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Avra Sidiropoulou is the author of two monographs Directions for Directing: Theatre and Method, published by Routledge, and Authoring Performance: The Director in Contemporary Theatre. She is an assistant professor at the MA Program in Theatre Studies at the Open University of Cyprus. She holds a PhD in Directing Theory, an MFA in Directing, MPhil in American Literature, and MA in Text & Performan...

Avra Sidiropoulou is the author of two monographs Directions for Directing: Theatre and Method, published by Routledge, and Authoring Performance: The Director in Contemporary Theatre. She is an assistant professor at the MA Program in Theatre Studies at the Open University of Cyprus. She holds a PhD in Directing Theory, an MFA in Directing, MPhil in American Literature, and MA in Text & Performan...

Lan Samantha Chang's fiction has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Story and The Best American Short Stories 1994 and 1996. Chang is the author of the award-winning books Hunger and Inheritance, and the novel All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost. She is the recipient of the Wallace Stegner and Truman Capote fellowships at Stanford University. She also received, from the Iowa Writers'...

Lan Samantha Chang's fiction has appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Story and The Best American Short Stories 1994 and 1996. Chang is the author of the award-winning books Hunger and Inheritance, and the novel All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost. She is the recipient of the Wallace Stegner and Truman Capote fellowships at Stanford University. She also received, from the Iowa Writers'...

Helen A. Harrison is the director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center and an authority on 20th century American art. She is the author of Hamptons Bohemia and Such Desperate Joy: Imagining Jackson Pollack. In 1990, after serving as curator of the Parrish Art Museum, director of the Public Art Preservation Committee in Manhattan, and curator of Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, she becam...

The technique, the means of expression is dictated by what those feelings are. It's not the other way around. People think – Oh, he used the liquid material and then he sort of danced around and that kind of gave him ideas. – No." Helen A. Harrison is the director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center and an authority on 20th century American art. She is the author of Hamptons Bohemia and...

Bruce Wolosoff is a composer and pianist whose work has been recognized for the way it integrates modern, classical, jazz, and blues together into "an authentic American voice". In recent years, Wolosoff has been composing music in response to visual art. "Astronomer's Key", inspired by the artwork of Milton Resnick, was commissioned by the Roswell Artists in Residence Foundation for the Montage M...

Bruce Wolosoff is a composer and pianist whose work has been recognized for the way it integrates modern, classical, jazz, and blues together into "an authentic American voice". In recent years, Wolosoff has been composing music in response to visual art. "Astronomer's Key", inspired by the artwork of Milton Resnick, was commissioned by the Roswell Artists in Residence Foundation for the Montage M...

Born in New Zealand, Jennifer Flay has lived in France since the early 80s, initially arriving with a French government scholarship to pursue her studies of Art History at the University of Nice. Having honed her skills working for prestigious Parisian galleries Daniel Templon and Ghislaine Hussenot, today, Flay is the internationally renowned Director of Paris’ contemporary art fair FIAC. www.cre...

Born in New Zealand, Jennifer Flay has lived in France since the early 80s, initially arriving with a French government scholarship to pursue her studies of Art History at the University of Nice. Having honed her skills working for prestigious Parisian galleries Daniel Templon and Ghislaine Hussenot, today, Flay is the internationally renowned Director of Paris’ contemporary art fair FIAC. www.cre...

What kind of world do you want to live in? What kind of world are we leaving the next generation? One Wish for the Future is a series of podcasts where students come together to discuss their wishes for the future and what we can do to achieve those dreams. Co-hosted by Johns Hopkins student Yujin Lee and The Creative Process founder Mia Funk, One Wish takes a practical approach of listening to st...

What kind of world do you want to live in? What kind of world are we leaving the next generation? One Wish for the Future is a series of podcasts where students come together to discuss their wishes for the future and what we can do to achieve those dreams. Co-hosted by Johns Hopkins student Yujin Lee and The Creative Process founder Mia Funk, One Wish takes a practical approach of listening to st...

Ioannis Trohopoulos is Director of Greek operations for The Heritage Management Organization. He began his career at the Veria Central Public Library, where he served as a director for more than 20 years. In 2012, he began serving as the managing director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and oversaw the largest cultural project in Europe at the time. He is also the co-founder of...

Ioannis Trohopoulos is Director of Greek operations for The Heritage Management Organization. He began his career at the Veria Central Public Library, where he served as a director for more than 20 years. In 2012, he began serving as the managing director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and oversaw the largest cultural project in Europe at the time. He is also the co-founder of...

Bay Street Theater & the Sag Harbor Center For The Arts is a year-round, not for profit professional theater and community cultural center which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. Programs include Mainstage Performances, The Comedy Club, Workshops, Special Events, and Educational Outreach. Executive Director Tracy Mitchell...

Bay Street Theater & the Sag Harbor Center For The Arts is a year-round, not for profit professional theater and community cultural center which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. Programs include Mainstage Performances, The Comedy Club, Workshops, Special Events, and Educational Outreach. Executive Director Tracy Mitchell...

Krys Lee is the author of the short story collection Drifting House and the recent debut novel How I Became a North Korean, both published by Viking, Penguin Random House. She is a recipient of the Rome Prize and the Story Prize Spotlight Award, the Honor Title in Adult Fiction Literature from the Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association, and finalist for Center for Fiction First Novel Prize a...

Krys Lee is the author of the short story collection Drifting House and the recent debut novel How I Became a North Korean, both published by Viking, Penguin Random House. She is a recipient of the Rome Prize and the Story Prize Spotlight Award, the Honor Title in Adult Fiction Literature from the Asian/Pacific American Libraries Association, and finalist for Center for Fi...

EMMA WALTON HAMILTON is a best-selling children’s book author, editor, producer, and arts educator. She has co-authored over thirty children’s books with her mother, Julie Andrews, seven of which have been on the New York Times best-seller list, including The Very Fairy Princess series (#1 NY Times Bestseller), Julie Andrews’ Collection Of Poems, Songs And Lullab...

EMMA WALTON HAMILTON is a best-selling children’s book author, editor, producer, and arts educator. She has co-authored over thirty children’s books with her mother, Julie Andrews, seven of which have been on the New York Times best-seller list, including The Very Fairy Princess series (#1 NY Times Bestseller), Julie Andrews’ Collection Of Poems, Songs And Lullab...

DBC Pierre is an Australian-born writer currently residing in London. Born Peter Warren Finlay, the “DBC” stands for “Dirty But Clean”. “Pierre” was a nickname bestowed on him by childhood friends after a cartoon character of that name. Pierre was awarded the Booker Prize for fiction on 14 October 2003 for his novel Vernon God Little. He is the third Australian to be so honoured, although he has t...

DBC Pierre is an Australian-born writer currently residing in London. Born Peter Warren Finlay, the “DBC” stands for “Dirty But Clean”. “Pierre” was a nickname bestowed on him by childhood friends after a cartoon character of that name. Pierre was awarded the Booker Prize for fiction on 14 October 2003 for his novel Vernon God Little. He is the third Australian to be so honoured, although he has t...

Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, artistic directors since 1977. The Company of nearly fifty dancers presents more than 100 performances each year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Oliver M...

Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, artistic directors since 1977. The Company of nearly fifty dancers presents more than 100 performances each year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Oliver M...

Georgina Kakoudaki is a director, dramaturg and theater specialist. She focuses on adolescent audience education through theatrical productions and creative workshops. Organizations she has worked with include the Stavros Niarcos Foundation Cultural Center, the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, the Drama International Short Film Festival, and the Athens Conservatoire. She has led theatrical workshops a...