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 David Baile
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +1 (212) 206-8490 x206
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David Baile is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) based in New York. Prior to joining ISPA in 2007, David worked in the arts in Toronto for 20 years in both management and consulting roles and in a variety of disciplines including contemporary dance, theatre, literary arts and music. For the 7 years prior to ISPA, David was the General Manager of Opera Atelier, an internationally renowned company noted for its period productions of baroque opera/ballet. Prior to this appointment, David was the Managing Director of Factory Theatre, a facility based organization committed to the development of new Canadian plays and playwrights.
In addition to Factory Theatre, David has enjoyed positions as the General Manager of Theatre Passe Muraille and as Executive Director of the Performing Arts Development Fund. Past consulting clients in Toronto include Dancemakers, Theatre Centre, Metropolitan Toronto Department of Culture, The Writer’s Trust, PEN Canada, Kensington Carnival, Caravan Stage Company and Artistic Fraud, RCA Theatre (St. John’s, NF). He holds an Honours B.A. in Urban Development from the University of Western Ontario.
In addition to his professional involvement in the arts, David is also very active with volunteer positions including past membership on the Mayor’s Round Table on Arts and Culture (Toronto) and positions on the Board of the Toronto Arts Council (Chair of the Large Institutions Committee, 2002-2007), Opera.ca (Treasurer, 2002-2007) and OPERA America (2005-2007).
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