7th June 2019
CHRIS JAEGER will step down as Chief Executive of Worcester Live to focus on projects including the Worcester Festival, which he founded 17 years ago.
The trust’s arts chief for 24 years, Jaeger was responsible for introducing annual productions in Worcester and reviving struggling local theatres.
Birmingham Royal Ballet First Artist RUTH BRILL is leaving the company to pursue choreography full time. Her final appearance as a dancer will be in 'Hobson's Choice' on 29 June.
Brill's future plans include staging a show for the London Children's Ballet, working with the New English Ballet's Choreographic Lab, and acting as Interim Artistic Director for the National Youth Ballet.
The film magazine's Editor NICK JAMES is stepping down after 21 years in the role to focus on personal writing projects. He will continue to contribute to Sight & Sound as a freelancer.
Colleagues at the British Film Institute hailed James' contribution to film culture, with festivals worldwide seeking his expertise on their juries.
31st May 2019
MIRIAM RANDALL is joining the Brewery Arts Centre as its new Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director next month. She is currently Executive Director at Watershed, Bristol’s film, culture and digital media centre and previously worked as Executive Director of international arts agency Lighthouse.
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Dance training, creation and performance organisation The Place has appointed ALAN BISHOP, Chief Executive of the Creative Industries Federation, as Chair of its board of governors. Previously Chief Executive at both the Southbank Centre and the Central Office of Information; he will replace the current Chair THOMAS LYNCH in August.
Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of three new members to its board: arts consultant and broadcaster ANDREW MILLER, Chief Executive of Opera Rara HENRY LITTLE and OverTier Chief Executive SAM JONES.
Orchestras for All has announced SUSANNA EASTBURN MBE as its new Chair of Trustees. She has been Chief Executive of Sound and Music, the national organisation for new music in the UK, since 2012, and has previously worked in various other senior roles in the arts, including Director, Music at Arts Council England from 2008-2012.
NATALIA FRANKLIN PIERCE has been appointed Executive Director of nonclassical. She joins from the London Symphony Orchestra’s Discovery team, where she manages the Panufnik Composers, LSO Soundhub and LSO Jerwood Composer+ schemes. She succeeds ELEANOR WARD, who is leaving to work as a freelance creative producer.
SANTTU-MATIAS ROUVALI is succeeding ESA-PEKKA SALONEN as Principal Conductor at the Philharmonia Orchestra for the 2021/22 season. He first conducted the Philharmonia in 2013 and has been their Principal Guest Conductor since 2017.
30th May 2019
Moya Maxwell looks back on a career that has taken her from managing live events to running Shobana Jeyasingh Dance.