 Under the leadership of Artistic Director Adele Prandini (1990–1999), the Rhino forged partnerships with many groups, including Luna Sea, Teatro de la Esperanza, Black Artists Contemporary Cultural Experience, The Asian AIDS Project, and the Latino/a AIDS Festival.It received commendations from the City of Berkeley, the City and County of San Francisco, and the State of California on its fifteenth and twentieth anniversaries.Prandini continued as an artistic force writing and directing "Coconut", directing Chay Yew's "Porcelain" and "Beyond Bagdad", a wildly successful musical written by Pamela Forrest and Doug Holsclaw.