[NEohioPAL] Choreographer KEITH YOUNG - Free Master Classes

[Cindi Szymanski]

Master Classes with Renowned Choreographer KEITH YOUNG



College Dance Majors - Tuesday, September 16, 10 am - 1 pm (Technique and Choreography)

RENT Choreography - Wednesday, September 17, 4-5:30 pm

Advanced Dance Students - Friday, September 19, 4-5:30 pm

Professional Dancers - Saturday, September 20, 1:30-4:30 pm (Technique and Choreography)



All master classes are presented free of charge by the Arts Education Department at PlayhouseSquare.  Reservations are required.  Please call or email Stephanie Reed at 216-348-7909 or at reeds at playhousesquare.org<mailto:reeds at playhousesquare.org>.  Be sure to give your name, phone number, mailing address, email address and the class for which you are registering.



All master classes will be held in the George Gund Foundation Dance Studio in the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare (1375 Euclid Ave.).



KEITH YOUNG is quite simply one of the premiere choreographers working in the entertainment industry today.



Recent credits include: JOSH GROBAN'S 2007 "Awake" Tour; the SOBE LIFE WATER "Thriller" spot starring Naomi Campbell and some very talented lizards; the fabulously retro KIA "Maniac" spot; and television shows PUSHING DAISIES and THE UNIT.  Keith's next project will take him to India as the first choreographer to work on a major Bollywood feature film   He also lent his considerable abilities to the soon-to-be-released independent feature DARK STREETS, starring Bijou Phillips.



Other prestigious credits include the 78th Annual ACADEMY AWARDS, where he choreographed a performance of the Oscar-winning "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp," from the feature film HUSTLE & FLOW.  He is particularly proud of his choreographic work on the feature film RENT, directed by Chris Columbus, along with the top-grossing WHAT WOMEN WANT, starring Mel Gibson.



Just a few of Keith's other accomplishments include choreography for the Outkast video ROSES, numerous videos and stage productions for Babyface, and countless ad campaigns for such products as THE GAP, K-MART, and PEPSI.  Keith is a multiple American Choreography Award nominee and winner, and received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on THE DREW CAREY SHOW.  His choreography for RENT was recognized at the 2008 Choreography Media Honors.



Keith received a Bachelor of Science degree in Arts Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Although his primary focus was in painting and sculpture, Keith was drawn to the all-encompassing expression that dance allows.  Following college, he danced with numerous notable dance companies in New York and joined Twyla Tharp's company as a principal dancer.  He later became her assistant on Milos Forman's acclaimed film, AMADEUS.  He also served as rehearsal director in the staging of the SINATRA SUITE, featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Twyla Tharp, for American Ballet Theatre.



Keith has had the good fortune to work with many of the top musical artists and actors in entertainment including Madonna, Babyface, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mel Gibson, Hillary Swank, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Walken, Whoopi Goldberg, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Natalie Cole. He also choreographed the Broadway revival ON THE TOWN directed by George C. Wolfe. One of his most challenging and rewarding experiences have been choreographing and collaborating with Mary Verdi-Fletcher and DANCING WHEELS.

















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