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Ben Newman
Current Position
Experience
Festival Company Manager
2018 - 2018
• Point of contact for all guest artists and creative teams.
• Oversaw all aspects of artist arrangements in conjunction with managers and artists directly.
• Coordinated artist, creative, chorus, and orchestra ticketing for rehearsals and performances.
• Enhanced relationship with housing vendors and doctors ensuring best care for artists.
• Arranged doctor appointments for guest artists, including coordinating transportation.
• Attended staging and music rehearsals at all venues daily to attend to artist needs.
• Coordinated artist schedules with Communications and Development departments.
Projects and Media
What goes on in the mind of Lincoln Center's Chief Artistic Officer Shanta Thake during a concert? See for yourself at Song of the Ambassadors, a groundbreaking opera in development that unites technological and scientific innovation with sound healing. Conceived by polymath K Allado-McDowell and written with the AI program GPT-3, with music composed and performed by Derrick Skye and a chamber ensemble of singers and instrumentalists, Song of the Ambassadors reimagines opera as a participatory ritual. AI-generated images designed by digital artist Refik Anadol are infused with brainwave data from Thake to create combined visualizations on stage. The result is a powerful experience that illuminates the pathways by which music and ritual feeds the spirit.
Schedulea
Schedule
Recent Highlights
Song of The Ambassadors - Conceived by K Allado-McDowell
Producer
Lincoln Center
Event Information
Song of The Ambassadors - Conceived by K Allado-McDowell
October 25, 2022 - October 25, 2022
Contributors
Ben Newman
Producer
Oct 25, 2022
Dates
25
Oct, 22
Laurel Semerdjian
Space Ambassador
Oct 25, 2022
Dates
25
Oct, 22
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Biography
Ben Newman
For the last decade my work in the arts and culture sector has ranged from artist management, consulting, fundraising, and producing at organizations with a wide range of budgets and programmatic focus. From conference planning and execution at @OPERA America, to roles at several festivals including @Opera Omaha’s inaugural ONE Festival, and @Opera Philadelphia’s O18 Festival. I've managed a roster of internationally renowned artists, produced concerts, digital events and music videos, and built out sustainable business infrastructure for artists and performing arts organizations alike.
