Performing Community 3
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Short Essays on Community, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Performing Arts
By Blair Ruble
Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsOne Woodrow Wilson Plaza1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20004-3027
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ISBN:978-1-938027-75-8February 2018
SHORT ESSAYS ON COMMUNITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND THE PERFORMING ARTS
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