New associate artistic director at New Village Arts is already having an impact on the theater organization
When someone says they grew up in the theater, it may conjure up visions of a youngster acting up a storm on stage. But for arts administrator Ahmed Kenyatta Dents, his love of the performing arts began behind the scenes.
In 2002, his father helped him get a maintenance position at the 1,500-seat theater. He worked there with one other maintenance staffer and two janitors. Dents worked at San Diego Rep from 2007 until it closed in June, except for his two-year stint at Tessitura. In the spring, Dents also became the managing director of the annual Carlsbad Music Festival. As an independent contractor for the festival, he can do both jobs.Both are named after San Diego playwright Dea Hurston, a longtime supporter of the local arts community and an advocate for artists of color. Her name now precedes New Village Arts’ soon-to-open Events Center, which will be programmed and overseen by Dents.
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