| occupations: | Choreographer |
| location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| agents: | The Movement |
| manager: | The Movement/Jim Keith |
| joined: | 1 year 27 weeks ago |
So You Think You Can Dance - UK
Kevan Allen’s creative reputation is constantly growing as he continues to conceive, choreograph, style and direct many acclaimed shows for a large number of clients throughout the world. He has made successful ventures into all aspects of the industry from the corporate world to the theatre/music & film industry, always succeeding by bringing his unique and imaginative skills to the relevant project.
Kevan made his choreographic debut at the age of 17 with the conception & creation of “Beauxartz”, the first independent dance company to feature in a ten week television series for Channel 4,UK. He was also the featured choreographer on the British & Russian version of the hit TV Series “Popstars” – leading the winning group in both countries to break records within the music industry and to become triple platinum-selling artists.
He has staged and choreographed for many artists including Kylie Minogue, Tom Jones and Bryan Ferry and currently has been working with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber as they search for a Dorothy on the BBC TV series “Over the Rainbow” – for a new West End production of The Wizard of Oz, having previously helped Andrew find a Joseph on “Any Dream will Do” and a Nancy and an Oliver with “I’d do Anything”.
Other TV work includes “Strictly Dance Fever” and “So You Think You Can Dance” for the BBC and “America’s Got Talent” for NBC.
Many outstanding Corporate Shows that Kevan has created include varied clients such as Nike, Samsung, Wella, Walt Disney, Gap and Levis Strauss and his film work includes “13 going on 30’’ with Jennifer Garner and the Disney animation feature “Chicken Little”.
Theatre work includes: Chess in Concert, Sondheim Tonight, The Winslow Boy, Debbie Does Dallas – the Musical and the worldwide debut of Definitely Doris.
Hugo Boss chose Kevan to be their featured choreographer & face for their Global Ad Campaign and he has a high profile amongst the media, often being sort after for interviews and contributions for various television shows,
Commercials include KP Skips, Ariel Automatic, Johnny Walker Black Label, Michiko Koshino, Wash & Go, Centrium Vitamins and Sony PlayStation 2.
Kevan currently lives and works between Los Angeles and London.
Commercials |
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| Sony Playstation II | ||
| Johnny Walker Black Label | ||
| Centrum Vitamins | ||
Film |
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| 13 Going on 30 | Columbia | |
| Chicken Little | Walt Disney | |
Film/Television |
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| Chess in Concert | PBS | |
| Over The rainbow | BBC 1 | |
| America's Got Talent | NBC | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | BBC 1 | |
| I'd Do Anything | BBC 1 /BBC America | |
| Any Dream Will Do | BBC 1/BBC America | |
| Strictly Dance Fever | BBC 1 | |
| So Graham Norton | Comedy central | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | MTV | |
Industrials |
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| P&G professionals | Hair World Paris 2010 | |
| Wella Trendvision | Berlin 2009 | |
| Wella Trendvision | Lisbon 2008 | |
| Toyota | ||
| Walt Disney | ||
| Coca Cola/Schweppes | ||
| IBM | ||
| Kellogg's | ||
| GlaxoSmithklineBeecham | ||
| Visa | ||
| Saab | ||
| Nike | ||
Music Videos |
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| Tom Jones | Black Betty | |
| Hearsay | Pure & Simple | |
Stage |
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| Chess In Concert | Royal Albert Hall | |
| Sondheim Tonight | Barbican Concert hall | |
| The Night of 1000 Voices | Royal Albert Hall | |
| The Winslow Boy | Rose Theatre - Kingston | |
| Debbie Does Dallas | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | |
| The George Gershwin Gala | Royal Albert Hall | |
| Definitely Doris | Kings Head Theatre | |