Diversity News

Dance/NYC announces recipients of Disability. Dance. Artistry.

Winter Film Awards International Film Festival returns to NYC for its 12th year, celebrating diversity and inclusivity. The festival will showcase 82 films from around the world, with a special emphasis on women and under-represented filmmakers.

Co-Artistic Director Marc Masterson will retire from City Theatre at the end of the season. Explore the impact of his departure and what lies ahead for the renowned theater company.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present an exhibition of Steven and William Ladd’s National Scrollathon from Memorial Day to Labor Day, 2026.

The Coterie has appointed Khalia Davis as the new Producing Artistic Director.

The Marcus Performing Arts Center (MPAC)  has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a $15,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support its MPAC Presents programming.

 More than 4,000 people attended Embracing Our Differences’ 21st anniversary exhibition’s grand opening on Sunday, January 21, in Sarasota’s downtown Bayfront Park.

The acclaimed theatrical performance Colorstruck kicks off Black History Month with its 2024 'Critical Race Tour' as it returns to San Francisco's African American Art & Culture Complex, February 2nd & 3rd.

Sherlock Holmes is arguably one of the world's most famous and beloved characters in literature and in our new musical, which updates the action to contemporary climate-crisis afflicted London, his neurodiversity is brought electrically to the fore. 

Chicago Sinfonietta was announced as a recipient of a 2024 Silver Anthem Award: Community Event, Education, Art & Culture for its MLK Tribute Concert.  

Los Angeles theater artists Tiana Randall-Quant, Daphnie Sicre, and Diana Wyenn have been named the new Artistic Directors of Ammunition Theatre Company. In their new capacity, Randall-Quant, Sicre, and Wyenn will be responsible for continuing the company's mission, directing the artistic focus of the organization, and deepening its impact.

Now entering its sixth season, GBPT has announced the inclusion of Serena Johnson as Development Director. She brings accomplished fundraising, community outreach, audience engagement and non-profit management skills to the company.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will celebrate the Feast of Blessed Absalom Jones, first Black priest in the Episcopal Church, on Saturday, February 3 at 10:30 AM at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street).

Collage Dance Collective Performs at Kenan Auditorium at the University of North Carolina Wilmington on February 24, 2024. Don't miss this debut performance by one of the nation's largest ballet companies.

The FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union, presents Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, February 6-11, 2024, as part of the 23/24 Broadway Season in Jacksonville.

The Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation has received $10,000 Challenge America grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

In its third and final stop on a captivating tour of the West Coast, Portland Center Stage will welcome this brilliant adaptation of the classic 17th century novel by Miguel Cervantes. 

CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia announces Ariel Shelton and Melinda Steffy as Co-Executive Directors, bringing a combined 40 years of experience in arts and cultural administration.

With a tagline of EmpowerHER. InspirHER. AmplifiHER., the festival gives women a safe and inclusive place to tell their stories and inspire audiences worldwide. This year, the festival will feature live-in-theatre 10-minute self-produced productions, three live-in-theatre 60-minute performances selected and produced by Powerstories, and 60-minute digital submissions.

Imago Theatre presents the World Premiere of The Flood, written by Leah Simone-Bowen and directed by Yvette Nolan.