Experience

Counterpoints Arts

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Producer of the three-year international programme, supported by Comic Relief as part of their Across Borders initiative, created to help normalise and diversify representations of refugees in mainstream media, arts & culture. Based in Berlin and collaborating closely with the UK and Greece. The overall focus of Across Borders programme is to support refugees and people seeking asylum to safe, legal and dignified routes to fulfilling and happy settlement, whether that is in the country of destination, transition country or country of origin. My post in Berlin aims to achieve this through a combination of shifting public attitudes and countering negative narrative through campaigns, commissioned art projects, media and popular culture; working with refugees and refugee artists at grassroots level, as well as humanitarian organisations and NGOs; lobbying to change policy, practice and legislation. Show less



Natasha Productions

• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist & Producer

  • Apr 2007 - Present

  Creating multi-media solo and collaborative performances exploring migration, body & memory: Rupture (2009), Asphyxia (2010), Suspended (2011), Trilogy: Performance Lecture (2012), Internal Terrains (2013), Teeth Show (2014), Fifty Rooms (2017), T-shirts (2018), Welcome Town (2019), It Takes a Decade (2020). All productions have toured extensively across the UK and internationally at venues such as Rich Mix London, National Theatre Studio, Colchester Arts Centre, Birmingham Rep Door, Barbican Plymouth, Playhouse Derry, Capstone Liverpool, Project Arts Centre Dublin, Luella Massey Toronto, Power Station of Arts Shanghai, Theatre Works Melbourne and many others. Creating films and installations for performances and galleries (Tate Modern, V&A, Shoreditch Hall, Rich Mix, Christie's, El Patio Madrid, Kunstverein am Rosa Luxemburg Platz Berlin etc). Collaborating with leading UK contemporary artists, such as Pacitti Company (deviser and performer in Finale in 2007 in Rome), Carnesky Productions (dramaturge and writer on Ghost Train in 2008 in Blackpool), Sheila Ghelani (performer in Nurse Knows Best in 2009 at Brixton Academy and Battersea Arts Centre London), Mikhail Karikis (performer in Xenon in 2010 on UK tour), Blast Theory (performer in Ulrike and Eamon Compliant in 2011 in Dresden), Tino Sehgal (deviser and performer in These Associations in 2012), Helen Paris and Caroline Wright (performer in Out of Water in 2013 in San Francisco). Produced various projects by artists and organisations such as Julia Bardsley, Russell Barr, Helena Hunter, Empress Stah, Bobby Baker, Guy Dartnell, Sheila Ghelani, Akram Khan, Othon Mataragas, Yvon Bonenfant, Chisenhale Dance Space etc. Strategic and organisational development, fundraising, tour management, managing teams and marketing campaigns, initiating co-producing relationships, managing commissions, leadership on all aspects of production. Show less



University of Warwick

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Lecturer

  • 2011 - 2019

  Teaching Contemporary Performance, Autobiographical Performance, Performance and Exile and other modules to a range of undergraduate and MA students. MA in International Performance Theatre Research (MATPR) principal lecturer and student placements co-ordinator on past MAIPR courses. Executive curator and producer of the cultural programme for the IFTR conference 2014. In addition to the University of Warwick, also a Visiting Lecturer at Brunel University and Birkbeck, University of London - teaching modules such as Issues in Contemporary Performance, Cultural Entrepreneurship, Professional Development, Producing, Marketing etc. Member of several professional bodies (PSi, IFTR, ASTR etc). Presenting academic papers, workshops and performances at UK and international universities and conferences (Stanford University, ASTR Baltimore, University at Buffalo, University of Ulster, Liverpool Hope, JNU New Delhi, University of Hyderabad in India, University of Toronto, Concordia Montreal, University of Melbourne, UNSW Sydney, Grahamstown University South Africa and many others). Published articles in journals (Performance Research) and writing chapters for scholarly publications. Show less



Birkbeck, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Lecturer

  • 2006 - 2014

  Visiting lecturer at Birkbeck University of London on MA courses Arts Policy, Arts Management, Producing and Marketing in the context of current contemporary artists and organisations across the world, as well as my own performance and visual art works. Delivering lectures on performing arts and producing at other universities (Brunel University, University of Warwick, Universite Stendhal Grenoble, University of Ottawa, VCA Melbourne, Concordia Montreal etc). Visiting lecturer at Birkbeck University of London on MA courses Arts Policy, Arts Management, Producing and Marketing in the context of current contemporary artists and organisations across the world, as well as my own performance and visual art works. Delivering lectures on performing arts and producing at other universities (Brunel University, University of Warwick, Universite Stendhal Grenoble, University of Ottawa, VCA Melbourne, Concordia Montreal etc).



Chisenhale Dance Space

• London, United Kingdom

• Associate Producer

  • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

  Producer of Dance and the Homemade, a year-long programme delivering bursaries to artists for new projects; supporting artists to develop new work in collaboration with Chisenhale and managing a team of mentors, technicians and a documentator; and programming three showcases of new performances. Promoting the new work and creating new partnerships for the artists and Chisenhale itself. Producer of Dance and the Homemade, a year-long programme delivering bursaries to artists for new projects; supporting artists to develop new work in collaboration with Chisenhale and managing a team of mentors, technicians and a documentator; and programming three showcases of new performances. Promoting the new work and creating new partnerships for the artists and Chisenhale itself.



