Markell Kiefer

Markell Kiefer She/Her, Executive Artistic Director of TigerLion Arts (TLA), has produced and directed large-scale walking plays and immersive spectacle events such as The Buddha Prince and the award-winning national tour, Nature. In addition to creating all TLA productions in collaboration with her partner Tyson Forbes, Markell has worked with premier organizations including Ten Thousand Things Theater, Circus Juventas, Minnesota Boychoir, Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, TPT, Mia, Guthrie, CTC, Pillsbury House, Stages, Project Success, UofM’s BFA Actor Training Program, and Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. Training & Awards: MFA, Lecoq Physical Theatre, Naropa University; BA, Religion & Environmental Ethics, Middlebury College; Professional Acting Certificate, Circle in the Square; Theatrical Clown Pedagogy, Giovanni Fusetti. Markell is a recipient of the 2018 Regional Emmy Award for Twin Cities PBS documentary Nature: Walking with Emerson & Thoreau.