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Staff biographies
Daniel de Andrade
Ballet Master
Daniel joined the Company in 1995 as a Principal Dancer. He became Ballet Master in 2003. Born: Brazil. Trained: Musika Centro de Estudos, Hammond School of Dancing. Previous Companies:...
Yoko Ichino
Ballet Mistress & Academy Associate Director
Born in Los Angeles, Yoko studied with renowned ballerina Mia Slavenska and began her professional career in 1972 when she joined Joffrey Ballet II as an Apprentice. What followed was a career that...
David Nixon, OBE
Artistic Director
David Nixon has been Artistic Director of Northern Ballet since 2001. David trained as a dancer, first in his hometown of Chatham, Ontario and then at the National Ballet School of Canada where his...
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Composer
Born in 1944 of Hungarians parents, Claude-Michel began his career in France as a singer, writer and producer of pop songs. In collaboration with Alain Boublil, he is the book co-writer and the...
Mark Skipper DL
Chief Executive
Mark Skipper joined Northern Ballet as Deputy Stage Manager in 1987, working his way through the roles of Company Manager and Head of Planning before being appointed Chief Executive in 1996. Since...
Charlotte Talbot
Guest Ballet Mistress
Charlotte Talbot was born in Sheffield and is a former Northern Ballet Principal artist who originally joined the company in 1992 under the direction of Christopher Gable. Her repertoire with...
