Bruce Bierman
Teaching Faculty, Stage Director, Stagebridge, Berkeley, California

Bruce Bierman is a theatre artist and arts educator originally from Los Angeles. He is the author of several award-winning plays and musicals including The Passion of Carmen, The Blue Dress, and Wade in the Water, which received the Playwright's Commission Award from the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. Bruce is currently the artistic director of the J Dance Theatre, bringing Jewish dance performances, workshops, lectures and youth education programs throughout California. Bruce received his B.A. in Asian Theatre and Dance from U.C. Santa Cruz, and recently completed the Karmiel Course for Foreign Dance Teachers in Israel. Bruce lives with his dance and life partner, Gilberto Melendez, in San Francisco.
Co-author of Cultural Detective Jewish Culture