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Ras Dia

@rasdia

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I am an experienced creative producer leading vision-driven multidisciplinary performing arts.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership producing roles in mission-driven arts organizations that commission interdisciplinary work, prioritize inclusion and collaboration, and offer opportunities to scale programs, budgets, and community impact.

I am a passion-forward, process-oriented creative producer and arts leader who centers vision-driven programming, shared community, and creative problem-solving in my work.

As Deputy Director and Producing Director-in-residence, I have led artistic planning, producing, contracting, communications, and coordination for opera and multidisciplinary touring projects, helped grow a production company from $500K to $2M in operations, and managed multi-million-dollar budgets and commissioning pipelines (including projects featured by major national outlets and partnered with institutional funders).

I supervise cross-department production, development, and marketing teams, recruit and manage contractors and staff, build residency and festival programs, and secure sponsorships. I seek roles that allow me to commission new work, advance disability-inclusive practices, and scale sustainable, community-centered creative programs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Deputy Director, Creative Projects

Current

National Sawdust

Jan 2022 - Present (3 years 8 months)

Lead artistic planning, production, contracting, and coordination for opera and multidisciplinary touring projects; supported growth of VisionIntoArt from $500K to $2M in operations and managed cross-department production, marketing, development, and finance.

Project Management Contract Negotiation Budgeting Touring Production Partnerships Team Management Opera Production

Creative Producer

Little Island

Feb 2021 - Feb 2024 (3 years)

Led artistic planning, contracting, and coordination of a $3.2M budget for festivals, series, performances, recordings, and installations; supervised producers and ensured alignment of programming with the park and 1.5M+ annual visitors.

Budget Management Contracting Team Supervision Festival Programming

Assistant Producer, Live in HD

The Metropolitan Opera

Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Managed research and administration for the Live in HD series seen in ~2,000 theaters across 70+ countries; developed show timelines, coordinated with artists and production teams, and established archival systems for broadcasts.

Research Production Coordination