23rd April 2024
HANNAH DONAT has been appointed Director of Artistic Planning for the BBC Proms. She will take up the role on 1 May.
A former Concerts Director of Britten Sinfonia, Donat has been Artistic Producer of the Proms for the last seven years, which has seen her bring orchestras and ensembles to the event and work closely with the BBC’s Orchestras and Choirs.
In her new role, she will work closely with Radio 3 and BBC Proms...
Malvern Theatres has established a new senior leadership structure to oversee its £20m Levelling Up investment, which will see new performance spaces.
Chief Executive NIC LLOYD moves to the role of Artistic Director, while former Marketing and Box Office Director FRED MORONI becomes Executive Director.
CANDICE PEARSON, who has worked with Malvern Theatres since 2007 alongside holding...
18th April 2024
Young People in the Arts (YPIA) has unveiled a new leadership team, welcoming NICOLE ELIZABETH DAVENPORT as Director of Finance and Strategy, MATTHEW KNIGHT as Director of Planning, THEA PARK-REEVE as Director of Partnerships and Development, and MILLIE-BETH WRIGHT as Director of Communications.
The quartet will take over from YPIA’s current Directors - TESSA...
Birmingham Rep has announced that its Artistic Director SEAN FOLEY will step down this summer, after five years in post.
During his tenure, The Rep has undergone a rebrand and celebrated its 50th anniversary. It also became Birmingham’s first Theatre of Sanctuary and declared Climate Emergency.
Speaking about his decision, Foley said: “It has been an honour to be the Artistic Director of this magnificent and...
LYNNE CHARLES has been appointed Artistic Director of the English National Ballet School (ENBS). She will take up the position in September 2024.
She succeeds VIVIANA DURANTE, who will be stepping down in the summer to pursue other opportunities.
An internationally renowned dancer, teacher and creator of 4Pointe, Charles has performed with the Hamburg Ballet, Bejart Ballet Lausanne and the Ballet...
17th April 2024
ANNA EAVIS and ROISHA HUGHES have been appointed as trustees to the National Memorial Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund by the Prime Minister. Their three-year terms began in February this year.
Chief Executive of Oxford Preservation Trust, Eavis has previously worked at the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and English Heritage. For 11 years, she was English...
Visual arts producer D6 has announced three new trustees. EMMA DEAN, DIMA KAROUT and LAURA JEFFERY will all begin three-year terms on the board of trustees in April.
A curator, editor and writer, Dean is currently the Curator at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, where she leads the development of the Baltic’s Artists’ Residency Programme.
Prior to...
Bradford Producing Hub (BPH) has appointed its first board as part of its transition from an Arts Council England-funded project to an independent organisation.
Leading are Co-Chairs KAREN WATSON, co-Artistic Director of East Street Arts, and KAMAL KAAN, a Bradford-born actor and writer.
Previous BPH Consortia members becoming trustees are ALEX CROFT, Creative Director of Kala Sangam...
16th April 2024
The Independent Society of Musicians (ISM) confirmed its presidential trio for the next twelve months at its annual general meeting today (16 April).
Opera performer NICKY SPENCE is the new ISM President, succeeding PAULINE BLACK, who recently became Assistant Principal of UHI Orkney.
Cellist GABRIELLA SWALLOW is the new ISM President-Elect, meaning she will take over from Spence in...
ALEXIS PATERSON, Chief Executive of the Three Choirs Festival, has announced she will be standing down after eight years following this summer's festival in Worcester.
She will move on to become Senior Music Programme Producer with Oxford University’s Cultural Programme.
Paterson joined the Three Choirs Festival in 2016 and, during her period in the role, oversaw the merger of three charities - Three Choirs...