22nd March 2019
PENNY MACBETH, Dean of Manchester School of Art and founding member of the Culture Forum North, and FRAN BURGESS, Placemaking and Destination Marketing Consultant and member of the Placemaking Leadership Council, have joined Castlefield Gallery’s Board of Trustees.
STEVE BALL is taking over from Culture Central’s first Director GARY TOPP, who is joining the Arnolfini in Bristol next month as they...
After three years as the company’s Artistic Director, MIKAH SMILLIE is leaving National Youth Ballet this month. National Youth Ballet alumni DREW MCONIE and RUTH BRILL will oversee the 2019 Season on an interim basis.
Formerly Chief Operating Officer and Advisor for Tate and board member of Dundee Contemporary Arts, DEIRDRE ROBERTSON has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Heritage Trust. She is also currently Chair of the Exhibiting Societies of Scottish Artists and Trustee of West Ward Works, and has previously served on the Coastal Community Fund, Big Lottery Scotland Committee, and on the board of Craft Scotland.
21st March 2019
Hanna Streeter, Executive Director at Orange Tree Theatre, reflects on the key influences on her career, including being inspired by theatre in-the-round and going full circle.
15th March 2019
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group has promoted SEB HUCKLE to the role of Executive Director. He was previously Marketing Manager for the ensemble, prior to which he worked for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the City of London Sinfonia.
A former dancer and choreographer at Scottish Dance Theatre, JOAN CLEVILLÉ has been appointed as the company’s new Artistic Director. His appointment completes Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre’s new leadership team as he joins ANDREW PANTON (Artistic Director at Dundee Rep and Joint CEO Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre) and LIAM SINCLAIR (Executive Director and Joint CEO Dundee Rep and...
Parents & Carers in Performing Arts has appointed SARAH JACKSON OBE to succeed AMANDA PARKER as Chair of its Board. She led the work-life charity Working Families for twenty-four years and was awarded an OBE for services to quality of life issues in 2007. Former Finance Director of Rambert, HANNAH YOUNG, has been announced as Treasurer, and former CEO of the British Academy of Songwriters,...
Currently Literary Associate at Talawa Theatre, JANE FALLOWFIELD is leaving to become Literary Manager at the Royal Court Theatre, replacing CHRIS CAMPBELL. She has previously worked with Clean Break, Birmingham Rep and Paines Plough.
8th March 2019
MICHELLE CARWARDINE-PALMER, currently Managing Director of National Theatre Wales, is Kneehigh’s new Executive Director and will take up the position next month. The Cornwall-based theatre company also announced HEDDA ARCHBOLD as its new Chair of Trustees, replacing Professor ALAN LIVINGSTON with immediate effect.