Kerri received her M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Oklahoma, where she performed with Oklahoma Festival Ballet and OU Opera Theatre, and was the recipient of awards for choreography and contributions to the arts.
She performed soloist and principal roles with Gainesville Ballet, Bighouse Dance Theatre, Anton del Calizon’s Fusion Flamenco, and as a guest artist.
She studied the art of dance pedagogy under the direction of Diane Callahan and Mary Margaret Holt, and attended the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Teacher Training Seminar 2012 and 2013.
Kerri coaches classical works, has produced and choreographed evening length story ballets and concerts of contemporary dance.
Before relocating to Indiana with her husband and young son, Kerri was a Director of the USC Dance Conservatory and Instructor in the USC Dance Program. She is also certified in Progressing Ballet Technique and Vinyasa Yoga.
Kerri created the libretto for Rumpelstiltskin, and original Choreography for Ballet Indiana.
She performed soloist and principal roles with Gainesville Ballet, Bighouse Dance Theatre, Anton del Calizon’s Fusion Flamenco, and as a guest artist.
She studied the art of dance pedagogy under the direction of Diane Callahan and Mary Margaret Holt, and attended the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Teacher Training Seminar 2012 and 2013.
Kerri coaches classical works, has produced and choreographed evening length story ballets and concerts of contemporary dance.
Before relocating to Indiana with her husband and young son, Kerri was a Director of the USC Dance Conservatory and Instructor in the USC Dance Program. She is also certified in Progressing Ballet Technique and Vinyasa Yoga.
Kerri created the libretto for Rumpelstiltskin, and original Choreography for Ballet Indiana.
Winner of the Antal Dorati and European Union International Conducting Competition, conductor and composer Henry Cheng has been the Conductor for Ballet Indiana since 2021.
Equally comfortable conducting symphonic, contemporary, operatic, and ballet reptertoire - Henry is a regular guest conductor throughout Asia, Europe, and America including Ballet Indiana, Atlanta Ballet, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Symphony Orchestra, MAV Symphony Orchestra, Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, Cameristi della Scala, Budapest Operetta Theater Orchestra, Kodaly Philharmonic, Pori Sinfonietta, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, National Moravian-Silesian Opera, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.
His compositional works include interdisciplinary collaborations, films, commercial art projects, ballets, and operas.
Henry’s compositional collaboration with Ari Fisher, “Suite for ARMY,” was part of The 3rd BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference SPECIAL EXHIBITION at Total Museum in July 2022.
His musical education includes masterclasses with Riccardo Muti, Bernard Haitink, Kurt Masur, and Tugan Sokhiev in addition to studies at Eastman School of Music, Georgia State University, Indiana University, and University of Arts, Berlin.
Equally comfortable conducting symphonic, contemporary, operatic, and ballet reptertoire - Henry is a regular guest conductor throughout Asia, Europe, and America including Ballet Indiana, Atlanta Ballet, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Symphony Orchestra, MAV Symphony Orchestra, Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, Cameristi della Scala, Budapest Operetta Theater Orchestra, Kodaly Philharmonic, Pori Sinfonietta, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, National Moravian-Silesian Opera, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.
His compositional works include interdisciplinary collaborations, films, commercial art projects, ballets, and operas.
Henry’s compositional collaboration with Ari Fisher, “Suite for ARMY,” was part of The 3rd BTS Global Interdisciplinary Conference SPECIAL EXHIBITION at Total Museum in July 2022.
His musical education includes masterclasses with Riccardo Muti, Bernard Haitink, Kurt Masur, and Tugan Sokhiev in addition to studies at Eastman School of Music, Georgia State University, Indiana University, and University of Arts, Berlin.
Mahlon Berv is an award-winning composer for film, TV, video games, and the concert stage. Featured in Vogue and Forbes Magazine, Mahlon won Best Score at the Los Angeles Film Awards for his classic Hollywood orchestral score for the animated drama Sacrifice. Mahlon composed the score for the film Not(e) for a Dreamer, nominated for best score at the LA Fashion Festival. In collaboration with Berlin-based conductor and composer Henry Cheng, Mahlon composed the music for the Running Learning Center in Seoul, South Korea in honor of Olympic Gold Medalist Sohn Kee Chung.
Mahlon worked on the music team for RuPaul's Drag Race and Million Dollar Listing, and his music is featured on the ABC/Disney series The Great Christmas Light Fight. He also worked as a Scoring Assistant on the HBO Series Catch And Kill: The Podcast Tapes with Ronan Farrow.
Mahlon also composes for the concert stage including operas, symphonic works, and ballets.
Mahlon studied at the Royal College of Music and at the Jacobs School of Music with Sven-David Sandström, Howard Davidson, Don Freund, and Claude Baker.
Mahlon was selected to participate in the NYU/ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, where he studied with Sean Callery and Mark Snow and recorded his music with members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Palomar Film Music Workshop where he studied with Larry Groupe.
Mahlon worked on the music team for RuPaul's Drag Race and Million Dollar Listing, and his music is featured on the ABC/Disney series The Great Christmas Light Fight. He also worked as a Scoring Assistant on the HBO Series Catch And Kill: The Podcast Tapes with Ronan Farrow.
Mahlon also composes for the concert stage including operas, symphonic works, and ballets.
Mahlon studied at the Royal College of Music and at the Jacobs School of Music with Sven-David Sandström, Howard Davidson, Don Freund, and Claude Baker.
Mahlon was selected to participate in the NYU/ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, where he studied with Sean Callery and Mark Snow and recorded his music with members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Palomar Film Music Workshop where he studied with Larry Groupe.
