RANDOM DANCE COMPANY LIMITED - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Rehearsal Director
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Amanda Eyles has worked as a Rehearsal Director, Ballet Mistress, Stager and Benesh choreologist for more than 30 years, both in the UK and internationally, and worked with a wide range of choreographers and directors on new creations and re-staging of existing productions. She has held full-time positions with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Scottish Ballet and now works freelance, teaching and staging the work of many different choreographers from Richard Alston to Frederick Ashton. She enjoys a close association with Wayne McGregor; notating and assisting on his creations with The Royal Ballet and staging his work internationally.
Job Titles:
- Director of Finance and Administration
Anna Williams is responsible for all finance and administration at Studio Wayne McGregor, leading on strategic oversight in both these areas.
Job Titles:
- Director of Licensing and Legacy
- Is Director of Licensing
Antoine Vereecken is Director of Licensing and Legacy, overseeing Wayne McGregor's ballet work nationally and internationally. He also assists Wayne on special projects and collaborates on major education initiatives with the Learning and Engagement team. Antoine also often acts as deputy Rehearsal Director for Company Wayne McGregor on tour.
Job Titles:
- Artist
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Catarina Carvalho is a London based dance artist. Born in Lisbon, Catarina trained at École Supérieure de Danse de Cannes Rosella Hightower in France. Catarina's career began at Ballet de L'Ópera National du Rhin. In 2008, she joined Company Wayne McGregor, touring in various company productions around the world for 10 years. During this time Catarina was also a Rehearsal Assistant for the company and collaborated with Wayne McGregor on several projects. Catarina continues to work with Studio Wayne McGregor as a Stager, and often teaches workshops and masterclasses as part of the Learning and Engagement programme.
Catherine Smith is involved in every area of design for Studio Wayne McGregor including new productions and overseeing the set design and costumes for re-stagings.
Chelsea Reeves is responsible for managing the Studio Wayne McGregor archive, organising the collection, processing acquisitions and preserving the physical and digital materials.
Job Titles:
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Job Titles:
- Publicist
- Wayne McGregor 's Publicist
Gillian McVey is Wayne McGregor's Publicist. In addition, she advises Studio Wayne McGregor on communications and partnership strategies. She began her career at Paul Smith in 1988 where she rose to Head of Global Press and Communications. She co-founded Purple PR in 1997 before establishing her eponymous, multi-disciplinary communications agency in 2013.
Hannah Joseph is a London based dance artist. She trained at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and during her time there worked for Alexander Whitely Dance Company and was a BBC Young Dancer Finalist 2022. Prior to this, she performed works by Botis Seva and Russell Maliphant as a part of National Youth Dance Company. She has also worked with and performed works by Alessandra Seutin, Ana Maria Lucaciu, Deborah Norris, Ivan Michael Blackstock, Matsena Productions, New Adventures and Seeta Patel. Hannah joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2023.
Job Titles:
- Touring and Projects Manager
Jack Hudson manages the work of Company Wayne McGregor and associated projects, in liaison with the Executive Director and the Associate Director.
Jaimie Tapper is an Organisational Psychologist and Coach and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of the Shoreditch Trust in January 2019. She has previously managed projects for the Trust related to Health, Wellbeing and Community Engagement, including the Trust's Community Champions and Bump Buddies projects. In addition to her role at the Trust, Jaimie is Co-Founder of ACT3 Psychology, and an Associate Researcher at the Centre for Psychological Wellbeing and Neuroscience at City, University of London. Jaimie has lived in East London for 16 years and is proud to be part of Shoreditch Trust's inspiring work in Hackney and neighbouring boroughs.
James Leach is a social anthropologist engaged by the creative processes of Studio Wayne McGregor. He first worked with Wayne McGregor and the company dancers in 2004 on the work AtaXia. James also contributes an informed perspective on the organisation of Studio Wayne McGregor, its hive of individuals and collaborative partners.
Job Titles:
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Jenny Tattersall danced with The Royal Ballet from 1993 to 2002. She then became a freelance contemporary dancer for six years before becoming rehearsal director with the Bern Ballet until 2015. Jenny has assisted many leading choreographers over the years, and now mainly works with Wayne McGregor and Cathy Marston. Of Wayne's works, Jenny assisted him during the creation of Woolf Works (The Royal Ballet), AfteRite (American Ballet Theatre), LORE (Teatro alla Scala), The Dante Project (The Royal Ballet) and MADDADDAM (National Ballet of Canada).
Job Titles:
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Jessica Wright Studio Wayne McGregor Artist After training at Central School of Ballet, Jessica Wright joined D.A.N.C.E. in 2007, directed by Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe, Frederic Flamand and Angelin Preljocaj. Since then, she has performed with the Forsythe Company in Human Writes and Ballet Preljocaj at the Centre Pompidou. Jessica danced with Company Wayne McGregor from 2008 to 2019, and now regularly teaches nationally and internationally. She also creates dance films with Morgann Runacre-Temple, which have been shown at FIFA, Cinedans, Agite y Sirva, Sadler's Wells, the South Bank and in Trafalgar Square with commissions from Channel 4, TATE Liverpool and Scottish Ballet. Jessica continues her collaboration with Studio Wayne McGregor as a restager.
