Steven Libman
| Steven Libman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 5, 1959 Providence, RI |
| Education | Rhode Island College |
| Occupation | Arts executive Radio host Public Speaker Author |
| Spouse(s) |
Keitha Libman (m. 1980; div. 2013) Carol Killworth (m. 2015) |
| Children | Tracy |
| Website |
http://thevoiceoftheperformingarts.com http://thelibmangroup.com http://stevenlibman.com |
Steven Libman (born October 5, 1959) is a nationally recognized performing arts leader known for producing dance, theatre and multi-disciplinary performing arts series. His career spans more than three decades and he has previously managed the Pittsburgh Ballet, the La Jolla Playhouse and the The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. He is also an author, public speaker and is currently the co-host of "The Voice of the Performing Arts," a weekly public radio show devoted to the importance of arts education. Currently, Libman is the Chief Advancement Officer for Atlanta Ballet, and the President of The Libman Group, a consulting firm that works exclusively in the performing and visual arts arena.
Steven Libman was born on October 5, 1959 in Providence, RI. He is the son of Marilyn (deceased) and Herman Libman (deceased). He has a brother Scott.
Libman grew up in Rhode Island and the family moved to Harrisburg, PA when he was in the sixth grade where they stayed for three years. Libman then moved back to Rhode Island, went to high school (Cranston High School East) and then Rhode Island College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Performing Arts Management in 1981.
Early in Libman's career, he served as Managing Director of the Auburn Civic Theatre and the Fulton Opera House before being named Managing Director of the Pittsburgh Ballet, where he spent 17 years. While with the Pittsburgh Ballet, Libman broke new ground in funder relations, raising more than $50 million. He developed ground breaking ballets set to jazz and the music of Paul Simon, Pete Seeger,Sting and Bruce Springsteen. Libman also established tours to Taiwan, Wolf Trap (Washington, DC), The Hollywood Bowl and The Joyce Theatre in New York City. When he left the ballet, he was the longest-serving arts executive in the city and one of the two longest-serving managing directors of major ballet companies in North America.
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