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Sita Frederick, an arts administrator, educator and artistic director with diverse experience leading creative and cultural initiatives at the national and community level, has been named director of the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, effective March 15.

Stages nationwide are still dark, but the theater goes on. The Center for the Performing Arts is hosting The Broadway Cast Reunion Series “The Lion King,” an opportunity to visit live “backstage” with the cast of the hit musical.

Sphinx Virtuosi, a classical music ensemble featuring 18 accomplished African-American and Latinx soloists, emphasizes its commitment to social impact with the virtual event “This is America.”

“Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless — like water.” Jazz pianist Christian Sands heeds the wisdom of martial arts legend Bruce Lee on his most recent collection of recordings, “Be Water.”

In the fifth episode of the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State’s “Meeting the Moment with Michael Mwenso” livestream, the performance artist-historian will talk with clarinetist Anthony McGill, the New York Philharmonic’s first African-American principal player.

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