Legends in the Field at the Clarice March 12

 

Diversity in the Arts: Legends in the Field

Thursday, March 12 at 5:30pm

Kay Theatre, The Clarice at the University of Maryland

Moderated by Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, the conversation will feature renowned artists and managers Lou Bellamy, founder of Penumbra Theater Company, the leading African American theatre in the country; Míriam Colón, founder and artistic director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, the pioneer of Hispanic theatre in the country; and Rita Moreno, the first and only Puerto Rican actress to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony, and a GRAMMY; Arthur Mitchell, the first African American principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and the founder of Dance Theatre Harlem; Tina Ramirez, Venezuelan American dancer and choreographer and founder of Ballet Hispanico, the preeminent Latino dance organization in the country; Carmen de Lavallade, African American choreographer and dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Tickets are free and can be reserved online here.