Performing arts

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November 19, 1998
Building Diversity in Performing Arts Management

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Richard Coniglione/Emily Sweeney (718) 951-5882

Brooklyn, NY - How can higher education and arts organizations work together to promote diversity in the performing arts work force? This will be the topic of a panel discussion, "Career Opportunities for Multicultural Managers in the Performing Arts," at Brooklyn College on December 3 at 10:40 a.m. in the Student Union Building. Tobie S. Stein, director of the graduate program in performing arts management in the Department of Theater, will be the moderator.

Panelists will include: Donna Walker-Kuhne, director of community affairs, Public Theater, and national coordinator of community outreach for "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk;" Woodie King, Jr., producing director, New Federal Theatre; David J. Vidal, director of research, Global Corporate Citizenship, Conference Board; and Lillian Cho, executive director, Asian American Arts Alliance.

The panel will consider ways to encourage people of color to enter and advance in the performing arts management field. There will also be a discussion of graduate fellowships, mentors, and internships in professional organizations.

For additional information or to make a reservation to attend the panel discussion, please contact Tobie Stein at 718-677-6173.

Brooklyn College, founded in 1930, is one of the eleven senior colleges of the City University of New York. The school is known nationally for its core curriculum, which has been hailed by educators as one of the "bright spots" in American higher education. Located on a 26-acre tree-lined campus in Flatbush, Brooklyn College has a diverse student body representing more than 70 of the borough's 100 ethnic groups.

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