Thomas King Flagg Resume

Experience

Present
Host of American Spectacle Podcast

Writer, producer and host of the 12 segment podcast about the history and education of American dance, what happened to American entertainment and the commodity of beauty.

Present
Author of The Dressing Drink

A memoir of an orphan’s theatrical and show business mother and father.

2012 - Present
Co-founder and Artistic Director, Positive Energy Arts Foundation

Positive Energy Arts Foundation is dedicated to reinstating the arts in primary and secondary education through arts-based enrichment programs and initiatives for students and their communities in Harrisburg and York Pennsylvania. Within 10 years PEAF affected more than 100,000 students. The company’s mission is to create a catalyst for change through performing arts opportunities that inspire, educate, enrich and support participants, schools and urban areas.

1993 - Present
President and Founder, Terpsichore Entertainment

Provides representation to a broad base of dancers, choreographers, and entertainers. The company’s objective is to develop marketing strategies for artists, liaison relationships between artists, choreographers, and artistic directors, and to introduce the client to effective representation.

Terpsichore Entertainment & Management Client Demo Reel

1993 - Present
Founder and Developer, Terpsichore International Consulting

Provides a comprehensive service of consultation and guidance to domestic and international clients in order to educate, promote, direct and define career vehicles and project pathways for industry success.

1993 - Present
Establishing Director, Terpsichore Quest Educational Consulting

Guides and informs artists about how to achieve career goals through a series of counseling sessions, evaluations, and seminars. Access points include individual consulting and lecture tours at schools, colleges, and universities.

2014
Chairman, Board of Advisors, Springboard Danse Montréal

Charged with governing the board of a Canadian-based contemporary dance project that facilitates the current and future endeavors of artists, choreographers and dance companies by nurturing a network of high caliber dance professionals in a collaborative setting.

www.springboarddanse.com

Instruction, Seminars, Lectures

2020
Positive Energy Arts
Present
Catalyst in providing instructional and informational digital media across various online platforms including YouTube, Facebook, and Shipley Energy’s website
2020
Positive Energy Arts
Present
Founder of Positive Energy TV (PETV), a local television network that provides instructional and informational televised media via interviews and segments with world-renowned artists, as well as local hotshots
2019
CID 5th International Congress on Dance in Hollywood FL

Presenter

2018
World Culture Summit in Abu Dhabi

Honored Guest and Speaker

2015
Art Institute of York, PA

Commencement Ceremony Keynote Speaker

2015
York College of Pennsylvania

Lecturer at a combined performing arts seminar: The Business of the Business

2015
Impact Arts and Culture Conference York, PA

Panelist on topic: Reaching underserved communities through arts education

2009
Drexel University, Department of Performing Arts

Lecture format to diverse audience of performing arts students: The Business of The Business

2008
Juilliard Student Services

Lecture format with actors, musicians, and dancers that focused on specific approaches to career success.

2008
University of California California, Santa Barbara Dance

Interactive lecture format seminar provided dance majors with a discussion-based forum regarding future career goals.

2007
Texas A&M University, Department of Dance

Interactive lecture format provided dance majors with a discussion-based forum and one on-one interviews regarding future career goals.

2006
Juilliard School of Dance

Roundtable discussion with dance majors about the industry, the future of dance, and individual career paths.

Professional Theater Production

Present
Co-producer of Colombian dance initiative with Palm Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

A local dance youth education program partnering with Puerto de Oro de Colombia

2020 - Present
  • Created and developed various media vehicles for dance in film, television, direct-to video, live theater, Las Vegas stages, cruise ship entertainment, and industrial packages
  • Dance Consultant/Producer for Elements, Daniel Flannery Productions, Shanghai, China, 2008
2024
Co-producer of Brevard’s Got Talent
2004 - 2008
  • Dance Producer for Xyron, Daniel Flannery Productions, Budapest, Hungary
  • Presented Terpsichore Management clients at Choreographers Carnival, Key Club, Los Angeles, California, 2004 – 2005
1998
Co-Producer, Hawaiian Tour of Infinity Ballet (Artistic Director Debbie Sayles)
1981 - 1985
  • Co-Producer, Molly, Long Wharf Theater, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Producer and Manager, Calck Hook Danse Theatre at Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts, The Joyce Theater, New York, New York, and Wooster Place Theater, New York, New York, 1981 – 1985

