KEV
WOOD
B.Th., B.F.A., M.V.P.A.
General Profile
The fourth born of five children, Kev Wood has had an active life. Throughout his life Kev has channeled his energy into playing sports, being involved in his community and church, and leadership.
In 1993 Kev served as Camp Director at Camp Horizons, four days after turning the minimum age for a camp director of 25.
From his experience playing nine sports Kev has learned much about performance. While and after playing on three varsity teams in college, he instructed and coached sports for eight years at the adult recreational and college varsity levels. Kev has been a nationally certified coach in three sports and has also been a provincially certified volleyball referee.
Kev has a total of 25 years of experience in lay and professional leadership, management, teaching and consultation in college, camping, developmental services and church settings.
He brings an exciting and successful approach to motivating, teaching
and leading.
On August 12, 2000, Kev married Becky (nee: Read)
Artistic Profile
Kev Wood has acquired knowledge and skill in Mime, Drama, Physical Theatre, Musical Sign Language, Videography and other areas of the arts from training and experience.
Kev began signing songs (Musical Sign Language) when he
worked at Ontario Pioneer Camps in 1985. Since then he has been signing at different
venues throughout North and Central America, Europe and Australia. In the past he has
been asked to teach Musical Sign Language (The Wood Method) to
both adults and children.
After graduating from Tyndale College in 1991 with a Bachelor of Theology in Bible and Arts, Kev joined Steadfast, a dramatic arts team from Tyndale, that same fall. When the group recessed for the summer Kev auditioned for and joined 4 Crying Out Loud, a performing arts troupe founded and led by Bruxy Cavey.
Kev has also received training as a Mime that has included an emphasis on the Classical style of and training from the legendary French Mime Marcel Marceau. In June, 1994 he received an invitation for a personal (1:1) two week course in Classical and Expressive Mime at the Youth With a Mission (YWAM) Academy of Performing Arts in Cambridge, Ontario. Kev has also trained with Mimeistry International where he has studied under Todd and Marilyn Farley, Mimeistry's co-founding directors. Todd and Marilyn both studied at Marcel Marceau's International School of Mime in Paris. At a workshop near Toronto in 1994 Todd Farley invited Kev to study at the Mimeistry school in Pasadena, California, and that became a reality in the fall of 1998 when Kev studied in Pasadena for six weeks in the Journeyman (second year) class. More recently Kev has attended intensive workshops taught by Marcel Marceau in New York City ('99 (2 weeks), '00 (1 week)) and Ann Arbor, Michigan ('99 (1 week)). Kev periodically travels to New York City to train under Gregg Goldston, who is respected by and who has performed with Marcel Marceau as recently as 2004.
Kev holds a Bachelor of Theology (Tyndale College), Bachelor of Fine Arts (in Drama) (Providence College), and a Master of Visual and Performing Arts (Charles Sturt University).
As part of his role as the President and Artistic Director of Rising Action Productions, he overseas Mohan Arts Training Programs, which he has founded and developed. Kev has taught Mime, Drama, Physical Theatre and Musical Sign Language (The Wood Method) to school, camp, church, and for other not-for-profit organizations. He is a qualified and experienced instructor.
Opportunities have had Kev perform and/or teach in nine Canadian provinces (all but New Brunswick), approximately 35 U.S. states, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Australia.
Kev has choreographed over 60 Mime pieces and has interpreted over 60 songs in Musical Sign Language.