Kylah PowellKylah Powell is a Vancouver born resident who attended on scholarship and graduated with a BFA in dance (with a focus on Modern) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She studied dance under Leni Wylliams, Mary Pat Henry and Paula Webber, and also spent a summer in New York as a student at the Alvin Ailey Dance Centre.
Kylah has been teaching for over 25 years, with her choreography winning numerous awards throughout the Lower Mainland. She has performed in various events, and her choreography has been showcased in numerous festivals including the B.C. Festival of Arts, and the Dance in Vancouver Festival. In 2009, she choreographed and performed in a short film titled ‘Swell Season’, which screened at the Chicago International Film & Music Festival. Kylah’s most memorable moment came in 2010, when she danced in the Vancouver Olympic Opening Ceremonies! Kylah was a national level competitive gymnast for many years, competing both locally and out of province and country. This experience proved to be invaluable, as the teaching and choreographing of circus arts at Cirkids became another creative aspect to her life. Over the years, Kylah has worked with artists/choreographers including Claire French, Sarah Coffin, Heather Laura Gray, Alina Sotskova and Jennifer Aoki, to name a few. In 2005, Kylah formed CollabArt Creations, a contemporary dance company whose goal is to showcase the artistic collaboration of dancers, performers, and artists of various mediums in the public domain. She has produced and choreographed several full-length shows throughout the Lower Mainland, all of which were well received by enthusiastic audiences! CollabArt Creations has collaborated with artists including choreographers, dancers, photographers, painters, film directors/producers. Most recently, Kylah has focused on the realm of film, due to Co-Vid. She has produced/ choreographed several short dance films, one of which received a grant from The Dance Centre. Her film ‘Just a Swipe’ has received numerous awards and screenings in various film festivals around the world, including Vancouver's Dancing On The Edge Festival! Her latest film 'Blended Path' has screened as part of the Constructed Sight Dance Film Festival in Pittsburgh, PA. After being away from the stage due to Covid, Kylah brought CollabArt Creations back to the stage in May 2022, in her theatrical dance performance IMPACT! Kylah continues to pursue film projects and is looking forward to returning to the stage in Fall 2023. |