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About Cathy Edwards­­

Cathy Edwards is Director of Performance Programs at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, Connecticut. Edwards is responsible for programming Festival performing arts events. Edwards also serves as the Guest Artistic Director of the Time-Based Art Festival in Portland, Oregon, an annual program of the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Prior to joining the Festival, Edwards was Artistic Director of Dance Theater Workshop (DTW), where she was recognized by The New York Times for supporting "provocative, experimental choreographers," as well as for her support of international artists and her dedication to commissioning and presenting work from a next generation of important dance artists. Dance Theater Workshop has premiered countless pioneering choreographers and artists, who have earned numerous national and international awards for their DTW presentations. Before joining the staff of Dance Theater Workshop, Edwards was Co-Director of Movement Research, Inc., a dance and performance art presenting organization in New York City, from 1990 to 1995. She is a graduate of Yale College and the mother of two children.