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Dancers Riku Ito, Javier Torres and Nicola Gervasi in Cinderella. Photo Emma Kauldhar

Our Board

Board of Directors

  • Sir David Wootton (Chair)
  • Javaad Alipoor
  • Carol Arrowsmith
  • Baroness Blake of Leeds, CBE
  • Sonny Hanley
  • Jolyon Harrison
  • Elizabeth Jackson
  • Philip Keller
  • Clive Lloyd
  • Kyla Mullins
  • Kevin O'Hare CBE
  • Anita Rani
  • Paul Smith
  • Graham Smith

Honorary President

  • Bernard Atha CBE

Senior Vice President

  • Sir Simon Towneley KVCO JP

Vice Presidents

  • Dr Jo Butterworth
  • Tim Collins
  • Judith Donovan CBE
  • David Forbes
  • Jon Hammond DL
  • Alan Harrison
  • David Heal
  • Juliet Jowitt DL
  • Malcolm Oliver
  • Dr Maxine Room CBE
  • Phil Swallow
  • Victoria Tomlinson

Observer

  • Matthew Sims, Leeds CC

Assessor

  • Kristian Pellissier, Arts Council England

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Northern Ballet dancers perform in unison through a flood of light. Photo Emma Kauldhar.

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Northern Ballet dancers dancing in perfect time at the Ball in our ballet of Cinderella. Photo Emma Kauldhar.

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Northern Ballet dancers performing a Charleston in The Great Gatsby. Photo Emma Kauldhar.

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One of the world's leading ballet companies. Based in Leeds, UK, we tour the UK with our unique brand of dance storytelling, on a mission to make ballet accessible to everyone.
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Photo Emma Kauldhar.