ChangingFaces

ChangingFaces

Sadler’s Wells Chief Executive Jean-Luc Choplin has resigned and will leave in 2006 to become Director at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris. Abigail Desch and Natasha Page have joined the Sadler’s Wells press department, both having previously worked at the Royal Opera House.

Katharine Oldershaw, Festival Administrator at the Harrogate International Festival, has been appointed as Festival Administrator at the Swaledale Festival.

Fiona Lockwood has joined the London Sinfonietta as Education Manager on secondment from The Sage Gateshead where she is Community and Education Projects Co-ordinator. She is providing maternity cover for Tabby Estell.

As part of the merger of the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund, Gerald Oppenheim, Director of Policy and Communications at the Community Fund, has taken up the post of Director, Planning and Performance and Vanessa Potter, Director of Policy and External Relations for the New Opportunities Fund, has become Director of Policy and External Relations for the new Lottery distributor.

Cathryn Rowley is leaving Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham, to become the
Marketing Officer at Baltic, Gateshead.

Rose Cuthbertson, Artistic Director at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield, is leaving in April to pursue a freelance career. May Goodliffe, previously Marketing Officer at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, has joined the National Museum of Photography Film and Television as Assistant Press Officer.

Bluecoat Arts Centre has appointed Julie Ehlen, Manager of Kenwood House, as Project Director to oversee the Centre’s capital development project.

Trevor Mason, Performing Arts Officer at Arts Council England South East, is leaving to become Youth Music’s London Region Co-ordinator. Annie Atkins (pictured), Regional Co-ordinator for the Commission for Architecture and The Built Environment, has joined Arts Council England, South East as Resources Officer – Regeneration.

Following the departure of Ioan Reed-Aspley from Nottingham Playhouse, Stacey Arnold, previously Press Officer at West Yorkshire Playhouse, has been appointed as Press Officer.

Chris Lloyd has been appointed as Development Manager for Wakefield Theatres. He was previously Theatre Director at Rosehill Theatre, West Cumbria.

engage, the gallery educators’ association, has appointed Kirsten Gibbs, previously Education Co-ordinator at Milton Keynes Gallery, as Deputy Director and Alex Hitchins as Admin Support Officer.

Janine Shalom is leaving the Almeida Theatre Company to join film publicists McDonald and Rutter.

Ruth Spicer, formerly of Thames Water and the Hexagon Theatre, has joined the Watermill Theatre in Newbury as Marketing Manager.

Audiences Yorkshire has appointed Paul Watson as Finance and Operations Manager. Amani Ezzeldin (pictured) has been appointed Marketing and Projects Officer through Arts Council England’s Cultural Diversity Fellowship Programme.