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Symposium for Arts Education - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c51f947506fbe0986eadd6b/15f07a6f-d951-4c84-b1f5-50059258c1ec/Jason.jpg Symposium for Arts Education - Jason Nious Jason is a performing artist and creative director whose background with high school step teams and NCAA gymnastics launched his life-long love for the arts. Jason has traveled and performed extensively with Cirque du Soleil, Step Afrika, Stomp, and the International Body Music Festival. He’s created award-winning choreography and worked as a cultural ambassador with the U.S. Embassy in Africa, South America, and Central America. He worked as assistant choreographer, dancer, and stunt double for the film Stomp The Yard: Homecoming, and has performed in dozens of regional theatre productions and films throughout his career. Highlights include performing at Radio City Music Hall, The Kennedy Center, Kremlin Palace, and the Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan. As the founder and director of Molodi, an award-winning body percussion ensemble based in Las Vegas, NV, Jason designs new touring productions and facilitates Molodi’s arts education program, reaching over 20,000 students per year. He is an Artist-In-Residence with the International Museum of Dance, a board member of the LAB LV Theatre Company, and he serves as an arts integration consultant with Focus 5, Inc. Jason received his BA in Theatre from the University of New Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c51f947506fbe0986eadd6b/1c6fc8f2-e785-4620-b008-f6dcef95e605/230718-Arts-Integration-019.jpg Symposium for Arts Education - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c51f947506fbe0986eadd6b/6a6370bc-a786-4a4e-ad0e-5252d33b9c2b/Kassie+headshot.jpg Symposium for Arts Education - Kassie Misiewicz Kassie is a professional Theatre for Youth director, actor and John F. Kennedy Center National Teaching Artist. She received her Masters of Fine Arts degree in Theatre for Young Audiences from the Arizona State University and her BA in Theatre from the University of Notre Dame. Kassie is the Founder and former Artistic Director of Trike Theatre: Northwest Arkansas’ professional theatre for youth and families. For the past 20 years, she has been implementing arts integration residencies with PreK-8th grade students, coaching teachers, training teaching artists and building cooperative, creative, kinesthetic classrooms wherever she goes. Kassie lives in Bentonville, Arkansas and loves to travel with her family and have spontaneous dance parties in the kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c51f947506fbe0986eadd6b/8160be48-608d-4293-9d41-ff02f48d689a/Kara+headshot+3.jpg Symposium for Arts Education - Kara Hettinger Kara Hettinger is the Director of Arts Education at the Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College. At the MTC she programs and manages the school and family programming as well as community outreach offerings. Kara worked professionally as an actor, stage manager, director and teaching artist for more than 20 years before coming to JCCC and still remains active and connected to the Kansas City arts community. Previously, Kara was the Director of Arts Education for the Kansas City Chapter of Young Audiences as well as the Education Director for the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. Kara was also an Adjunct Professor of Theatre at Benedictine College for 2 years. Early in her career Kara was also the co-founder, producer and director for her own theatre company, for which she directed several new works. Kara earned a B.A. in Theatre from Loyola University of Chicago and an M.A. in Theatre at the University of Missouri Kansas City. Kara also serves on the leadership team for the Plains Presenters, a network of presenting venues located in the Midwest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c51f947506fbe0986eadd6b/55192923-639e-4a9d-ab71-9bf05c778dc2/Leland+Faulkner.jpg Symposium for Arts Education - Leland Faulkner * Leland Faulkner is an acclaimed performing artist with over thirty years of experience in theater and film. A master of visual storytelling, Leland has created original productions that have toured internationally, from Japan to Turkiye, Russia, Canada, and China. A pivotal chapter in Leland’s career began when he served as Artistic Director and co-owner of Celebration Barn Theater in Maine. There, he launched his journey as a teaching artist, curating intensive training forums that brought world-renowned masters of mime, movement, physical comedy, Commedia dell’arte, and voice to teach aspiring performers. His commitment to arts education grew through programs like Arts for Learning and the RAISE teaching artist initiative, and continues today with “The Kinetic Connection,” a virtual workshop series for professionals. Leland’s legacy includes directing award-winning stage works such as Shadowplay, recognized by the Kennedy Center, as well as innovative film and media projects, including the acclaimed The King O’ Cats and his contributions to The Polar Express. 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