21st August 2015
The new Executive Chair for Dartington Hall Trust is DR GREG PARSTON, an independent consultant and Chair of English Touring Theatre.
Founder of Dance4Change JIM FLETCHER has been appointed as Marketing and Communications Manager for the new dance body that will be formed by the merger of the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora, Dance UK, National Dance Teachers Association and Youth Dance England in spring 2016.
12th August 2015
SARAH MUNRO is to join BALTIC later this year as its Director, replacing GODFREY WORSDALE. She is to leave her role as Head of Arts for Glasgow Life, a position she has held since 2012.
SIAN ALEXANDER, currently a senior management consultant in the arts, and previously Executive Director of the Bush Theatre, will take over as Executive Director of the Lyric Hammersmith following the departure of JESSICA HEPBURN.
Sheffield Theatres has appointed CAROLINE DYOTT as its first ever Associate Producer. She joins Chief Executive DAN BATES and Artistic Director DANIEL EVANS on the senior management team.
JON PRATTY, one of the instigators of the first Brighton Digital Festival in 2011, has been appointed as its first Chairman.
CHLOË HAMPSON WARD has stepped down as Communications Manager at York Theatre Royal. JAMES DUCKER takes over the role.
7th August 2015
Managing Director of Welsh National Opera PETER BELLINGHAM is to leave this month to launch a new consultancy and project management practice, Peter Bellingham Arts Consulting Limited. He will be replaced by LENORA THOMSON, currently Director of Audiences and Development at the Barbican.
SUSIE MILLER is to become Outside Edge Theatre’s new Creative Director, replacing founder and Creative Director, PHIL FOX, who passed away in June 2014.
WESLEY DAYS is to join EmcArts as their first Process Facilitator; MAURA CUFFIE is set to become the new Operations & Program Coordinator, having been associated with the organisation since 2013; social justice educator NAYANTRA SEN is to become the Communications Manager; and EMIL KANG is to join the team as a Board Member.