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 The
immensely talented Keith Berger and Sharon Diskin have performed
as a team since 1985, delighting a wide range of concert audiences
in North America and Europe. Noted for their exciting performance
style and professional discipline, Sharon and Keith have been well
received at colleges, community concert halls, art centers and legitimate
theatres. Among these are New York City's La Mama, etc., L.A.’s
House of Blues, and two critically acclaimed runs at The Edinburgh
Festival in Scotland.
Sharon and Keith have also
performed on several world cruises that have brought them to such
places as Monte Carlo, Venice, Romania, Bulgaria, Istanbul, and
The Ukraine.
Since 1990 The Chameleons
(Berger & Diskin) have been two of the most popular and in demand
artists touring for the L.A. Music Center Education Division. Their
programs for children are some of the most sought after theatre
in Southern California.
Their television appearances
include featured roles on the "Wonderworks" PBS special Gryphon,
and numerous guest appearances on talk and variety programs in the
U.S. and Great Britain.
They recently produced their
first children’s video, Berger & Diskin’s Show
& Tell Mime and it is soon to be released at stores nationwide.
Gifted teachers as well
as performers, Berger & Diskin have taught physical theatre
and mime at Cornell University, The Disney Studios and at their
studios in New York and L.A.
Keith Berger adheres to
no one "doctrine" of physical theatre. His influences range from
the classical French pantomime of Barrault and Marceau to the forcefully
dynamic American Mime Theatre style.
Keith was among the very
first performers to take his act on to the streets of New York City
and was named "Most Outstanding Street Performed".
Since then, he has toured
his one man show throughout the United States and Europe. Among
these concerts are featured performances at Lincoln Center. The
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Palm Beach Arts Festival,
and a Royal Command Performance for Princess Grace of Monaco.
Some of his T.V. and film
credits include Red Skelton's "Funny Faces", "Crossover Dreams",
"Angel Heart", "The Suicide Club", and most recently starring role
on CBS' "Space Rangers". Off Broadway, Keith wrote and starred in
"Broken Toys".
Sharon Diskin began her
professional theatre career as a child in Arizona acting in numerous
stage productions. She is probably best remembered for her gripping
portrayal Of Anne Frank in "The Diary of Anne Frank."
Since then she has gone on to portray such classic roles as Peter
Pan and Miss Julie.
She fell in love with the
art of physical theatre and mime in college when she had the good
fortune to study with a guest artist named Keith Berger. After graduating
from Oberlin College with a degree in Spanish she went on to train
for 6 years at The American Mime Theatre in New York City under
the tutelage of Paul Curtis. During this time she teamed up with
Keith Berger to form their very unique performance duo.
Her film work includes "Angel
Heart" and Chantal Ackerman’s "Histoires D'Amerique".
Keith Berger and Sharon
Diskin are married and currently reside in Los Angeles with their
son, Gideon, their daughter, Allegra, and their two cats Max and
Esmeralda.
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