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DJ Wizniak
Vice President, Creative |
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Canadian
born Darrell James (DJ) Wizniak is currently based in
Shanghai, China. He started his dance training at a very
early age, studying and teaching ethnic dance but soon
turned to the classics of ballet and modern techniques. A
dancer since the age of 10, DJ was the first male dance
graduate of a publicly funded school for the arts in Canada.
DJ was given the honor to study with dance masters from the
Kirov ballet school in Kiev, Ukraine. DJ spent over 12 years
cultivating young talent in various dance schools, in which
he was artistic director/choreographer. He has toured many
countries performing and entertaining.
Partnering with theatrical impresario,
Toby Simkin (Shen
Tu Bin) in 1988 on the SkyDome Opening Ceremonies, DJ and
Toby created a company (Toby Simkin & Associates Inc.) and
have worked together on every project since. Over the course
of the 20 year business relationship, DJ evolved his
choreography skills to creative management, and with Toby,
selected many award-winning shows for the company to focus
on.
DJ served as Vice President, Creative of Theatre.com
Inc., the company he jointly founded (with Toby as Buy
Broadway) in 1995, and grew from a basement hobby to a
public corporation in 1998 and sold in 2000. During this
period, he supervised the creative direction and concepts
for the vast majority of websites and online marketing
campaigns for over 100 shows and 50 companies on Broadway
and in the West End.
He is today focusing his efforts in Asia, working on a
number of projects for both import and export between China
and the rest of the world. |