20th January 2022
Stage Sight Founder PREMA MEHTA is stepping back from her leadership role after four years.
Mehta leaves to embark on new artistic leadership roles but will remain involved with Stage Sight's future projects.
"I am incredibly proud of how Stage Sight has influenced and inspired change in the sector," Mehta said.
"It is essential that we use this moment now to build diversity and inclusion into the core of each...
Southwell Music Festival has appointed SARAH RENNIX as its new General Manager.
She succeeds FLYNN LE BROCQ, who stepped down to become London Mozart Players Chief Executive.
A singer, arts producer and education specialist, Rennix previously managed education programmes at Britten Sinfonia and The Sixteen, where she coordinated young artist programme Genesis Sixteen and set up Sounds Sublime...
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Chair PETER KYLE is stepping down following an 11 year tenure.
The trust says it is now looking to recruit a new chair, to lead through a time of "refreshed ambition and direction".
A former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Westminster and Chief Executive of Shakespeare’s Globe and the Scottish Ballet, Kyle was awarded an OBE for services to drama in 2011.
His current roles...
Corali Dance Company is welcoming two new trustees to its board.
LINDSEY PUGH is a former Senior Manager at Arts Council England, currently working as part of Artsdepot's leadership team. She is also a trustee of Arts and Media School Islington.
JESSICA REID is a creative strategist working in digital communications, engagement, marketing, innovation and equality, diversity and inclusion. She is part...
18th January 2022
HEBE RILEY has been named Cartwheel Arts’ new Director as RICK WALKER announces his retirement.
Walker will retire in February after 21 years with the Heywood based charity, 17 of which were spent as Director.
“It has been a great privilege to steer Cartwheel through some turbulent times and I am enormously proud of the achievements of the charity and the impact that we have made,” he commented....
Rosetta Arts has welcomed RAJWANT KAUR SINGH as Deputy CEO and Marketing Manager.
Kaur Singh joins the Newham arts centre whilst maintaining roles in other London arts organisations. An assistant producer at Arts & Heritage, she also sits on the steering group for Concrete Youth.
“Being from Newham, I have personally experienced the rich and transformative benefits of the arts and education in the area,” Kaur...
RUSSEL TOVEY has been named 2022 Patron of cultural education charity Art UK.
The actor and writer succeeds last year’s patron, classicist MARY BEARD, and will support Art UK in its mission to democratise access to the UK's art collection.
Co-founder and host of podcast Talk Art – and an author of a book of the same name – Tovey says digitising access to the nation’s art collection is “genius”.
...13th January 2022
English National Ballet's (ENB) Artistic Director and Lead Principal Dancer TAMARA ROJO has announced she is stepping down later this year.
Rojo, who has been with the dance company for over a decade, is set to become Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet.
A former prima ballerina for the Royal Ballet, Rojo became ENB Artistic Director in 2012 and oversaw the company's move to the Mulryan Centre for Dance in 2019...
Culture Centre has welcomed CASSIE CHADDERTON as its new Chair.
She takes over from ROISIN CAFFREY, who held the position for three years as an interim chair.
Currently World Book Day Chief Executive, Chadderton is a former Head of UK Theatre and Director of Communications Planning and Media and Stakeholder Relations at Arts Council England.
"My love of arts and culture comes from the...
Artsadmin's has named BEN COOPER-MELCHIORS as its next Executive Director and Co-CEO.
He will join the team in March, replacing outgoing Executive Director DEBORAH CHADBOURN.
Currently East London Dance's Executive Director, Cooper-Melchiors was formerly a producer for Franko B, The Red Room and Young Vic. He is a mentor for I LIKE NETWORKING and a Gaydio board member.
Artsadmin Jeremy Smeeth...