Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Re-Release)

Arts Unscripted with Monica Holt · Jul 9, 2026 · 47m

Producer's Note: While Arts Unscripted is on summer hiatus, we're re-sharing a few of our favorite episodes from past seasons. Shanta Thake is the vision behind Lincoln Center's free Summer for the City festival happening right now through August 8 in New York. It's a good moment to go back and hear how she thinks about building a season for an entire city, not just a subscriber base.

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Shanta Thake sees artistic curation as a practice rooted in curiosity and community connection.

As the Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Shanta is helping…