MIUSc: MUSIc with a twist

Kevin Takahide Lee has a Bachelor's of Music in Opera Performance from the University of British Columbia and a Master's of Music in Voice Performance from The University of Western Ontario. He teaches for the city of Burnaby, and is involved with musical and theatrical productions from Victoria BC to Edmonton Alberta.

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A fourth generation Chinese Japanese Canadian, Kevin Takahide Lee descends from a family who experienced the head tax and the Canadian Internment of Japanese Canadians in WWII. Growing up in BC’s Lower Mainland he witnessed the challenges his family and immigrants faced regarding accessibility to services and preservation of their culture. This has led Kevin to work in the performing arts and advocacy.

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Currently Kevin 2023 season includes Art Club Theatre and Theatre Calgary's production of Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto adapted by Hiro Kanagawa, The Alberta tour of Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, and Surrey Museum's The Re-enactors.

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Past activities include Carousel Theatre's for Young People's production of A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Asian Actor Theatre, the Inspirit Panel, Children's Hospital PSA, Untold Stories of the ER, Shogun, Canadian Museum of Human Rights' Our Canada, My Story as well as panels and conferences.

For Kevin's CV click here