Harold Norris established H-Art Management in July, 2002 as a full-service agency for touring performing arts companies in America and abroad.  Some of the successful tours and collaborations since the beginning of his adventure include: the 11-city tour of the St. Petersburg Capella Choir in collaboration with David Eden Productions; the 50-state, 50th Anniversary tour of the Paul Taylor Dance Company/Taylor 2; the 30-city tour of Rubberbandance Group from Canada; a tour of the Ilkhom Theatre from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, performing Imitations of the Koran; the four-week North American tour of Batsheva Dance Company, another collaboration with David Eden Productions; and the upcoming Dublin Theater Festival appearance of SITI Company. Before inaugurating his own agency, Harold worked for nine years with Rena Shagan Associates, pairing major presenters with some of the country's most accomplished dance and theater troupes.  He is a past vice-president of North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA) and has served on the Arts Presenters Conference Committee. He has been a mentor for Pentacle’s Help Desk and serves on the Dance/NYC Advisory Committee. Early in his career, he worked with Stage One, the Louisville Children's Theater, first as tour coordinator/company manager and then as founding director of the troupe's immensely successful national touring program.  Mr. Norris has lectured at the Theater Instituut Nederland on the U.S. touring theater market, and he co-chaired the 2006 Midwest Arts Conference.  Mr. Norris attended Oklahoma State University as a theater/music major.  He also worked for U.S. Senator David Boren in his Washington, DC office.

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