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Dax Valdes

@daxvaldes

Performer and learning facilitator across theater and training, from Career Transitions For Dancers galas to trainings reaching over 150,000 people.

United States
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At DeAngelo Productions, I worked on projects including the annual Career Transitions For Dancers (CTFD) Galas and Capezio's 125th and 130th Anniversary Galas. My theater work has included acting in productions such as The Ugly Xmas Sweater Musical and Bonnie & Clyde at The REV Theatre Company.

At Right to Be, I customized and delivered interactive trainings on topics including Bystander Intervention, Conflict De-escalation, and Implicit Bias, training over 150,000 people to date. I also developed and maintained curriculum and supervised and mentored a small team of trainers and consultants.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

8 yrs 5 mos logoYM
Current

Vital Theatre Company

Worked as Vital Theatre Company at 8 yrs 5 mos.

DeAngelo Productions logoDP

Associate Producer

Aug 2004 - Feb 2026 (21 years 6 months)

Work on a variety of projects, including the annual Career Transitions For Dancers (CTFD) Galas, and Capezio's 125th and 130th Anniversary Galas.

Webster University logoWU

Adjunct Professor

Jan 2025 - May 2025 (4 months)

Director / Choreographer - Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Right to Be  logoRB

Training and Facilitation Specialist

Sep 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 7 months)

Customize and deliver interactive trainings on critical topics including Bystander Intervention, Conflict De-escalation, Preventing Sexual Harassment, Implicit Bias, and Resilience. Trained over 150,000 people to date. Nomination to the Good Morning America Inspiration List 2021 for significant work with AAPI communities. Supervised and mentored a small team of trainers and consultants, ensuring c

Creating Futures That Work logoCW

Learning Facilitator

Jun 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years 6 months)

Creating Futures That Work is the world's leading provider of experiential learning that uses the arts to help organizations and their leaders develop the skills they need to succeed. Our training improves business performance by preparing leaders and their teams to thrive in an increasingly complex, demanding and rapidly changing world.

Our unique ABEL (Arts-Based Experiential Learning) Syst

The Art of Science Learning logoTL

Faculty

Oct 2011 - Dec 2023 (12 years 2 months)

The Art of Science Learning is a National Science Foundation-funded initiative that uses the arts to spark creativity in science education and the development of an innovative 21st Century STEM workforce.

The initiative is built on more than 15 years of work by Harvey Seifter and colleagues, exploring the impact of artistic skills, processes and experiences on learning and the innovation process.

Right to Be  logoRB

Senior Trainer

Jun 2021 - Sep 2023 (2 years 3 months)

Our work focuses on turning the care we have for each other into simple, creative, effective action. We want to build a world that’s free of harassment and filled with humanity.

Only Make Believe logoOB

Actor

Sep 2008 - Mar 2023 (14 years 6 months)

Only Make Believe (OMB) is a New York City not-for-profit organization which serves children living with chronic illnesses and disabilities and is dedicated to the principle that freeing a child’s creative spirit is essential to the healing process. OMB provides theatrical workshops conducted by a team of three professional actors, once a week for six weeks, free-of-charge to hospitals and other m

Right to Be  logoRB

Trainer

Jun 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year)

Worked as Trainer at Right to Be .

Farrow & Ball logoFB

Colour Consultant

Oct 2014 - Sep 2018 (3 years 11 months)

Whether you’re embarking on a large renovation project or redecorating the family home, our in-home Colour Consultants are on hand to help you transform your home with paint and wallpaper.

Considering up to four rooms in an hour, your Colour Consultant will share tailored design advice that is utterly bespoke to you, suggesting a cohesive scheme that suits your lifestyle and a palette that comple

Millbrook Playhouse logoMP

Director / Choreographer

Jun 2008 - Jun 2017 (9 years)

Bye Bye Birdie (choreographer)
Altar Boyz
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Once Upon A Mattress (choregrapher)
Triumph of Love (choreographer)
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Happy Days the Musical
The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes - Caps & Gowns
Life Could Be A Dream
Seussical (choreographer)

Vineyard Theatre logoVT

Education Associate

Sep 2008 - Sep 2014 (6 years)

● Conducted pre-show workshops for student matinees and led writing workshops that culminated in original student-written plays, performed by professional actors in conjunction with The Anne Frank Center of New York
● Organized and managed "Boot Camps" featuring workshops led by professional theater artists, enriching student experiences with Broadway and Off-Broadway shows
● Facilitated student s

Leviathan Lab logoLL

Associate Artistic Director

May 2012 - Apr 2013 (11 months)

Leviathan Lab is a professional creative studio that invests in the advancement of Asian American performing artists.

By providing artistic resources (including subsidized theater workshops, career mentorship and writers labs) and showcases for their work, we build performances that compel audiences to question how Asian Americans are encountered in both performance and American culture. By expa

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

PU

Point Park University

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Musical Theater, minor in Dance

PA

Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts

Certificate, Theater Arts

PU

Point Park University

Bachelor of Visual Arts, Musical Theatre

EE

Education for Racial Equity

Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism for Bodies of Culture October 2022 (8 Hours)

Oct 2022

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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