DARREN BURKETT

CHOREOGRAPHER

RESUME

BIO:

Darren is an acclaimed theatre performer, educator and creative.  As an actor himself, national/international credits include performing in Matilda (1st National Tour) and Angelina Ballerina (International Tour).  He has also performed across Canada with such companies as Drayton Entertainment, Neptune Theatre, Port Hope Theatre, The Ross Petty Panto, Stage West, Thousand Island Playhouse, Western Canada Theatre, The Arts Club Theatre, Chemainus Theatre Festival, and many more. Darren is the recipient of the Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Performance and an Ovation Award for Male Ensemble of the Year. Previous work as a choreographer/assistant choreographer include Into the Woods (TCP New Hamburg), Frozen (Neptune Theatre), Guys and Dolls (KWMP), Legally Blonde (Mainstage Theatre), Kiss of the Spider Woman (Eclipse Theatre Company), Buddy (The Globe Theatre),  Edges (Two Monkeys Productions), A Funny Thing Happened… and Guys and Dolls (Vancouver Lawyer Show), Eternal Hydra (Touchstone Theatre) and the motion picture Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. He has also been a theatre and dance educator and has taught around the globe for the past 20 years.