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Kevin and Nicole-Capri Brocksieck are husband and wife and President and Vice-president Tapestry Performing Arts. Some of their goals for Tapestry are; - to strive to integrate the arts into worship in a fresh new way while still maintaining respect for traditional worship styles. - to minister through music, art and dance with a special heart for the un-churched, "seekers", and those who have wandered away from the church. - to share the Word of God through classical and contemporary music, sacred dance, drama, art, poetry and sign language. - to glorify God in all that we do. - Originally from Chicago, Kevin moved to Wichita in 1986 with his parents who are both ordained Salvation Army Officers. (His parents now live in Helsinki, Finland where they are the principals of the Salvation Army Seminary.) - Kevin is a classically trained singer, musician, arranger and composer who studied at Friends University. While at Friends, he toured the U.S. and Europe with the internationally renowned Singing Quakers. - Kevin has served at a number of churches in a variety of capacities including choir director, worship leader, associate pastor, parish assistant and vocal soloist. He has also taught many classes in Church History, Lenten and Advent studies and Bible Studies. - Over the past two decades, Kevin has been a member of many successful music groups including Strangers, Kenaniah, EveryMan and is currently lead vocal and guitarist for Red Sea Pedestrian - Some of Kevin's favorite stage roles include; Frank in Canticle of the Plains, Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jack in Into the Woods and Jesus in Revelation. Nicole-Capri Brocksieck, Vice-president - Nicole is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, and studied Theatre, dance and music at Memphis State University. - Nicole also studied at The National Theatre of the Deaf's Professional Theatre School and went on to tour the United States, Germany and Russia (with their sister company, FTD) as a company actor, choreographer and interpreter. - Nicole played the role of Mary in the World Premiere of Miracle Play in 1992. - In 1993, Nicole was the recipient of the Best Actress award at the First International Theatre Festival in Volgograd, Russia. - In 1995, Nicole lived a lifelong dream performing Off-Broadway in the original Christian musical Ram in the Thicket. - Nicole was the 1995-96 Ms. Kansas and represented her state at The Ms. United States Pageant. Her platforms were Christian Fine Arts, Deaf Awareness and Mental Illness. - Nicole served as Artistic Director of The Prime Rib Dinner Theatre in Wichita from 1998-2000. - Nicole spends much of her time working as a freelance director and choreographer, choreographing the Singing Quakers at Friend's University, and working with several area high schools and groups including; East High School, Heights High School, North High School, Pleasant Valley Middle School, Hutchinson High School, Collegiate, Trinity Academy and Philothea. |
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