Job Titles:
- Licensing and Projects Manager
Jessie Calway manages Studio Wayne McGregor's licensing activity (both professional and non-professional) and associated projects, in liaison with the Director of Licensing and Legacy and the Associate Director.
Joanna Ward is responsible for fundraising at Studio Wayne McGregor, across Trusts and Foundations, individual supporters, as well as working with the team on corporate partnerships and Arts Council England support. Studio Wayne McGregor is a registered charity and fundraising supports all activity, from outreach work in the local community in Stratford, to R&D with Wayne McGregor on new work for Company Wayne McGregor.
Job Titles:
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Laila Diallo is a dancer and choreographer, presenting work primarily in live performance in the UK and internationally. She is a recipient of a Rayne Fellowship for Choreographers and was Associate Artist at ROH2. Laila danced with Company Wayne McGregor through the late 1990s to the early 2000s, and has and continues to assist Wayne McGregor in the choreographic process of various dance, opera and theatre works, including Cleansed, Dido and Aeneas, Kirikou et Karaba and Sweet Charity.
Liam Freeman studied classical ballet for a number of years and is currently the Senior Features Editor of Vogue Global Network. He has contributed to AnOther Magazine, Financial Times, i-D, The New York Times, The Sunday Times, Vice and W Magazine, among others. Liam's writing has been shortlisted for a British Society of Magazine Editors award and he is a recipient of the Artists' International Development Fund.
Job Titles:
- Head of Our Studio Team
- Studio Coordinator
Lily Bracey acts as the head of our Studio Team, overseeing the day-to-day management of the studio building and assisting with studio activity.
Job Titles:
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Louis McMiller is a dancer and model, who performed with Company Wayne McGregor from 2010 to 2018 after graduating from The Royal Ballet School. He is represented by W Model Management and has been featured in editorials and commercials including Charlotte Tilbury, NOWNESS, ‘What Lies Beneath' by Rick Guest and album artwork for FKA Twigs. His work also includes campaigns for Schwarzkopf, Inkey List and Uniqlo. He is a Ride Instructor at Psycle London, bringing his extensive background in dance to the indoor cycling studio. Louis continues his collaboration with Studio Wayne McGregor as a restager.
Louise Verrill is a leading international expert in legal, specialising in restructuring and capital markets. Her numerous roles within the profession include former President of the Insolvency Practitioners Association and Chair of the Insolvency Lawyers Association. In addition to serving on the Board of Studio Wayne McGregor, Louise is also a member of the Advisory Board of Christof Industries GmbH, GDA Luma Capital Management LLC, and Chair of the Board of Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance.
Mariano Zamora González (He/Him) is a Costa Rican artist residing in London. He began dance training at Jazzgoba Dance Academy and later continued at CityDance School & Conservatory in Washington DC. He accepted a scholarship to pursue a BFA in Dance from the University of Southern California under the direction of Jodie Gates and William Forsythe. Between 2021 and 2023, he performed with Ballet Hispánico of New York. Aesthetically driven with a minor in Architecture, Mariano is interested in the intersectionality of fine arts, craftsmanship, dance, and film. Mariano joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2023.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Mikaela Polley is a UK based Rehearsal Director and Choreographer with a performance and creative career spanning over 30 years. A former Soloist at Birmingham Royal Ballet and Rambert for 18 years Mikaela became Rambert's Senior Rehearsal Director from 2013-2018. Mikaela is currently a guest teacher in classical and contemporary technique for a number of professional companies and vocational schools alongside rehearsal directing and restaging. In 2019 Mikaela was the Choreographic Course Coordinator at The Royal Ballet Upper School and was Artist in Residence at Central School of Ballet 2021-2022.
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Mthuthuzeli November is an award-winning choreographer and dancer. Since 2015, Mthuthuzeli has been a member of Ballet Black, dancing with and creating four works for the company including INTERRUPTED, WASHA, INGOMA and The Waiting Game. He has also created works for Northern Ballet, Cape Dance Company, The Grange Festival, the English National Ballet Emerging Dancer competition, and a work for rapper Stormzy which was performed as part of his set at Glastonbury in 2019.
Job Titles:
- Freelance Artist from Gibraltar
Naia Bautista is a freelance artist from Gibraltar. She graduated from English National Ballet School before moving to Warsaw to work with Polish National Ballet. Naia then moved back to London to begin freelancing. She has worked on various projects ranging between theatre, commercial and film work. Her goal is to continue finding and helping to create safe and inclusive spaces. Naia joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2023
Job Titles:
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Nicki de Leon has been a Physiotherapist for over 25 years specialising in musculoskeletal injuries and runs her own private Physiotherapy clinic in Barnet, North London. Since 2004, she has provided injury prevention screenings, physiotherapy and rehabilitation for Company Wayne McGregor dancers. Nicki fully appreciates and understands the physical requirements of Wayne's work and uses this when individualising her physio management of each dancer. As well as her work with the company, Nicki has also been the Lead Physiotherapist for 2 major dance movies (Cats and Matilda).
