Curtis Scott Dunn joined Washington Revels as its Executive Director in October 2024. Mr. Dunn has over thirty years of experience in administration for both arts organizations and educational institutions. He has toured nationally and internationally with Movement Theater International, Chamber Theater, Eos Orchestra, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. While with the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, he was responsible for production operations for a four-theater, 700+ event presentation season. His tenure at Eos Orchestra included the development and premiere of numerous new works, including five full-length opera productions and a world premiere co-production between the orchestra and puppeteer Basil Twist, based on the legend of Don Quixote, at the Society for Ethical Culture auditorium in NYC. Curtis served eight seasons as Director of Production for the renown Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, where he led design teams and production staff in the realization of three new evening-length ballets, numerous premieres of smaller works, and was instrumental in the establishment of a completely new arts festival for the city of Pittsburgh, as a way to reintroduce audiences to live arts following the COVID pandemic. While serving as administrator of the Center for Cultural Analysis at Rutgers University, he collaborated with faculty to create six new graduate centers and programs stemming from the work done at the Center, including the Rutgers English Diversity Institute.
In addition to his work in arts and education, Curtis founded a production company in Westchester County NY – Theatrical Systems Services – where he led both artistic and corporate projects, working with clients including Heineken USA, Pernod-Ricard, and Pepsi, and artists such as Bonnie Raitt, the Fab Faux and Evelyn Glennie. He was also a founding board member of La Strada Ensemble Theatre Company in Asbury Park NJ. In his free time, Curtis is a photographer, playwright, and occasional performer. He lives with his wife, Nadine, and their pets, Dobby and MicroFuzz, in Hyattsville MD.
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Flickr