Bobby Baker's Daily Life Ltd

• London, United Kingdom

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2011

  Project Manager of 'Mad Gyms and Kitchens', a new touring show by Bobby Baker based on her experience of recovery from serious mental and physical illness. An Unlimited commission touring the UK in 2011. Project Manager of 'Mad Gyms and Kitchens', a new touring show by Bobby Baker based on her experience of recovery from serious mental and physical illness. An Unlimited commission touring the UK in 2011.



Akram Khan Company

• London, United Kingdom

• Associate Producer

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

  Associate Producer working on three large-scale shows: 'Vertical Road'​ on a world tour, 'Gnosis'​ and 'Sacred Monsters'​, as well as a new piece in development - 'DESH'. Contracting artists, international venues and managing the London office. Associate Producer working on three large-scale shows: 'Vertical Road'​ on a world tour, 'Gnosis'​ and 'Sacred Monsters'​, as well as a new piece in development - 'DESH'. Contracting artists, international venues and managing the London office.



Guy Dartnell

• London, United Kingdom

• Producer

  • 2010 - 2011

  Producer of Guy Dartnell's solo show Something or Nothing co-commissioned by Axis Art Centre Crewe, Bristol Old Vic, Exeter Phoenix and Oval House Theatre London; also shown at Warwick Arts Centre and The Place, London. Producer of Guy Dartnell's solo show Something or Nothing co-commissioned by Axis Art Centre Crewe, Bristol Old Vic, Exeter Phoenix and Oval House Theatre London; also shown at Warwick Arts Centre and The Place, London.



Helena Hunter

• London, United Kingdom

• Producer

  • 2009 - 2010

  Producer of 'dis-locate' by Helena Hunter, commissioned by Queen Mary University London and Chelsea Theatre London for Sacred season 2009. Producer of 'dis-locate' by Helena Hunter, commissioned by Queen Mary University London and Chelsea Theatre London for Sacred season 2009.



Carnesky Productions

• London and Blackpool, United Kingdom

• Producer

  • 2008 - 2010

  Producer of Carnesky’s Ghost Train in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, in partnership with Blackpool Illuminations. Dramaturge & co-writer of the Book of the Disappeared with Marisa Carnesky and Rasp Thorne. Producer of Carnesky’s Ghost Train in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, in partnership with Blackpool Illuminations. Dramaturge & co-writer of the Book of the Disappeared with Marisa Carnesky and Rasp Thorne.



Julia Bardsley

• London, Brussels and Glasgow

• Producer

  • 2008 - 2010

  Producer of Julia Bardsley’s 'Aftermaths – a Tear in the Meat of Vision', third part of a trilogy commissioned by SPILL Festival 2009, Trouble Festival Brussels 2009 and NRLA Glasgow 2010. International tour of 'Almost the Same' to the SPACE UK, British Council showcase in Gijon Spain at Teatro de la Laboral. Producer of Julia Bardsley’s 'Aftermaths – a Tear in the Meat of Vision', third part of a trilogy commissioned by SPILL Festival 2009, Trouble Festival Brussels 2009 and NRLA Glasgow 2010. International tour of 'Almost the Same' to the SPACE UK, British Council showcase in Gijon Spain at Teatro de la Laboral.



Russell Barr

• London, United Kingdom

• Producer

  • 2008 - 2009

  Producer of two multi-disciplinary plays by Russell Barr - 'Lobster' and 'Vantastic', shown at Oval House Theatre, London in November and December 2009 and published by Oberon. Producer of two multi-disciplinary plays by Russell Barr - 'Lobster' and 'Vantastic', shown at Oval House Theatre, London in November and December 2009 and published by Oberon.



Arts Council England

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Theatre Officer (now Relationship Manager)

  • 2004 - 2008

  Theatre Officer at Arts Council England, London office, with specialisms in contemporary, experimental, interdisciplinary and international work. Assessing grants, managing a portfolio of regularly funded organisations and contributing to policies writing. Theatre Officer at Arts Council England, London office, with specialisms in contemporary, experimental, interdisciplinary and international work. Assessing grants, managing a portfolio of regularly funded organisations and contributing to policies writing.



British Council

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Drama, Dance & Live Art Administrator

  • 2002 - 2004

  Supporting the management, production and promotion of the UK theatre, dance and live art projects in approximately 30 countries in Western Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

• Country Services Officer

  • 2000 - 2002

  Managing collaborative art and education projects with China, Vietnam, USA and Europe. Executive managing a long-term project with the Japanese Ministry for Culture and Education between London and Tokyo, with programmes at the University of Birmingham, University of Leeds and Lancaster University.

• Education Officer

  • 1998 - 2000

  Centre co-ordinator on the ‘desert project’ in Dier-ez-Zor, which included living in the desert on the Euphrates for eight months, building a team of local and international expertise and infrastructure, working with groups of local, mainly Bedouin population. The remaining sixteen months included teaching in Damascus, materials creation, workshops, research into the success and development of the programmes, creative writing with the disabled, as well as teaching medical and oil workers.



Embassy Schools

• Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

• Head Teacher

  • 1998 - 1998

  Isle of Wight centre: student placement, curriculum planning, materials selection, mentoring and seminars for teachers, creative writing workshops and masterclasses for international teenagers. Isle of Wight centre: student placement, curriculum planning, materials selection, mentoring and seminars for teachers, creative writing workshops and masterclasses for international teenagers.



Euroknowledge

• Athens, Greece

• Teacher & workshop leader

  • 1994 - 1998

  Workshops, masterclasses, teaching English and creative writing in Athens, Greece. Workshops, masterclasses, teaching English and creative writing in Athens, Greece.