2020 has been a wild rollercoaster ride, a turbulent one for the Arts industry specially. In my case, a double major has helped me navigate through the pandemic. I recently graduated from a Performing Arts BFA and a Communications BFA in my hometown, Bogotá (Colombia). It took me seven years to get the two diplomas and to this day I know by heart that it was the best decision I’ve ever taken.
Shirley Prendergast made history by being admitted to the United Scenic Artists’ (USA) lighting division as the first African-American woman in 1969, and the first black female lighting designer on Broadway in 1973, with Joseph Walker’s The River Niger.
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