INSTRUCTOR HIGHLIGHT: KEITH TYRONE, a native of East St. Louis, IL., has performed, directed, and choreographed throughout the United States and extensively in Europe. He is artistic director of Innervision Dance Theatre, which most recently premiered the inspirational work, The Ties That Bind, to sold out audiences. Some may remember him as “Horse” in The Full Monty at Stages St. Louis for which he won the prestigious Kevin Kline Award. His choreographic work of Sarafina, a musical about South African aparthied, received rave reviews and garnered him another Kevin Kline Award for best choreography. He also appeared in Damn Yankees (Applegate) for which he won the Woodie King Jr. Award for best actor, was the recipient of the Katherine Dunham Award, and the NAACP Cultural Arts Award. He has appeared in many national, international, and Broadway productions, such as Legs Diamond, Once On This Island, Five Guys Named Moe, Bubbling Brown Sugar, Starlight Express, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber, and is currently working on his dream production of The Ties That Bind , believing that it will one day be performed on Broadway. Keith is very proud to be among the few people certified by Katherine Dunham to teach the world renowned Dunham Technique, and served as co-writer and appeared in the historic documentary on Dunham Technique with the Library of Congress and performed in the Dunham Gala performance at Carnegie Hall. Keith has an MFA (Directing) and starting this fall will begin the position of Director of Dance at the Grand Center Arts Academy.
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