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The Performing Art Section invites you to our upcoming meet and greet on May 14, 2025 at 1:00 pm EDT / 10:00 am PDT. Our guests will be Judy Tyrus, founder of ChromaDiverse (CD) and Eric Waldman, COO. Their presentation will include an overview video of ChromaDiverse and a brief look at the Oakland Ballet Company Legacy Project Portal.
ABOUT ChromaDiverse:
ChromaDiverse (CD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts services company that helps performing arts organizations preserve, celebrate, and amplify their artistic legacies. CD offers services and digital tools optimized for dance, enabling the presentation of a dance company’s historical media in a searchable online format. Our mission extends beyond preservation; we foster public appreciation for the performing arts that transcends generations. ChromaDiverse is proud to be the 2022 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Society of American Archivists.
BIOS:
Judy Tyrus danced with Dance Theatre of Harlem for twenty-two years and was a principal ballerina for the Oakland Ballet. Since retiring from dance, she has continued her work in the dance preservation and history as an archivist, exhibition specialist, social media manager, photographer, and professor of dance. She is the co-founder of ChromaDiverse, Inc., a non-profit corporation which promotes cultural diversity in the performing arts. She also is the co-author of the book, Dance Theatre of Harlem: A History, a Movement, a Celebration (2021)
With a BA in Environmental Design from UC Berkeley, Eric Waldman brings 30+ years of experience in analytics and visualization technologies. His knowledge in the fields of GeoSpatial Analytics, Advanced Visualization, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning made him a great partner to develop and manage the CD DigitalVault™.