Edgar Miramontes

Edgar Miramontes is the executive and artistic director of the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, an internationally recognized public arts organization dedicated to the advancement of the contemporary performing arts by leading artists from around the world in all disciplines: dance, music, spoken word and theater, as well as emerging digital and cross-platforms. He is an arts leader with broad experience as a curator of contemporary performance, producer, administrator, fundraiser, and festival organizer. He previously served as the deputy executive director and curator of REDCAT (Roy and Enda Disney/CalArts Theater). In this role, he was responsible for the international, national, and regional programming and management with an emphasis in dance, theater, and performance. During this time, he also served as co-curator and co-producer of the Getty-led Pacific Standard Time Festival: Live Art LA/LA, an international celebration of art and performance, with more than 200 Latin American and Latinx artists supported by a major grant from the Getty Foundation.