Kevin Jesuino
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Kevin Jesuino is a Portuguese-Canadian multidisciplinary performer, director, arts facilitator, educator and producer.
Jesuino was born and educated in Edmonton, Alberta. He performed as a dancer with Gil Vicente Portuguese Dance Group (1989-1995) and the Caravela Portuguese-Canadian Multicultural Dance Group (1995-2000). Jesuino attended Austin O'Brien Catholic High School (1997-2000) where e began to experiment with live theatre. He graduated from MacEwan University with a Theatre Arts diploma in 2004.
In 2005 Jesuino co-created Grumplestock's with Jonathan Lachlan-Stewart and Trish Lorenz. The play would be presented at NeXtFest Arts Festival in 2005 and then go on to be presented at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. The play would go on to be published in the[1]
Between 2005-09, Jesuino relocated to Thailand where he researched Asian theatre traditions such as Butoh and Thai Khon mask work. In 2007, he, along with Mary LeGuin and Matthew Largent, would found New City Collective (NCC), a devised theatre collective focusing on image and physical storytelling. The company presented all of its work in Bangkok, Thailand at venues such as MoMa Art Gallery, Rain Dogs Bar & Art Gallery, Whitespace Art Gallery, and Club Culture. They were also presented on MTV Bangkok and presented work at club parties such as Trasher Bangkok and Club Soma.
In 2009, Jesuino returned to Canada to complete his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Performance at the University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus where he graduated with the distinction of The Governor General's Award.
In 2015, he began work with Antyx Community Arts in Calgary, Alberta where he engaged youth in the low-income community of Forest Lawn in making change using the power of the arts. He went on to work with different community non-profits in ways that built arts and culture community development capacity. He did this work with such organizations as International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone and Crescent Heights Community Association. All the while continuing to develop his own performances and community-based projects.
Currently, he is completing his Master of Fine Arts at Simon Fraser University with a focus on devised theatre and social art practice.
References
- ↑ NeXtfest Anthology
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