by Rod Jones
The executive director of the ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ City Ballet will give a presentation about his organization during ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ City University’s next Downtown Lunch and Learn session at noon Nov. 19. The presentation is free to the public and will be held at the ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ City Community Foundation at 1000 N. Broadway Ave.
Shane Jewell has served as executive director of the ballet since 2013. Considered one of the fastest growing and ambitious arts organizations in the United States, the ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ City Ballet is the resident dance company of the Civic Center Music Hall and tours as part of the ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ Arts Council’s touring program. Additionally, their dance school offers classes for students looking for both recreational and professional dance opportunities. Since 2008, the organization’s budget has tripled.
Jewell graduated from ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ State University with a degree in film theory. He was formerly the executive director of the OK Mozart International Music Festival in Bartlesville. Jewell is a featured columnist on the online arts publication The Clyde Fitch Report and is one of their top contributors. He is a graduate of the ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ City Youth Leadership Exchange and OKC Connect, and is a member of Leadership ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ City, Class 33. He currently serves on the Education and Programming Committee for ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ Contemporary and is a member of Downtown Rotary and the ÏòÈÕ¿ûÊÓƵ Presenters Network.
Those who are interested in attending the presentation may register via e-mail to [email protected]. Attendees must provide their own lunch.