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ABOUT

ABOUT ME

Marina Kondo is a bicultural (USA/Japan) singer, actor, dancer, and lyric translator.

 

She is a Netherland-born, Japanese singer who is currently based in New York City.

She grew up mostly in Michigan (USA) and began performing professionally at the age of 9 singing in jazz bars in Tokyo, Japan and continued to participate in many concerts, musicals, T.V programs, and recordings since.

As a music ambassador of Minami Soma, Fukushima, Japan, she performs at many charity concerts and festivals in the US, Japan, and Brazil.

She performed in many events for the local communities of the Metropolitan Detroit area, such as Detroit Children’s Hospital, Detroit Libraries and schools, and other charity events sponsored by GM, Nissan, Japan Business Society- Detroit, WLDTV etc.

RECORDINGS:

KPOP Original Broadway Cast Recording 

Ben E. King's "Dear Japan: Look To The Sky" (CD)

Faber "My First Piano Adventures" Books A, B, and C (CD)

Japan Aerobic Federation "Kira Kira Kids" and "Waku Waku Aerobics (CD and DVD)

TMU Japan "Look: Jump Into The Music World" (CD)

 

AWARDS:

Young Arts National Competition- Gold

Finalist 1st Sphinx Stars Detroit - WLDTV

2nd Place Barry Alexander Vocal Competition

Finalist Verdi Vocal Competition 

TELEVISION:

HBO "Succession" Season 2, Episode 1 (Translator)

BROADWAY:

KPOP (OBC, Assistant Dance Captain, Swing, U/S Mwe & Ruby)

NATIONAL TOURS:

Disney's "​Frozen" (OTC, Queen Iduna. u/s Anna) 

The ​Lincoln Center Theatre's "The King and I" (Ensemble, u/s Lady Thiang, Tuptim)

 

OFF-BROADWAY:

New York City Center "Road Show" (Ensemble)

The Public Theatre "Made In America" (Charity) 

Ars Nova  "K-POP" (Mwe)

REGIONAL THEATRE:

The Muny - "Beauty and The Beast", "Aida", "The Little Mermaid" 

EDUCATION:

Interlochen Arts Academy 

University of Michigan, BFA

 

REPRESENTATION:

BRS/GAGE - A TALENT AGENCY

NEW YORK & LA

http://www.brsgage.com 

Japanese Translation ☞

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