Rachel Moore (arts administrator)

Rachel S. Moore
Photo by Kenneth Dolin
Born
Rachel Suzanne Moore

Davis, California
Alma materBrown University, AB in Ethics and Political Philosophy
Columbia University, MA, Arts Administration
The Colburn School, Honorary doctorate in musical arts
Occupation(s)President and CEO, Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County (The Los Angeles Music Center)
Years active1982-present
Board member ofLos Angeles Tourism and Convention Bureau
Central City Association of Los Angeles
Economic Club of New York
AwardsThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected in 2020
US Presidential Scholar of the Arts

Rachel S. Moore (born c. 1964)[1] is an American arts administrator. She is the president and CEO of the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County (The Music Center), which operates the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Ahmanson Theater, the Mark Taper Forum, and Grand Park. A former ballet dancer, she was the executive director and CEO of American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 2004 to 2015.[2][3]

Moore is an advocate for arts education for underserved children, diversity and inclusion.[4] She ran Project STEP, an affiliate of the Boston Symphony Orchestra that provides children of color with classical music training; initiated ABT's Project Plié, which identifies and supports young dancers in minority communities;[5] and launched The Music Center Arts Fund, which offers free and low-cost programming and educational opportunities at Music Center venues.[1] She also served on the advisory committee for the Los Angeles County Equity and Inclusion Initiative.[3][6]

Moore oversees The Music Center initiatives such as its arts education program, which reaches more than 600,000 children and young people in Southern California. She also serves as presenter and curator of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, as well as programs, events and activities that introduce new audiences to the arts.[7]

  1. ^ a b Swed, Mark (2016-03-11). "A ballerina of the boardroom and activist for the arts -- say hello to the new Music Center CEO". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  2. ^ Vankin, Deborah (2019-10-17). "Music Center chief Rachel Moore's contract extended through 2024". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ a b "2019 Women's Council & Awards: CEO of the Year | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  4. ^ "Behind Ballet's Diversity Problem". Pointe. 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ^ Kourlas, Gia (2015-10-30). "Push for Diversity in Ballet Turns to Training the Next Generation (Published 2015)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (2005-12-27). "Ballet Theater's Director of Turnaround (Published 2005)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  7. ^ "2019 Women's Council & Awards: CEO of the Year | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.