DONALD BORROR

Donald Borror (He/Him/His) is Managing Director of Chelsea Factory in New York City. Previously he served as Executive Director of Dorrance Dance where over a five-year tenure he produced dozens of new works, managed a robust international tour route of large-scale performance engagements, and oversaw unprecedented budget growth and fundraising stability. Prior to this, he worked with Dunch Arts consulting firm where he executed strategic fundraising projects with The Apollo Theater, American Composers Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Group, among others. Earlier in his career, Donald was a company dancer for Ballet Hispanico, a producer for Lincoln Center Education, and chair of the Dance/NYC Junior Committee. Annually he works with Buglisi Dance Theater as Producing Consultant for the Table of Silence Project at Lincoln Center and serves on the GALLIM Business Development Committee. He holds a B.F.A. in dance from The Juilliard School, receiving the Martha Hill Prize for Artistic Achievement and Leadership, and a M.A. in Arts Administration from Columbia University Teacher’s College. He has guest lectured on arts management at both his alma maters, Arts and Business Council of New York, Fast Company Innovation Festival, University of Southern California, among others. He has also served on grant panels for Dance/NYC, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. An avid skier and weightlifter, he lives in Manhattan with his partner George and chihuahua Kimchi.