Anne Searcy

ssistant Professor of Music History, University of Washington

**Anne Searcy** is an Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of Washington, where she researches the intersections of music, politics, and dance. Dr. Searcy’s first book, Ballet in the Cold War: A Soviet-American Exchange, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press in fall 2020. The book analyzes the American and Soviet cultural diplomacy programs, focusing on tours by the Bolshoi Ballet in the United States and by American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet in the Soviet Union. Dr. Searcy has also published articles on the ballet Spartacus and the musical Hamilton. She holds a Ph.D. in music from Harvard University and a B.A. in history and music from Swarthmore College. Before coming to the University of Washington, she taught at the University of Miami.