Announcing our new Associate Artistic Director

Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus (she/her/hers) and Executive Director Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., (he/him/his) announced today the appointment of Dayron J. Miles (he/him/his) as A.R.T.’s Associate Artistic Director.

“In 2019 I invited Dayron to join the A.R.T. to co-vision our new building, and catalyze new ways to center community and civic engagement,” said Diane Paulus. “Our relationship has evolved organically into a robust artistic collaboration that brings our engagement activities into the heart of our theater and our programming. I’m so grateful to Dayron for his service to the A.R.T., and I’m thrilled to be partnering with him on the next chapter of the A.R.T.” 

As Associate Artistic Director, Dayron will work with Diane as a key thought partner to advance A.R.T.’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater, and in creating and sustaining the vision for the A.R.T. Dayron will work with Diane to center community in all aspects of the theater and to uphold A.R.T.’s values in all artistic undertakings. 

“Our new home in Allston is an exciting opportunity to center community, not only in our organizational structure and artistic practice, but also in our physical space. In the coming years, A.R.T. will continue to expand the boundaries of theater as an artform and practice, and also as an event and destination. I’m so thrilled to continue partnering with Diane and collaborating with Kelvin on achieving their shared vision of what A.R.T. can and should be.”

– Dayron J. Miles

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About Dayron J. Miles

Before joining A.R.T. in 2019 as the Senior Advisor for Civic Engagement and Strategic Partnerships, Dayron J. Miles was previously the Founding Director of Public Works Dallas at the Dallas Theater Center, a community engagement and participatory theater project designed to deliberately blur the line between professional artists and community members. Prior, Miles worked in community engagement at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, where he launched the “Play After Work” series and was the 2008-09 Kenny Leon Artistic Fellow. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Blake Anderson Public Service Award in 2018, and serves on various boards and committees, including as a community representative on the Boston Public Library Trustees’ Community Engagement Committee. A graduate of Wright State University, Miles is originally from Toledo, OH. Read Full Biography