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Introducing Tim Griffin, The Industry’s New Executive Director
We are excited to announce the appointment of Tim Griffin as our new Executive Director effective June 20, 2023. With more than two decades of leadership experience among prominent arts organizations defined by their commitment to innovation and engagement with broad publics, Griffin will further propel the company’s mission of experimentation and interdisciplinary collaboration. On…
Read MoreOnward and with Gratitude
I am writing with the news that after eight incredible years, I am leaving The Industry for my next adventure. I’m proud of all I’ve accomplished with The Industry team, from creating boundary-breaking work to critically acclaimed recordings to the most meaningful collaborations of my career thus far. I am continually inspired by the act…
Read MoreA Transformative Grant and New Look for The Industry
When we formed the Artistic Director Cooperative last summer, we knew this new leadership model would change the organization in big and unexpected ways. And now we are thrilled to share some major news about how this vision is resonating. We are honored to announce that The Industry has received a three-year grant, totaling $1,000,000, …
Read MoreIntroducing The Industry’s Artistic Director Cooperative
We are so pleased to introduce our two new Co-Artistic Directors Malik Gaines and Ash Fure, who will join our Founder Yuval Sharon in forming The Industry’s Artistic Director Cooperative. This inaugural team of three will work together to envision and expand The Industry’s artistic programming through 2024. It’s thrilling to be part of LA’s…
Read MoreMeet The Industry’s Newest Company Member & Board Chair
As we prepare to announce our new Artistic Director Collective members and enter an exciting chapter for The Industry, we continue to work towards strengthening our organization’s infrastructure through its leadership and artists. With this in mind, we are pleased to announce two new developments – keyboardist Lucy Yates has joined our Company, and Ruth…
Read MoreThe Industry’s Story of 2020
How do we even start to encapsulate this bewildering year – one that is marked by so much grieving and uncertainty? As unfathomable events that unfolded throughout 2020 were like works of fiction, bad dreams, or worse. And like all nightmares we all had to wake up, and for most of us we also had…
Read MoreExpanded Leadership for The Industry: An Artistic Director Collective
Today we are excited to announce an expansion of The Industry’s artistic voice: We are beginning a search for two additional Artistic Directors to work with our founder, Yuval Sharon, to lead the organization as a collective. For the past 10 years, The Industry has earned a reputation for being one of the country’s most…
Read MoreMeet The Industry’s New Company Artists
As we continue to imagine paths forward for The Industry, we know that our commitment to artists remains the core of our identity. That’s why we launched The Industry Company two years ago to cultivate opportunities for talent on every level of opera’s creation and to shine a spotlight on the artists who have created our ambitious…
Read MoreWe must do better
A note from Artistic Director Yuval Sharon & Executive Director Elizabeth Cline In 2012, The Industry’s inaugural opera CRESCENT CITY featured a black man (played by Cedric Berry) choked to death by a white cop (played by Jonathan Mack). Although this evil act was the catalyst for the destruction of the fictional city, we let ourselves and…
Read MoreEngage with The Industry Company and Sweet Land Artists
The core of The Industry’s mission is to be artist-driven. We have had the absolute honor of working with so many incredible artists over the years and most recently with The Industry’s Company Members and the artists featured in Sweet Land. Read on for a list of submissions that we have received so far from our artists of the projects they are working on, and if you are able, please…
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