Cynthia Kai

After Graduating from North Carolina School of the Arts Cynthia Kai has danced, choreographed and directed for 40 years in theaters such as Säffle Opera, The National Theater of Oslo, Trøndelag Teater, Oslo Nye theatre, Chat Noir theatre, Chateau Neuf, Wallmans Oslo and many more. She has choreographed productions as Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, Mary Poppins, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Hello Dolly, Evita, Rent, A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum, to name a few. She has worked in dance groups in Norway and the Kansas City Ballet in the USA. She has also taught at the Gothenburg University, professional classes in Oslo and Gothenburg, The Ballet Academy in Gothenburg, Bårdar Academy and Høyskolen Kristiania and is Associate professor of Musical theatre. She was Jury leader of Norways Musikkteaterprisen 2016-19. Her directing debut was A Soldiers Tale 2013 at Östgötateater and she has since directed Sweet Charity for the graduating class of the Musikkteaterhøyskole in Oslo, Cabaret for Hadeland Teaterlag and Jesus Christ Superstar to name a few. This year choreography for Opera  Kristiansund La Trovatore, for musical Nærmere Kanten and Cabaret at Dalateatern.