Post by uptowndragon on May 24, 2007 11:32:53 GMT 7
MICHAEL XAVIER VOON graduated with varying degrees in the Arts, namely Graphic Communications, Fine Art and Performing Arts in the US, and went on to specialise in Dance, Performance, Choreography and Music Theatre Movement in Colorado. He has performed for the Mesa Repertory Dance Company, Summer Stock Theatre, Grand Junction Music Theatre and Comscapes Dance Company.
Michael received training at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Washington, Seattle. His works were performed recently in Australia and France.
Michael had won five choreographic awards in Colorado, a best performer award in the American College Dance Festival at Seattle with the inclusion of three yearly listings in the National American Universities' "Who's Who" honours. Credits include diversified American state productions of A Chorus Line, Snoopy, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Amadeus, Cinderella and numerous dance and multi-media works.
After an absence of seven years, Michael reappeared locally in the World Premiere of Clive Duncan's theatre-in-education play Bodyguards and his first Malaysian Dance Solo in nine years at Skoob Books. His appearances included Marina Mahathir's Birthday Party at Chow Kit Street, solos in Sydney, Underwater Movement for Michael Loh's KLCC premiere exhibition, Cafe
Teh or Buto for Taro Dance Theatre with Instant Cafe Theatre, Scintillations for Ramli Ibrahim/Michael Veerapen/Michael Loh, Storyteller for Dramalab, KL/KO for Kualiworks, Hip Hopera - the by Straits Theatre Company, Chicken Parts V at the Actors Studio Theatre and Dances of the World at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
Michael received training at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Washington, Seattle. His works were performed recently in Australia and France.
Michael had won five choreographic awards in Colorado, a best performer award in the American College Dance Festival at Seattle with the inclusion of three yearly listings in the National American Universities' "Who's Who" honours. Credits include diversified American state productions of A Chorus Line, Snoopy, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Amadeus, Cinderella and numerous dance and multi-media works.
After an absence of seven years, Michael reappeared locally in the World Premiere of Clive Duncan's theatre-in-education play Bodyguards and his first Malaysian Dance Solo in nine years at Skoob Books. His appearances included Marina Mahathir's Birthday Party at Chow Kit Street, solos in Sydney, Underwater Movement for Michael Loh's KLCC premiere exhibition, Cafe
Teh or Buto for Taro Dance Theatre with Instant Cafe Theatre, Scintillations for Ramli Ibrahim/Michael Veerapen/Michael Loh, Storyteller for Dramalab, KL/KO for Kualiworks, Hip Hopera - the by Straits Theatre Company, Chicken Parts V at the Actors Studio Theatre and Dances of the World at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas
