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.