Ersian François
Ersian François. General Manager/ Associate Producer: The Lab Team, Georgetown University. A creative solution seeker and arts advocate with an international arts management background, Ersian’s experience as an artist and arts professional spans from Baroque opera to contemporary theatre. At The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, Ersian leads the daily financial and administrative operations, and manages a wide range of artistic projects at the intersection of arts and politics. She has served on the Civic Practice grant committee for Opera America; collaborated with The Folger Shakespeare Library, The Avalon Theatre, and the Bowie Center for Performing Arts to create community-centric events; and is the co-creator of the acclaimed family program Opera Starts with Oh! Online.
While living in Paris, Ersian worked with the Choir and Orchestra of Sorbonne Universities, Jérémie Rhorer’s Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Raphaël Pichon’s Pygmalion, and co-founded the Karaïb Festival in Île-de-France. She holds an MA in Music Administration and Management from Sorbonne Université in Paris and was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago.
Photo by Sarah Estryn.