Cynthia Kai

After Graduating from North Carolina School of the Arts Cynthia has performed, choreographed and directed for 40 years in theaters such as Säffle Operan, The National Theater of Oslo, Trøndelag Teater, Oslo Nye theatre, Gøteborg Opera, Chat Noir theatre, Chateau Neuf, Wallmanns Oslo and many more.

In productions of ; 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.

Cynthia is Associate professor of Musical theatre.
She has taught at the Gothenburg University, professional classes in Oslo and Gothenburg, The Ballet Academy in Gothenburg, Bårdar Academy and Høyskolen Kristiania in Oslo. She was Jury leader of Norways Mussikkteaterprisen 2016-19

Her directing debut was A Soldiers Tale 2013 at Østgøtateateren, she has since directed Sweet Charity for the graduating class of the Musikkteaterhøyskole in Oslo, Cabaret for Hadeland Teaterlag, for Hadeland Janitsjar Frendlaus, and Jesus Christ Superstar to name a few.

Last year choreography for Opera i Kristiansund, La Trovatore, the musical Nærmere Kanten and Cabaret at Dalateatern.

Foto: John Andresen