Christine Tschida has worked in the field as both a dance presenter as well as an agent. As Director of Northrop at the University of Minnesota, where she spent the last 7 years, she curated their distinguished dance series of large scale ballet and international contemporary dance. Prior to that, she spent 10 years as a dance agent with Rena Shagan Associates in New York. Her additional work in the arts includes producing Garrison Keillor’s A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION for 11 years, general management of international theatrical projects for The Brooklyn Academy of Music and Peter Sellars’ American National Theater at The Kennedy Center. She began her arts management career producing the first national tour by Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater. In addition to her work with Belsher Arts Management she also works with New York City’s Joyce Theatre on their touring projects.