About Kurtis
I am a…
Activist, Artist, Concerned citizen, Educator/Teacher, Event planner, Gay, Job-seeker, Performer, Project manager, Student, World traveler
Bio
Kurtis Dennison is co-serving on the curation and selection team for the Institute of Development Studies 2020 TEDx event. He is an MA candidate studying Power, Participation and Social Change at the Institute of Development Studies. With a background in theatre, his work is utilizing storytelling as a participatory tool to explore pathways of advocacy for queer people. He has previously worked on theatre for development and peace building projects in Kigali, Rwanda and West Virginia, USA. He holds a BA in Theatre from Fairmont State University.
I'm passionate about
Theatre as a tool for dialogue, and finding new ways to share peoples story.
Areas of expertise
Development, Participation, Peacebuilding, Power, Queer, Social Change, Theatre