From Manchester to Brazil and back again, Holly Prest,Artistic Director of carnival arts organisation Global Grooves, names those who have shaped and inspired her career.
POPPY KEELING will step down as Director of Complicité’s Creative Learning Programme to take up a new role as Executive Producer of Emma Rice’s new theatre company Wise Children in the new year.
Formerly Producer at Almeida Theatre, and Relationship Manager for Theatre at Arts Council England, LILLI GEISSENDORFER will become Director of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation from January 2018.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre's Artistic Director, JOHN DURNIN, will step down in December after 15 years in post. He said: “I have decided that this is the right time to leave as it gives me the time and space to work out my next career move.”
ANNA DOYLE will lead plans to develop next year’s Reading-on-Thames Festival. She has previously developed programmes for organisations including the V&A museum and the British Council.
JILL ADAMSON has been selected as Director of Participation at Newcastle’s Northern Stage, having previously worked as a freelance theatre participation and learning consultant and Director of Education at York Theatre Royal.
After 26 years with ISIS Arts, SHARON BAILEY will leave her role as a Director and board member at the end of the month. She will stay connected to the organisation as an Associate Producer.
Willow weaving and tintype photography workshops: Kalila Storey takes us through her week working on creative projects with communities in South Derbyshire for People Express.
Chief Executive of Sinfonia Cymru for the past 11 years, SOPHIE LEWIS will become Managing Director of the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain.
DAVID BRYAN, who has chaired Voluntary Arts’ BAME Advisory Panel for 12 months, and is currently a member of Arts Council England’s National Council, has become Voluntary Arts’ new Chair.
Following four and a half years as Director of Ideas Test, STEPH FULLER is moving on to become Director at Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft. She will take up her new role in January 2018.
There have been several new additions to the board of the London-based company Boundless Theatre: DAVID BEARDMORE, Open Data Institute Commercial Director; MICHELLE MATHERSON, ITV Talent Executive; CHARLOT