultural, multi-lingual performers

Throwing Stones, 2005
16 minute Dance for Camera Project with a cast of 25 young community artists, ages 8 – 25.

University and Community Theater Arts Projects (original full-length dance theater productions)
Los Angeles: 2002 – 2007
Flesh and Blood
Saying Our Peace
Shelter
Never Only Here
Stand
Lost and Found
Throwing Stones

Performances at UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures (Studio 126, Amber Studio Theater, Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater) as well as throughout Los Angeles area high school and middle schools, participating schools:

Eagle Rock HS Lake View Academy MS
  John Marshall HS   University Elementary
  John Francis Polytechnic HS  

Le Conte MS

  Dorsey HS   Washington Prep HS
  South Gate HS   Sierra Vista HS
  Community Charter MS   Jordan HS
  Community Charter HS   North Hollywood HS

Community Performances: Eagle Rock Center for the Arts (Opening Moves Program)

University of Ghana, Accra: October, 2006
Water (Dance Theater Department workshop production, creator/director)

Theatre, Film & Dance Direction/ Choreography
Regional Theater: 1985 - 2002

Representative Theatres/ Companies

The Depot Theatre - Westport, NY KCET TV - LA
  Actor’s Initiative - NYC   The Complex - LA
  Luna Park - LA   The Little Theatre - Hempstead, NY
  Luckman Theatre – LA   Summer Stage - Upper Darby, PA
  Egyptian Arena Theatre - LA   Adams Playhouse - Hempstead, NY
 

The Carter Theater – NYC

  Ballet Folklorico del Pacifico - LA
  18th St. Playhouse – NYC   LA Modern Dance & Ballet - LA
  Theatre Off-Park - NYC   John Marshall HS Theatre Workshop - LA
  Stagedoor Manor – NY   Lake Placid Center for the Performing Arts - Lake Placid, NY 

Representative Shows, Choreographies, Concerts, Staged Readings, etc.

Dames At Sea Carnival a family thing
  Joseph... Dreamcoat   Gershwin’s Concerto in F   Coming Home
  Bye, Bye Birdie   Butt Out Blues   B.F.s
  Northern Lights   Any Dream Will Do   Henry, Sweet Henry
  Godspell   Sweet Fantasy   Come A Long Way
  Grease   I Got Life   Welcome 2 the World
  The Cross-Eyed Bear   Savage/ Love   PASTforward
  The Wet Stones   Welcome 2 the World   A Full Circle
  Fate Date   In My Life   FLY

Teaching:
2002 - 2007 University of California, Los Angeles, Department of World Arts and Cultures
Teacher/ Lecturer, Dance and Theater Maker, Director of Summer High School Dance Theater Program

2007 The Atlantic Theater Company and The Atlantic Acting School, Los Angeles Program
Teacher Movement and Dance Theater

1994 - 2001 John Marshall High School, LAUSD, Los Angeles, CA
Performing Arts Teacher, Department Chair

California Clear Teaching Credential (Secondary) with CLAD Certificate - Expiration, June 2007

Workshops and Residencies: Creating Movement-Based Dance Theater with and for young artists — a practical and experiential approach to creating original, autobiographical and socially relevant dance theater productions with young community artists.

University of Ghana, Accra
University of California, Los Angeles
University of La Verne, CA
Honk Kong Academy of Performing Arts
The Peace Institute, The Fowler Museum, UCLA
Shakespeare LA
Debbie Allen Dance Studios
The Actor’s Gang

Commercial, Film & Television - Writing/ Directing
Northern Lights - Co-Screenwriter,

Disney Channel, Diane Keaton & Meg Ryan, Exec. Producers (1997)

Dentsu Advertising - writer/ director
promotional videos, infomercials, trade shows (1993-1996)

Additional Writing
Piccadilly - short story author,
The Evergreen Chronicles (published 1998)

Education: Theatre, Film & Dance Training
University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
MFA, Dance Choreography
Lecturer, Faculty Member – 2002 - 2006

Hofstra University - Long Island, NY
BFA, Theatre Arts: Performance Major; English and Dance minors

*in addition: numerous private teachers, coaches and studio classes

Granting and Funding:
The Flourish Foundation, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Nicholas Endowment, 2006
UCIRA Grant, 2002
2001 - 2002: GOFP Fellowship in Dance, UCLA
2002 - 2003: the Frances Nulsen, the Philip and Aida Siff Educational Foundation, the Elaine Krown Klein, the Maddie Katz, and the Jean Irwin Scholarships

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