Douglas Kolp

Doug received his BFA from Stephens College - Major in Dance and Minor in Television / Radio Broadcast and Production Columbia, MO (1989) and attended Perry/Mansfield Fine Arts School in Steam Boat Springs, CO. Over the past 25 years he has studied with such dance greats as: Fred Matthews, Ton Simons, Patrick Suzeau, Muriel Cohan, Anna Sokolow, Mary Anthony, Pearl Lang, Bertram Ross, Michael Simms, Louines Louinis (Haitian), Simone Nicholes-Pace (Clogging). Doug has worked for the Tennessee Ballet Company (Memphis, TN), Gas Light Dinner Theatre (Memphis, TN), The River City Cloggers (Memphis, TN), The Connecticut Ballet (Stamford, CT), Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company (NYC), Co-founded Juggernaut Productions (Theatre company NYC 1990), and AllNations Dance Company commencing in 1992. Doug's diverse performance career in modern, contemporary, ballet and international styles of dance have taken him all over the globe and put him on such renowned stages as The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN and Town Hall, NYC.

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Arts-in-Education Students of all ages gain a familiarity with and appreciation of foreign traditions and cultural diversity through our performances and residencies. Read more...

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