Odette Hughes re-stages Wayne McGregor's works on companies around the world, and assists him on a range of theatre, opera and film projects including as Assistant Choreographer on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005. She joined Company Wayne McGregor in 1997 as a dancer and was subsequently Rehearsal Director for the company many years before becoming Associate Director, managing the company's everyday artistic supervision, overseeing performances, directing rehearsals, and delivering many community and outreach projects.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Partner at Cripps LLP
Pete Kenyon is a lawyer and partner at Cripps LLP and heads their Advertising, Technology and Media Sector as well as their Commercial Team. He has spent his career of over 20 years working with technology companies, internet businesses, and media agencies helping them to navigate through the complex and fast changing legal environment within which they find themselves. Pete works with his clients to help them to identify and protect their intellectual property rights and to commercialise their products within contractual frameworks, which protect them against risk in a proportionate way.
Job Titles:
- Director of Strategic Development
Philippa Dunn works across Studio Wayne McGregor to support the organisation's strategic planning and development.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Executive Producer
Rebecca Marshall provides the strategic lead for all Studio Wayne McGregor activity.
Job Titles:
- International Music and Arts
Job Titles:
- Choreographer
- Studio Wayne McGregor Artist
Sarah Dowling is a choreographer, movement director and performer. She was an Associate Artist at the Royal Opera House and during this time was mentored by Wayne McGregor on several of her choreographic commissions. Since then, Sarah has worked with Studio Wayne McGregor on Big Dance and delivering Mind and Movement workshops to the Centre for Advanced Training at Trinity Laban, London. She also worked alongside McGregor on choreographing movement for the Warner Bros. film, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them and for the ground breaking ABBA Voyage concert.
Since her arrival from the US in 2007, Stephanie Dittmer has worked across art forms as a philanthropy and cultural partnerships expert. After a decade with the Donmar Warehouse, she recently joined the Institute of Imagination as Campaign Director. In addition to serving on the Board of Studio Wayne McGregor, she is also a trustee of LGBTQ+ charity, AKT.
Stephen Haskins manages the Hires and Events across the three studios and gallery space.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- Technology Executive and Consultant
- Trustee - Chair
Based in London, Suhair Khan is a technology executive and consultant. In over a decade at Google, Suhair has been a leader on numerous global initiatives in early stage product design, arts & culture and sustainability. Most recently she led on EMEA-focused business strategy and ops. Prior to that she led Google Arts & Culture global initiatives. She is the founder of the Open/Ended Design platform and is currently a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins in London. She is a graduate of Cornell and Harvard University.
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- Studio Wayne McGregor 's Administrator
Tamera-Shae Scantlebury is Studio Wayne McGregor's Administrator, working in liaison with the Finance Manager and the Director of Finance and Administration.
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Job Titles:
- Professor of Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire
Wayne McGregor has created new ballet works for many companies around the world, including The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, New York City Ballet and Zurich Ballet.
If you are interested in commissioning a new ballet by Wayne McGregor, please contact Wayne's agent, Harriet Cruickshank.
If you are interested in re-staging a ballet by Wayne McGregor, please contact Wayne's agent, Harriet Cruickshank.
Born in 1970, Wayne McGregor CBE is a multi award winning British choreographer and director, internationally renowned for trailblazing innovations in performance that have radically redefined dance in the modern era. Driven by an insatiable curiosity about movement and its creative potentials, his experiments have led him into collaborative dialogue with an array of artistic forms, scientific disciplines, and technological interventions. The startling and multi-dimensional works resulting from these interactions have ensured McGregor's position at the cutting edge of contemporary arts for over twenty-five years.
Wayne McGregor is Professor of Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and has Honorary Doctorates from Plymouth University, University of Leeds, University of Chester, and UAL, and is part of the Circle of Cultural Fellows at King's College London. In 2017 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the British Science Association. He is Vice President of the Roundhouse, a Trustee of Aerowaves, and Patron of The Place and the Lisa Ullman Travel Scholarship. McGregor topped the list for dance in The Progress 1000 celebration of London's most influential people in 2018. He became an Arts Foundation Ambassador in 2019 and from 2021, will be the Director of Dance for the Venice Biennale until 2024.
McGregor's work has earned him a multitude of awards including four Critics' Circle Awards, two Time Out Awards, two South Bank Show Awards, two Olivier Awards, a prix Benois de la Danse and two Golden Mask awards. In 2011 McGregor was awarded a CBE for Services to Dance and in 2021 was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Prix de Lausanne.
Winnie Asawakanjanakit Company Wayne McGregor Dancer Born in Bangkok, Thailand, Winnie Asawakanjanakit trained at the Joffrey Ballet School and the Ailey School on a full scholarship. She worked as a freelance artist in New York City. Her work included commercials, fashion campaigns and events for Vogue, Marc Jacobs, Disney, Macy's and Sony. She has performed works by renowned choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Crystal Pite, Bill T. Jones and Karole Armitage. Winnie was part of the Biennale College Danza 2021 and she joined Company Wayne McGregor in 2022. Ciaran Barr Trustee