Déda has new Director

STEVE SLATER says he is excited to join Derby-based dance organisation Déda and re-engage with the regional arts community.

"I spent my formative teenage ‘punk’ years hanging out in Derby and playing in a band at venues such as the Old Bell on Sadler Gate so I was delighted to see how much of the city’s heart has been preserved and to learn more about its ambitions for the future."

Slater is a  respected arts leader with 30 years’ experience working with companies across the UK including Tramway in Glasgow and Citymoves Dance Agency in Aberdeen.