NEW YORK CITY: Lesley Hunter has been named HERE‘s first official managing director. In this newly created position, Hunter succeeds producing director Meredith Lynsey Schade and director of exterior affairs Breanna Thomas. Hunter will work alongside HERE founding creative director Kristin Marting.
“We are very honored to have Lesley join the HERE community,” stated Marting in a press release. “The creativity, warmth, and experience she brings will be an exciting addition to our team.”
Hunter is a musician, dancer, arts educator, arts supervisor, program creator, and challenge supervisor with greater than 20 years of expertise. Previously, she held positions with Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Arts Administrators of Color Network, Black Curators Dance efficiency, and Arts and Education Roundtable. She has additionally served as a music instructor and marching band director in Central Virginia, and as a dance and music teacher for quite a few nonprofit organizations in New York City. Hunter holds an MBA in performing arts administration from New York University.
HERE is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre based in 1993 with a mission to construct an inclusive neighborhood that nurtures artists of all backgrounds as they disrupt standard expectations to create revolutionary performances in theatre, dance, music, puppetry, media, and visible artwork. As of 2020, the corporate’s price range was round $2.9 million.
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