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Laura Faure Former Director of the Bates Dance Festival and Lecturer in the Arts

About Laura

Since taking this position in 1988 Faure had developed the Festival into an internationally acclaimed contemporary dance program known for its artistic excellence, curatorial vision, and commitment to building community through dance. A former dancer, choreographer and teacher with forty years of experience in the field of dance, Ms. Faure also works as a freelance arts manager and consultant specializing in the performing arts. She has been a project coordinator and consultant for the National Endowment for the Arts, the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Maine Performing Arts Network, as well as for individual artists and arts groups. She has served as an evaluator for the many state and regional arts agencies, the NEA, Creative Capital, Rockefeller Foundation, US Artists, and the Alpert Foundation. She recently completed serving a three-year term for the National Dance Project. Ms. Faure is a founding member of The Africa Contemporary Arts Consortium and has been developing a cross-cultural exchange program with artists from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin American since 1994.