Artists Registry

PhD – State University of New York-Albany
MFA – University of Washington-Seattle
BFA – Juilliard School

Dr. Kaddar has performed nationally and internationally as guest artist and has been a member of such modern dance companies as the Jose Limon Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Peter Pucci Plus Dancers and Jacob’s Pillow’s Men Dancers. He has also danced with numerous independent NYC choreographers and has choreographs for dance and theater.

His teaching, professional movement coaching and choreography consist of both national and international appointments. Among others these include the Limon Dance Institute in NYC, The National School of Dance in Buenos Aires, Argentina; The Novosibirsk Opera Ballet in Novosibirsk, Russia; The Juilliard Drama Division; Shadowland Theatre, NY; New Paltz Summer Repertory Theatre; Fisher Center for The Performing Arts, Bard College, NY; The Signature Theatre, NYC; The Rubin High School for Music and Dance in Jerusalem Israel; The International Latin American Dance Festival in Maracaibo, Venezuela; Stamford City Ballet, CT; and at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. One of his most recent works was performed at the Smithsonian Museum of Art in Washington DC and in Ottawa Canada by the internationally acclaimed singing ensemble Tapestry. The piece “The Tale of the White Rooster” continues to be performed nationally and abroad. Currently, as part of the 10th anniversary commemorating the events of 9/11/2001, Dr. Kaddar is restaging his tribute piece Standing Tall around the country at dance festivals, universities and private dance studios.

Dr. Kaddar presents workshops on topics related dance, dance education and dance as a theatre art at national and international conferences. These have included presentations at the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA), the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), the national conference of the Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), The Association for Theatre Movement Educators (ATME), The Intercontinental Dance Festival at the University of Madison WI and at various art related conferences such as the International Conference for Arts and Humanities in Hawaii and at the Fashion Institute of New York in NYC.

Dr. Kaddar is the recipient of the Martha Hill Award for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Dance from the Juilliard School, the Fellowship/Scholar Award from ATME and the SOFA Award from the National Association of College and University Residence Halls. He has been invited to serve on the New York Foundation of the Arts Choreography Panel and has been nominated for the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Distinguish Service. He is a member of ATME, ACDFA and NDEO. Most recently Dr. Kaddar has been elected to the National Board of Directors for ACDFA as the representative of the Mid-Atlantic Region.