John Malpede

John directs, performs, writes and creates multi-event projects. 1985: founded LAPD. In addition to ongoing work in LA, LAPD has produced projects around the U.S., Europe and in South America. 2004: RFK in EKY re-created Robert Kennedy’s investigation into Appalachian poverty in a four-day, 200-mile series of events that brought focus to poverty today. 2008: As an MIT fellow, he created Bright Futures in response to the financial crisis. 2013: received a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award.