Not-for-profit Production

2019
Presented and sponsored a Free Youth Hip-Hop Workshop with Positive Energy Ats and Everybody Dance Now! at the Appel Center for Performing Arts
2019
Presented and sponsored “Hood Nation ‘Deetour’’” with Positive Energy Arts at York College of Pennsylvania
2019
Presented and sponsored “Concert Hip-Hop Dance by Raphael Xavier” with Positive Energy Arts at York College of Pennsylvania
2012
  • Produced and secured financial backing to bring “The Children’s Music Circus” original production and workshop to seven Elementary Schools, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Produced and secured financial backing to bring “The Environment Kids” original production and workshop to Foose Elementary School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Developed and produced series of “Hip Hop” workshops at Avon Old Farms School, Connecticut
2011
Produced and secured financial backing to bring “Rosie’s Theater Kids” workshop program to Foose Elementary School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2005 – 2006
Founder, Dancer’s Roundtable, Career Transition for Dancers, Los Angeles, CA
1994 – Present
Founder and Artistic Director, TERPSICHORE SAND Sanctuary for Art, Nature, and Dance, Frenchtown, New Jersey

Created a permanent home for dance and the arts in nature, and provided choreographers and dancers with a venue to create new works or restage established works.

1994 – 2000
Founder and Executive Director, Terpsichore Outreach Education

An organization devoted to producing educational workshop and performance packages for public schools throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

1989 – 2000
Director of Dance, Donna Reed Festival for the Performing Arts, Denison, Iowa
1991 – 1994
Director of Dance, Bucks County Center for the Performing Arts, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Performing Arts Experience

1980 – Present
Professionally employed as “Jack Goode Jr. ” , actor in film, television, and Off-Broadway

Credits include: Dick Tracy, New York Stories, King of New York, Radio Days, Tango and Cash, Watching Ellie, The Affair of the Necklace, Something’s Got to Give, Moonlighting, and All My Children

1974 – 1982
Live disc jockey/entertainer, employed at night clubs throughout New York City, New York State, Vermont, and San Francisco, California

Adjudication

2006
Honored Judge, European Dance Championships, Croatia
2001 – 2006
Panelist, World Championship of Performing Arts, Hollywood, California
2003 – 2005
Lead Judge, Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival, Palm Desert, California
2004
Honored Judge, South African World Championships, Johannesburg, South Africa
2004
Independent Judge, ACA (American Choreographers Award), Film and Television Division, Los Angeles, California
2001
Judge, ADA (American Dance Awards), Anaheim, California
1992
Panelist, NAACP Talent Contest, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations

2024 - present
Member, Brevard Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
2015 - Present
Member, CID UNESCO
2012 - Present
Member, Secondary Education Reform Taskforce, Harrisburg, PA
2009
Member, Independent Educational Consultants Association, Fairfax, Virginia
2010
Member, National Association for College Admissions Counseling, Arlington Virginia
2009
Consultant, Isadora Duncan Dance Company, New York, New York
2008 – 2010
Board of Trustees, Tendu TV, New York, New York

A broadband, on-demand television channel dedicated to delivering modern and contemporary dance and ballet.

2000 – 2010
Board Member, National Museum of Dance, Saratoga, New York
1999 – present
Member, World Dance Alliance Americas, New York, New York

Serves as a voice for dancers throughout the world, and encourages the exchange of ideas and awareness about dance in its many forms.

2007 – 2010
Board of Trustees, Dance New Amsterdam (DNA), New York, New York

A board of individuals devoted to preserving artistic excellence in dance-making, performance, and education.

1997 – Present
Vice-President, Mary G. Roebling Musical Scholarship Fund, Trenton, New Jersey

A foundation recognized for being the largest donor to the Juilliard Hobin Harp Prize.

1993 – Present
Co-Founder, Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce of the Hunterdon Arts and Cultural Alliance, Flemington, New Jersey
1990 – Present
Member, Actors Equity Association
1988 – Present
Member, American Federation of Television Actors
1998 – Present
Member, Governing Council of Alliance for Art Education/New Jersey, Bloomfield, New Jersey
1985 – Present
Member, Screen Actors Guild
1984 - 1988
Member, Congress on Research in Dance (CORD), New York, New York
1980 – Present
Member, Dance/USA, Washington, DC

Dance/USA sustains and advances professional dance by addressing the needs, concerns, and interests of artists, administrators, and organizations. Dance/USA enhances the infrastructure for dance creation, education, and dissemination.

