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Allan Kinzie
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LBT Artistic Advisor
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In 2003, ALLAN KINZIE accepted a position as Artist in Residence at Southern Methodist University where he set
two original creations; Scenes de Ballet and Trauma into Light. Prior
to this appointment, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma, Ballet Master and Choreographer for the Oklahoma
Festival Ballet and Instructor at Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the Boston Ballet School. His choreographies have been presented
in Europe as well as in the United States with a focus on contemporary composers and movement invention.
As a performer, he danced
leading roles with Boston Ballet, Chicago City Ballet, Ballet Theatre Francais de Nancy, and the Dallas Ballet. Mr Kinzie was accepted
to three international competitions and performed internationally with Rudolph Nureyev in his production of Don Quixote.
In 1978, Mr. Kinzie guest starred as the Prince in The Sleeping Beauty for the Christmas at Walt Disney World
Special on NBC. In addition to his work with LakeCities Ballet Theatre and the Ballet Conservatory, Mr. Kinzie is a guest teacher / choreographer
and was invited for an artist residency in Mexico at the Talulah Escuela De Danza in August 2010. Mr. Kinzie has been an Adjunct Professor
of Ballet at Texas Christian University since August 2010.
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