020: ”Passion, Energy and the Pursuit of Happiness” featuring Kiesha Lalama

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Kiesha represents the fusion and integration of energy, vision and drive to impact the world in a positive way through the performing arts. She is a Choreographer and educator who has created more than 40 works to date. Her conceived and choreographed full-length dance theatre production, The Bench, received rave reviews and was honored to be named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's "Best of Dance" Top Ten list.

Kiesha has created works for companies such as Ballet Arkansas, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Jazz Dance World Congress, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, the Youth American Grand Prix, Kansas City Starlight Theatre and the film Sorority Row. She has also taught master classes and workshops for Cirque Du Soleil, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Oakland University, Carnegie Mellon University, Wright State University, Chautauqua Regional Youth Ballet, Booker T. Washington H.S. for the Performing and Visual Arts and Dance Educators of America.

00:00 Welcome to the Show
00:45 Introducing Kiesha Lalama
02:30 Illuminating Current Projects
04:00 The impact of Resiliency
04:50 Performing Arts in Pittsburgh during COVID19
08:00 Recognizing Success in the Moment
11:35 Passion, Instinct, and Perseverance
15:15 Passion and the collision with Reality
16:35 How Do You Frame Failure?
18:40 Mindset during Life Changing Events
20:10 Next Chapter: Thinking about Life Beyond the Performing Arts
26:25 Kiesha’s Thoughts on Younger Generations
34:10 Kiesha Thoughts about her Legacy
39:10 The Energy of Being Under the Lights
40:24 Passion, Purpose and Movement
41:20 The Promise of Tomorrow
47:45 Closing Thoughts

To keep up with Kiesha and learn more about the projects she is involved with please visit: http://kieshalalama.com/