Meet the Team
Partnership Board

Mark Skipper DL
Chair of Leeds Dance Partnership and Chief Executive, Northern Ballet

Wieke Eringa
Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Yorkshire Dance

Sharon Watson
CEO and Principal, Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Charis Charles
Executive Director, Phoenix Dance Theatre

Robin Hawkes
Executive Director, Leeds Playhouse

Dr Laura Griffiths
Leeds Beckett University

João Maio
Independent

Pam Johnson
Head of Culture Development (interim), Leeds City Council

Janet Smith
Independent Associate Advisor to the Board
Partnership Director

Lucy Dusgate
Partnership Team

Emily Snow
Project Coordinator

Liz Rose
Communications

Rachel Evans
Communications
Artistic Collaborators

David Nixon OBE
Artistic Director, Northern Ballet

Keranjeet Kaur Virdee
Chief Executive and Artistic Director, South Asian Arts UK

Amy Leach
Associate Director, Leeds Playhouse

James Brining
Artistic Director, Leeds Playhouse

Lisa Osborne Kendell
Course Director, Leeds Beckett University
Header image: Ballet Black workshop, photo David Lindsay.