Does the center have a unique niche in the Buffalo arts market?
Most definitely. We have come to fill one niche with our early concentration on dance, presenting professional companies, encouraging conferences and festivals. The eclectic diversity of our season is unique. We do seek to fill local gaps in professional art offerings, such as dance and, more recently, opera. We also feel it is our role to develop new artists that are just starting to gain public attention. We present contemporary performers to appeal to the student population and, as a university organization, we also focus a lot of our energies on educating and developing young performers. How do you decide which performances to book? The center has the finest professional staff it has ever been my pleasure to work with. I ask them. We have a programming committee that meets regularly to discuss different artists that we feel will be of interest to the public and will fulfill our mandates as well. We consult with faculty when considering artist residencies. Recently, we have started