1985 – Present
Member, APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters), Washington, DC
1994 – 2000
Member, Center for NonProfit

An organization that assists non-profit performing arts organizations to enhance their results by providing educational services, consultation, and information.

1994 – 2000
Member, Artpride, Bordentown, New Jersey

Fosters a favorable climate for the arts in the state of New Jersey by encouraging citizens and elected officials to endorse positions favorable to the arts and the endeavors of individual artists.

Fundraising / Benefits / Development

1986 – Present
Gala Leadership Committee Member, Career Transition for Dancers Anniversary Jubilee, New York, New York
1994 – 2000
Development Director, Terpsichore Sand
1996 – 1998
Development Director, Daring Project (Artistic Directors Margo Sappington and Valentina Kozlova, The Joyce Theater, New York, New York)

Abbreviated List of Credits as Chairperson and Event Producer

  • New Jersey Audubon Society, 2008 – present
  • American Choreography Awards, Los Angeles, California, 2002 – 2004
  • American Repertory Ballet, Princeton, New Jersey, 1998
  • American Cancer Society, New York, New York, 1995
  • New York City Ballet’s Dance With The Dancers (inaugural benefit), New York, New York, 1987
  • Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, New York, 1990
  • Astaire Awards, New York, New York, 1987
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem “Junior Board of Directors, New York, New York, 1985
  • Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts, 1982 – 1985
  • Saratoga Polo Association (inaugural event), Saratoga, New York, 1984
  • Yaddo, Saratoga, New York, 1982
  • National Museum of Tennis/Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island, 1979

Volunteerism

  • Joplin, Missouri tornado aftermath. Brought much-needed supplies to tornado ravaged area. Worked with Catholic Charities and ASPCA during 1-week stay. 2011
  • Ghana: Travelled as part of “Hearts of the Father Outreach Program” to visit and provide supplies to various orphanages throughout Ghana. 2010

Philanthropy / Sponsorships / Underwriting

▪ American Ballet Theatre
▪ American Ballroom Theatre
▪ American Choreographers Awards
▪ American Dance Machine
▪ American Repertory Ballet
▪ Angela Jones Dance
▪ Art Take
▪ Astaire Awards
▪ Avila/Weeks Dance
▪ Ballet Florida
▪ Ballet Next
▪ Barbara Duffy
▪ Batoto Yehtu
▪ Brooklyn Academy of Music
▪ Bucks County Performing Arts
▪ Calck Hook Dance Theatre
▪ Career Transitions for Dancers
▪ Catholic Charities
▪ Chautauqua Institute
▪ Colorado Ballet
▪ Dance New Amsterdam (DNA)
▪ Dance Notation Bureau
▪ Dance Theatre of Harlem
▪ Donna Reed Foundation
▪ Gallim Dance
▪ Guggenheim Museum
▪ Grounds for Sculpture
▪ Hearts of the Father Outreach Program
▪ Hunterdon Museum of Art
▪ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
▪ Juilliard School of Dance
▪ Kattsban
▪ Los Angeles Contemporary Ballet Company
▪ Margie Gillis

▪ Mary G. Roebling Musical Scholarship
• Meredith Monk/The House
• Metropolitan Opera
• Michener Museum
• National Dance Institute
• National Museum of Dance
• New Jersey Audubon Society
• New Jersey Ballet
• New Jersey Tap Ensemble
• New York City Ballet
• New York Studio School
• Paul Taylor Company
• Pennsylvania Ballet
• Philadanco
• Princeton School of Ballet
• Roxey Ballet
• Sarasota Ballet
• Saratoga Performing Arts Center
• Save Venice
• School of American Ballet
• Spirit in Motion Dance Theatre
• Springboard Montreal
• Sundance Festival
• Tap Times Two Dance Company
• The Australian Ballet
• The Daring Project
• The Hong Kong Ballet
• The Joyce Theatre
• The Rock School of Ballet
• The Trenton Symphony
• University of South Carolina School of Dance
• Washington Ballet
• Whitney Museum
• Yaddo