Elizabeth Bradley Bio

Bradley is a producer, presenter, festival director, arts advocate and international cultural consultant. She came to Carnegie Mellon in September 2001 after a wide-ranging career of nearly 30 years in the performing arts. Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon, Bradley was CEO of the Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts in her native Toronto. The Hummingbird Centre presents multidisciplinary attractions from around the world, featuring many of the major artists of the last decade. Her theatrical producing credits include Tony-nominated Broadway productions, Edinburgh Festival premieres and extensive U.S. tours to major houses, such as the Kennedy Center and City Center in New York. Bradley has worked directly for artists as manager and agent, and has held a senior management position for the Stratford Festival of Canada. Bradley was founding artistic director of the first edition of the Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, held in October 2004. The festival brought nine U.S. premieres of cutting-edge, multidisciplinary performances to Pittsburgh to complement the visual arts showcased in the Carnegie International.

	*Elizabeth Bradley, Professor of Drama, Head, School of Drama*
	Bradley is a producer, presenter, festival director, arts advocate and international cultural consultant. She came to Carnegie Mellon in September 2001 after a wide-ranging career of nearly 30 years in the performing arts. Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon, Bradley was CEO of the Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts in her native Toronto. The Hummingbird Centre presents multidisciplinary attractions from around the world, featuring many of the major artists of the last decade. Her theatrical producing credits include Tony-nominated Broadway productions, Edinburgh Festival premieres and extensive U.S. tours to major houses, such as the Kennedy Center and City Center in New York. Bradley has worked directly for artists as manager and agent, and has held a senior management position for the Stratford Festival of Canada. Bradley was founding artistic director of the first edition of the Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, held in October 2004. The festival brought nine U.S. premieres of cutting-edge, multidisciplinary performances to Pittsburgh to complement the visual arts showcased in the Carnegie International.