Kevin Iega Jeff Choreographer / Director ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 6909 S. Merrill Avenue #1w, Chicago, IL 60649 Tel: 773-592-9606 Email:
[email protected] Profile & Resume A native New Yorker, Kevin Iega Jeff began choreographing at nineteen at The Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center in Jamaica, Queens, NY. In 1982 he founded JUBILATION! Dance Company in Brooklyn, NY, which toured internationally for over ten years. JUBILATION! began Jeff’s pursuit to choreograph new works and direct a company that would train new generations of dancers and choreographers. In 1995, he co-founded Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in Chicago where he continues to serve today as Artistic Director. Jeff has created more than fifty works, ranging from solos to large-scale company dances. He’s choreographed for renowned theater companies throughout the United States and abroad, and continuously receives commissions for new and repertory works by internationally renowned companies. Jeff is often invited to provide master dance instruction at leading colleges, universities, festivals, and cultural institutions world-wide. Kevin Iega Jeff collaborated with Chicago’s Goodman Theater on By the Music of the Spheres during the 2002/2003 Season. He appeared on Broadway in Com'in Uptown and The Wiz. His direction and choreography credits include Black Nativity at Penumbra Theater; Oedipus the King at Hartford Stage; and the international tour of Porgy and Bess. Regionally, Mr. Jeff has worked with the Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, featuring Roberta Flack; the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Ensemble; Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble; Wylliams/Henry Dance Theater; River North Dance Company; the Dallas Black Dance Theater; SUNY Purchase and Howard University dance programs; the D.C.