Brooklyn Arts Council

Sistahs in the Name of Love

Kena Tangi Dorsey was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA where she attended the Pittsburgh High School for Creative and Performing Arts. Later, she attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated with a BFA in Drama. Immediately after graduating she moved to New York City to work in the theater. She was fortunate enough to perform on Broadway in such shows as "A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum" with Whoopi Goldberg, David Allen Grier, and Nathan Lane; "Jelly's Last Jam" with Maurice Hines and Savion Glover; �The House of Flowers� with Patti LaBelle "The Wild Party" with Taye Diggs; and the revival concert version of �Dreamgirls� in addition to singing on a few original cast recordings. After spending many years on the New York Theater scene, Kena decided it was time to spread her wings and fly west where she is currently enrolled in film school completing an MFA in Filmmaking. So far she has written, directed, and edited nine shorts, three of which features original scores composed by the talented Tracy Nicole Chapman. Kena is also a member of the Broadway Inspirational Voices, a multi ethnic, Grammy-nominated, gospel choir consisting of over sixty Broadway Performers in New York City.