Festivals & Series

Behind the Curtain: Leading Performing Arts into the Future

Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 11:00am CDT

Online via Zoom

Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and School of Communication, in collaboration with Northwestern New York, invite you to a special webinar series examining the current state of the performing arts and what the post-pandemic future holds.

Discover how arts leaders are navigating concert hall and theater closures, galvanizing as a community to address social injustice, and preparing for a performing arts landscape that will look distinctly different after the pandemic.

Speakers include:

Toni-Marie Montgomery, Dean and Professor, Bienen School of Music (moderator)
Alejandra Boyer ’07 MMus, Director of Programs and Partnerships, Seattle Opera; Founder, BIPOC Arts
Barbara Gaines, Founder and Artistic Director, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Mark Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director, Paper Mill Playhouse

Register Online

Free Event