Juliana Jordan
Juliana comes to Boston from South Carolina where she served as the Director of Artistic Operations and Resident Choreographer for International Ballet and enjoyed the opportunity to work closely with artistic, production, and community leaders for the company’s productions and programming. A language and culture enthusiast, Juliana received her BA in Dance Performance/Choreography and Russian language from the University of South Carolina and completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Russia where she incorporated a community dance project alongside university teaching. She also worked as a traveling recruiter in Russia for American Councils for International Education’s FLEX student exchange program before returning to the states.
Juliana had the privilege to work on the Company Management team at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in summer 2018, as the President and Provost’s Executive Assistant at New England Conservatory, and now works as the Company Manager for Boston Ballet.
BU’s Arts Management Certificate program was the perfect way for me to integrate quickly into the non-profit arts community in Boston, while still keeping a global context due to the international focus of courses and the program’s diverse student population. The connection with fellow students from multiple disciplines in the arts – whether in current BU graduate programs, working for local organizations, or studying full time from all around the world pairs very well with faculty who have close working relationships in their fields of expertise in Boston and beyond. I found inspiration and excellent networking opportunities in every classroom because of the range of experience, variety of arts backgrounds, and creative perspectives of my colleagues as much as from the content of the class and guidance of engaging professors. The chance to fit courses around my work schedule offered the flexibility I needed to gain valuable skills and context, as well as apply what I was learning immediately.