Performances and Awards Presentation

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Andrew spent many years as an independent writer, performer and producer before becoming a full-time arts administrator in 2002. From 2002-2007 he worked at Performance Space 122, first as marketing director and then as producer, and has worked as a consultant with small theaters and independent artists. He teaches workshops on press, marketing and career development at the artist service organization The Field. He has served on many panels including the The Six Points Fellowship, HERE Arts Center's Resident Artist program, and LMCC's Swing Space program. He has been an adviser to the Carol Tambor Foundation's Best of Edinburgh Award and is co-curator of Prelude08, a festival of innovative theater at the Martin E. Segal Theater Center of the Graduate Center at CUNY. Prior to becoming a full-time arts administrator, Andy worked as an interactive producer at various advertising agencies, most notably Fallon Worldwide. Andrew is a graduate of Northwestern University. He is originally from Baltimore, MD.

As Director of External Relations, Andrew will be working on many exciting initiatives including building a national distribution network for Jewish Culture.

 

Just last week, Galeet Dardashti gave an exciting preview of her Six Points Project, Voices of Our Mothers: A Middle Eastern Musical Midrash for Today. The founder and leader of the eclectic all-female Mizrahi/Sephardi ensemble Divahn, Galeet pursues her passion for Jewish music as an accomplished singer and anthropologist. Not only has the Six Points Fellowship Program recognized her diverse talents; the Foundation for Jewish Culture awarded her a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Jewish Studies in 2003-2004.

 

Voices of Our Mothers introduces fresh and provocative compositions that draw inspiration from the musical and cultural landscapes of the Middle East, inhabited by some of the compelling yet under-appreciated Jewish and non-Jewish Biblical women and their descendants. It is an innovative exploration of culture, religion, politics, and gender through the lens of Middle Eastern music.

 

To learn more about Galeet and Divahn, visit http://www.sixpointsfellowship.org/fellows/Galeet/ and http://www.divahn.com/