Miramontes On UCLA CAP Director Appointment

Edgar Miramontes ’23, MA, has recently been interviewed about his recent appointment as the executive and artistic director of UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance.

Being appointed by the school in May, Miramontes is the first person of color in charge of the program's history. In an October interview with Backstage, he gave his views on what he wants to bring to the stage, his concerns about AI, and his thoughts about being a leader in radical inclusion.

"To be an artist is to be a catalyst," Miramontes has said. "I want theatergoers to have agency to see themselves as creatives within whatever project they’re viewing. It is a time of transition, the most ripe time for change. Change is possible, and it’s happening every day."

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• CAP UCLA Artistic Director on Radical Inclusion and AI
  (backstage.com–October 19, 2023)