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BURLINGTON — Jay Wahl, producing artistic director at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, has been hired as executive director of the Flynn. He succeeds Interim Executive Director Charlie Smith, who began in January 2020.
Wahl joins the Flynn after 11 years at the Kimmel Center, an inclusive organization that engages the Philadelphia region’s diverse communities through performance and education. Wahl served as an international liaison and advocate for the Kimmel Center and the Philadelphia arts community, programming and producing a wide range of performances, and spearheading efforts to bring diverse and inspiring artists to the city. In particular, Wahl is an expert in commissioning and facilitating works in public spaces, using unconventional platforms as a means of challenging the hierarchies, assumptions, and biases of traditional arts organizations. ....

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