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<p>Lori Dimun is stepping down from her role as president and CEO of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance after nearly six years.</p><p>Dimun, who’s worked at the Harris Theater for 15 years, will join the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation later this year, the theater announced Friday via press release.</p><p>Michael McStraw, current president and CEO of the <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/dance/2024/05/30/chicago-dance-history-project-newberry-library-partner" target="_blank" ><u>Chicago Dance History Project</u></a> and a longstanding trustee on the Harris Theater board, will lead the theater as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-d30000" name="image-d30000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/852b329/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2591x1454+0+336/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2Fbc%2Ff330137b49a582683096d3ee54a0%2Fdsc-0128.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b62670d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2591x1454+0+336/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2Fbc%2Ff330137b49a582683096d3ee54a0%2Fdsc-0128.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ef6ba5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2591x1454+0+336/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2Fbc%2Ff330137b49a582683096d3ee54a0%2Fdsc-0128.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Michael McStraw, left, the incoming interim president and CEO of the Harris Theater, is pictured at a 2024 Chicago Dance History Project event with local business owner Cameron Heinze." srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ef6ba5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2591x1454+0+336/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2Fbc%2Ff330137b49a582683096d3ee54a0%2Fdsc-0128.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/76d02fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2591x1454+0+336/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2Fbc%2Ff330137b49a582683096d3ee54a0%2Fdsc-0128.jpg 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ef6ba5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2591x1454+0+336/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fdd%2Fbc%2Ff330137b49a582683096d3ee54a0%2Fdsc-0128.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Michael McStraw, left, the incoming interim president and CEO of the Harris Theater, is pictured at a 2024 Chicago Dance History Project event with local business owner Cameron Heinze.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Anderson Photography</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>Under Dimun’s leadership, the Millennium Park theater brought landmark performances to Chicago, including Akram Khan's “Jungle Book” and “Creature” with the English National Ballet. She also recruited the New York City Ballet to the Harris after a nearly two-decade absence from the city.