Gina Duncan will serve on the president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, returning to the non-profit group after a brief stint on the Sundance Institute.
It’s a homecoming of types for Duncan, who beforehand served as BAM’s first vice chairman of movie and strategic programming.
“We noticed Gina’s extraordinary management expertise firsthand throughout her 4 years steering BAM’s movie and strategic programming initiatives,” stated board chair Nora Ann Wallace. “She has the power to deliver individuals collectively towards clear targets and he or she understands that BAM should all the time evolve to be able to nurture new audiences and champion modern programming. We’re excited to have her again and look ahead to working together with her as soon as once more.”
“I’m grateful to Nora Ann and the board for this chance,” stated Duncan. “Celebrating BAM’s wealthy legacy whereas invigorating and elevating the forward-thinking, distinctive programming in service to our group of artists and adventurous audiences is an honor. I step into this position assured that we’re positioned to maintain BAM a significant and visual cultural arts establishment for one more 160 years and past.”
On the Sundance Institute, Duncan served as producing director since September 2020. It was a sophisticated time for her to serve within the position, as Duncan and the Sundance crew needed to pivot to supply the mountaintop competition solely on-line because of the pandemic. This winter, Sundance meant to return as an in-person occasion, however was pressured to scrap plans after omicron triggered circumstances of COVID-19 to spike.
Duncan beforehand served as a movie and group programmer at Jacob Burns Movie Middle and has produced movie, TV, and theater.
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