Outstanding Guyanese youth #10 Kijana Lewis Dancer, peer educator and best all outstanding actor bottle up in one Guyanese guy. He could easily have been average but dares to push the barriers. From a clan of 4 boys his siblings are all outstanding sports personalities but while he can play a mean game of lawn tennis he is a sold out arts enthusiast. Kijana Lewis, based in Turkeyen Georgetown is a high school and University of Guyana graduate, with a degree in Public Management. He has worked at the National Insurance Scheme, NCERD and Cyril Potter College of Education . However while he could have been stuck in the mold of a corporate career his heart and true calling was in the Performing Arts. Kijana’s passion for the Arts started in High School and through his cultural upbringing. His yearning to dance and appeal to the masse led him to join the Theatre Guild of Guyana where he was an active member for more than ten (10) years. His first major play was Legend of the Silk Cotton Tree Directed by Al Creighton staged at the National Cultural Center for CARIFESTA X. His Performance in that play propelled him into the spotlight and he was soon cast in numerous plays and short films earning him 7 Best Actor Awards to date from the Theatre Guild Awards 2012, National Drama Festival Awards 2011, 2012 and 2013, also the Merundoi Drama Awards 2012. He is also a prominent figure in Guyana’s longest Satirical Review comedy , presentation the “Link Show”. Mr. Lewis was also a Professional dancer in the National Dance Company of Guyana for over six (6) years, performing in several countries across the Caribbean. More recently his latest Performance was done in Trinidad and Tobago where he auditioned and got lead roles in 3 Productions, but time only permitted his participation in one. Kijana has earned himself a place in the Astor Johnson Repertoire Dance Company and also the Mt D’or Culture Performance Company all of which are based in Trinidad and Tobago. He is expected to return to the twin Island republic shortly to begin his tenure. One of his life long goals is to own his Performing Arts Company. A one time lead dancer with the Classique dance company Kijana dares to rise above the stereotypes and dances from the heart, bearing his soul, always mesmerizing and captivating those who fear as he dares to draw them in. (By Mondale Smith)
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 04:38:21 +0000
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