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Frederick said the arts play an “incredible” role in community-building and bringing people together. The former dancer, artistic director and educator will start her new role on March 15. George Trudeau, the center’s previous director, retired in July 2020. Frederick was a performer with the ensemble Urban Bush Women, a dance-theater group that addresses inequality in the lives of Black women. She has also danced with the Arthur Aviles Typical Theater and Merian Soto Performance Practice and co-founded a dance theater company, Areytos Performance Works, “to create multidi...

IMAGE: Marlon Ramos Photography Frederick, a Dominican and Canadian-American dancer who performed with Urban Bush Women, most recently served as director of community engagement at Lincoln Center from 2015 to 2020, where she led a team that presented inclusive family-arts programming on and beyond the Lincoln Center campus. During her tenure, she also launched new mentorship and internship programs for young people, and created an expansive residency program for community artists. Prior to Lincoln Center, Frederick developed her partnership and facilitation skills by working with Urban Arts P...

The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State named Sita Frederick as its new director. Frederick is succeeding George Trudeau, who retired at the end of 2020.