# Arlene Shuler

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{{short description|American arts administrator and ballet dancer}}
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'''Arlene Shuler''' is an American [arts administrator](/source/Arts_administration) and former ballet dancer. Until 2022, she was the president and chief executive of the [New York City Center](/source/New_York_City_Center).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sulcas |first=Roslyn |date=2021-12-08 |title=Arlene Shuler to Step Down as President of New York City Center |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/arts/dance/arlene-shuler-steps-down-city-center.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sulcas |first=Roslyn |date=2009-08-28 |title=Building a Profile for City Center: Dance Mecca |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/arts/dance/30sulc.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Shuler grew up in [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland) playing ballet.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=The Art of Pleasing |url=https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/art-pleasing |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Columbia Magazine |language=en}}</ref> She began her training at age six under Marguerite Duncan in Cleveland and then entered the [School of American Ballet](/source/School_of_American_Ballet) in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).<ref name=":1" /> At age 13, she played as the young lead in ''[The Nutcracker](/source/The_Nutcracker_(Balanchine))'' with the [New York City Ballet](/source/New_York_City_Ballet).<ref name=":0" /> She was joined the [Joffrey Ballet](/source/Joffrey_Ballet) at 17 and performed frequently at the New York City Center.<ref name=":0" />

After a career in dancing, Schuler received her B.A. degree from [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University) and her [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from [Columbia Law School](/source/Columbia_Law_School). She worked at the [National Endowment for the Arts](/source/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts) as a summer intern, which inspired her to become an arts administrator.<ref name=":1" />

Shuler began her career as program administrator of the dance program of the NEA, and then worked for Representative [Ted Weiss](/source/Ted_Weiss). She returned to New York to serve as executive director of the [Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts](/source/Volunteer_Lawyers_for_the_Arts), and served executive positions in the Wallace Funds, General Atlantic Partners Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropic Service Company. For 11 years, Shuler worked for the [Lincoln Center](/source/Lincoln_Center), first as vice president of planning and development, and then as senior vice president of planning and external affairs. She then served as executive director of the [Howard Gilman Foundation](/source/Howard_Gilman_Foundation).<ref name=":0" />

In 2003, Shuler was named president and CEO of the company. She was credited for converting the NYCC from a rental space for dance companies to a producing house that commissions revivals of [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) shows and dance performances.<ref name=":0" /> Shuler started the [Fall for Dance Festival](/source/Fall_for_Dance_Festival), which features a number of dance companies with the aim to introduce new audiences to dance.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=New Audiences Fall for Dance |url=https://www.nysun.com/article/arts-new-audiences-fall-for-dance |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=The New York Sun|date=8 September 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kourlas |first=Gia |date=2021-10-24 |title=Silky Ballet Solos and Irresistible Tapping Toes Close Fall for Dance |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/arts/dance/fall-for-dance.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The success of the new programs increased the center's budget from under $10 million in 2003 to $27.6 million in 2021.<ref name=":2" /> In December 2021, she announced her retirement at the end of the 2021–2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=December 8, 2021 |title=City Center President and CEO Arlene Shuler to Step Down in 2022 |url=https://playbill.com/article/city-center-president-and-ceo-arlene-shuler-to-step-down-in-2022 |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=Playbill}}</ref>

Shuler received the [Capezio Dance Award](/source/Capezio) in 2009 that awards an individual or institution whose “innovation, creativity, and imagination . . . bring respect, stature, and distinction to dance.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sierra |first=Gabrielle |title=Arlene Shuler to Receive Capezio Award 9/22 At New York City Center |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Arlene-Shuler-to-Receive-Capezio-Award-922-At-New-York-City-Center-20090804 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Shuler is married to Nigel Redden, former director of the Lincoln Center Festival, [Spoleto Festival USA](/source/Spoleto_Festival_USA), and [Santa Fe Opera](/source/Santa_Fe_Opera).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blumenthal |first=Ralph |date=1998-06-17 |title=New Director for the Lincoln Center Festival |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/17/arts/new-director-for-the-lincoln-center-festival.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-11 |title=Nigel Redden Prepares for Life After Spoleto Festival USA |url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2021-06-11/nigel-redden-prepares-for-life-after-spoleto-festival-usa |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=South Carolina Public Radio |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardaway |first=Connelly |date=2017-06-29 |title=Spoleto Festival USA Director Nigel Redden steps down from Lincoln Center Festival position |url=http://charlestoncitypaper.com/spoleto-festival-usa-director-nigel-redden-steps-down-from-lincoln-center-festival-position/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Charleston City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref>

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