SNYDER, NIPAD MOVE TO DANCE/USA.Andrea Snyder, a former professional dancer and longtime arts administrator, has been named the new president and executive director of Dance/USA. D. David Brown David Brown may refer to any of the following people:
Snyder's appointment followed a nationwide search to fill the top position of Dance/USA, the national service organization for nonprofit professional dance. She succeeded Martin Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , who resigned effective November 30, 1999, and now serves as executive director of the Washington Ballet. "Andrea's extensive experience in the dance field, combined with her visionary ideas for the organization and her clear focus, make her uniquely qualified for the position," said Brown. "She has served as a funder, booking agent, administrator, educator, and even danced professionally. She has much talent to offer our field, and the board is looking forward to working with her." Snyder, NIPAD'S director since 1993, served as assistant director of the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. Dance Program from 1987 to 1993. Previously, she was a booking agent for Sheldon Soffer Management, executive director of Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians, administrator of the New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the Tisch School of the Arts School of the Arts is the name of several schools (usually high schools) that are devoted to the fine arts, including:
Snyder designed and implemented NIPAD, which was conceived and is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts Pew Charitable Trusts, philanthropic foundation established (1948) by the children of Sun Oil Company founder Joseph N. Pew (1886–1963) of Philadelphia to provide funds for "general religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes. . After consultation with the Trusts, the Dance/USA Board of Trustees approved a measure that would allow NIPAD to move from its current home at the Kennedy Center to the offices of Dance/USA. NIPAD will continue as a program of Dance/USA through its conclusion. Launched in 1993, NIPAD's mission is to foster America's dance legacy by supporting dance documentation and preservation as an integral and ongoing part of the creation, transmission and performance of dance. During each funding cycle, NIPAD invests in a small number of model projects that expand knowledge of the best practices in dance documentation and preservation. In addition to its grant program, NIPAD disseminates information to heighten awareness of the need for, and benefits of, dance documentation and preservation. Dance/USA was founded in 1982 to advance dance through a variety of programs, which now include publications, advocacy, information services See Information Systems. , professional development, public communication and regranting initiatives. |
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