Urban Bush Women (UBW) seeks an experienced, strategic, and deeply collaborative individual to serve as the acclaimed dance ensemble’s Executive Director. The new ED will join UBW in a moment of great strength and transformation, as Founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar steps away from a leadership role with the organization and longtime company members Chanon Judson and Mame Diarra Speis continue UBW’s vision as Co-Artistic Directors.
Sharing leadership with the two Co-Artistic Directors, the ED will implement a new strategic plan and vision, build resources and partnerships, and maintain an effective organizational structure in alignment with UBW’s core values and people-centric culture to ensure the ongoing success of UBW’s vibrant performance tours and transformative community programs.
The right candidate will have a passion for the organization’s mission and a creative approach to challenges; they will be capable of developing new partnerships with presenters, funders, and patrons, while activating a talented staff and a committed Board of Directors. Urban Bush Women has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to lead the search, and interested candidates may apply for this position by visiting this link: https://www.mcaonline.com/searches/executive-director-ubw
Organizational Profile
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, UBW combines radical performance, deep engagement, and ancestral knowledge from the African diaspora into a force that is urgent, forward-looking, and essential. UBW has created 40+ repertory works, toured five continents, and regularly performs at prestigious venues, including Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, and Brooklyn Academy of Music. The company has won multiple awards, and, in 2010, was selected as one of three U.S. dance companies to inaugurate a cultural diplomacy program for the U.S. Department of State. More about Urban Bush Women can be found at https://urbanbushwomen.org/.
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