NEW YORK CITY:<\/strong>\u00a0Lesley Hunter has been named HERE<\/a>\u2018s first official managing director.\u00a0In this newly created position, Hunter succeeds producing director Meredith Lynsey Schade<\/a> and director of exterior affairs Breanna Thomas. Hunter will work alongside HERE founding creative director Kristin Marting.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very honored to have Lesley join the HERE community,\u201d\u00a0stated Marting\u00a0in a press release. \u201cThe creativity, warmth, and experience she brings will be an exciting addition to our team.\u201d<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n HERE is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre based in 1993 with a mission to\u00a0construct 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.\u00a0As of 2020, the corporate\u2019s price range was round $2.9 million.<\/p>\n
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