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Opening Nights Performing Arts Series Presents: Creative Conversations Panel Discussion

Published October 19, 2015
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Photo courtesy of Opening Nights Performing Arts Series

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Information provided courtesy of Opening Nights Performing Arts Series

October 20, 2015 marked the first Opening Nights Performing Arts Series Creative Conversations panel discussion of the 2015-2016 season.

It was titled “Behind the Curtain – Planning a Season in the Performing Arts,” and the panelists were Mr. Christopher Heacox (Director of Opening Nights Performing Arts), Mr. Cameron Jackson (The School of Theatre at Florida State’s Executive Director & Producing Artistic Director), Dr. Alexander Jiménez (Director of Orchestral Activities & Professor of Conducting at Florida State University, Artistic Director of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras), and Dr. André J. Thomas (Director of Choral Activities & Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music at Florida State University, Artistic Director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus).

The directors of several campus arts organizations discussed the long and short range planning involved in presenting and producing performing arts events. From booking artists to selecting plays to finding musical repertoire that challenges and excites, it was an engaging and informative discussion. Light hors d’oeuvures will be served, and a bar was open throughout the evening. For more information on upcoming educational engagement opportunities, visit the website and enjoy the photos below, courtesy of the Opening Nights Facebook page.

Have questions? Visit openingnights.fsu.edu or call 850-644-7670.

The Panelists:

  • Mr. Christopher Heacox, Director of Opening Nights Performing Arts
  • Dr. Alexander Jiménez, Director of Orchestral Activities & Professor of Conducting at Florida State University, Artistic Director of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras
  • Mr. Cameron Jackson, Florida State University School of Theatre’s Executive Director & Producing Artistic Director
  • Dr. André J. Thomas, Director of Choral Activities & Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music at Florida State University, Artistic Director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus
 For additional information on the panelists, visit the Opening Nights Performing Arts Series website.