The WBUR Festival

Founded in 2022, the Asian American Ballet Project is the very first Asian American ballet company, ever. Our mission is to present Asian American dancers on stage together in all Asian American productions. We aim to tell stories from our unique perspectives and transform how audiences see Asian Americans in performance, from unexpected... Read More →

Jen Hughes believes in the power of the arts to build thriving places, strengthen civic engagement, and foster meaningful connection; a topic she is exploring as a Harvard Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design. Previously, she held multiple senior roles at the National Endowment for... Read More →

Jenn Chang directs the Culture and Civil Society Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School and teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. At the National Endowment for the Arts in the Biden administration, she helped design the agency's $135 million American Rescue Plan program and par... Read More →

Tania Ralli is the managing editor of arts and culture at WBUR.