Royal Patron
HRH Duke of Edinburgh, KG, GCVO, CD, ADC
Leadership
Federico Bonelli , Artistic Director
Federico was Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet where he enjoyed a career at the highest level, dancing the company’s leading roles.
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David Collins , Executive Director
David Collins joined Northern Ballet as Executive Director in 2023.
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Our Trustees
Northern Ballet's Trustees bring valuable and diverse expertise to the Company, helping us on our mission to bring world-class ballet to your doorstep.
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Ameena Bradford
Finance Director
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Liz Rose
Director of Audiences & Communications
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Leanne Kirkham
Director of Learning and Academy Operations
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Lynne Farnell
Director of Development
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Steve Wilkins
Technical Director
Performers
Our Dancers
Northern Ballet Dancers have been described as the best dance-actors in the world by Dance Europe.
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Artistic Staff
Daniel de Andrade , Artistic Associate
Daniel is Brazilian and danced with National Ballet of Portugal, London City Ballet, Zurich Ballet and Scottish Ballet.
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Kenneth Tindall , Choreographer in Residence
Kenneth trained at Central School of Ballet and previously danced with The Israel Ballet and K Ballet.
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Christelle Horna , Rehearsal Director
Born in France, Christelle trained at the Paris Opera School and with Marika Besobrasova in Monaco.
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Luke Ahmet , Assistant Rehearsal Director
Luke was born in London and trained at the Royal Ballet School from the age of 11.
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Patricia Doyle , Dramatic Associate
Patricia has worked extensively with Northern Ballet, beginning as drama consultant and acting coach on Christopher Gable CBE’s Dracula.
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Pippa Moore MBE , Artistic Associate
Pippa Moore MBE is a former Premier Dancer with Northern Ballet, dancing for the Company from 1996 to 2019. She now works with artistic departments across Northern Ballet
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Hikaru Kobayashi , Artistic Advisor and Guest Coach
Hikaru was born in Tokyo, Japan, and was the first Japanese national admitted to the Paris Opera Ballet School
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Staff
Administration
- Artistic Planning Manager
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- Emily Deller
- Head of People
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- Jodie Chandler
- Executive Assistant
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- Fiona Heseltine
Company & Stage Management
- Company Manager
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- Lyndsey Holmes
- Stage Manager
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- Karen Kwong
- Deputy Stage Manager
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- Yvonne Lam
- Assistant Stage Manager
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- Nathan Hall
Academy of Northern Ballet
- Director of Academy Operations
- Head of Programmes (Associates & MA Classical Performance)
- Artistic Head of Programmes (CAT & Open)
- Classical Ballet Teachers
- Head of Academy Administration
- CAT Programme Manager
- Classical Ballet Teacher, Social Media Coordinator and MA Administrator
- Academy Administrator and Student Support Team Member
- Academy Pianists
Learning
- Director of Learning
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- Leanne Kirkham
- Head of Learning
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- Sam Moore
- Project Manager
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- Lauren Croxford
- Engagement and Audio Description Artist
- Community Dance Artist & Ability Lead
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- Kim Hardy
- Community Dance Artist
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- Dagmar Birnbaum
- Jem Clancy
- Supporting Dance Artists
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- Catrina Farnell
- Musicians
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- Mark Wilkinson
- Jonathan Drummond
Audiences & Communications
- Director of Audiences & Communications
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- Liz Rose
- Head of Content
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- Emily Spencer
- Head of Design & Branding
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- Richard Barrelle
- Digital Manager
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- Phill Garnett
- Communications Manager
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- Alessandra Miglietti
- Design & Content Officer
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- Colleen Mair
- Communications Assistant
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- Emma Wilcox
Development
- Director of Development
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- Lynne Farnell
- Head of Trusts and Foundations
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- Danielle Sharma-Pay
- Events & Partnership Manager
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- Charlotte Walker
- Philanthropy Manager
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- Ania Kapsza
Facilities
- Head of Estates & Facilities
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- Jim Malkin
- Senior Facilities Officer
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- Peter Scott
- Facilities Officer
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- John Boulton
- Facilities Assistant
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- Peter Stanton
- Head Receptionist
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- Will Dawson
- Receptionists
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- Iain Stringer
Music
- Music Director
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- Position Vacant
- Associate Conductor
- Head of Music Administration
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- Ciarán Campbell
- Company Pianist & Music Director of Children's Ballets
- Company Pianist
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- Colin J Scott
Technical
- Technical Director
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- Steve Wilkins
- Head of Lighting
- Deputy Head of Lighting
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- Abbi Fearnley
- Production Electrician
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- Sam Day
- Sound Engineers
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- Rose Oldershaw
- Dave Simpson
- Studio Technical Manager
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- Martin Smith
- Head of Stage
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- Aysa Goldthorpe
- Deputy Head of Stage
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- Chris Stott
- Stage Technician
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- Dominic Skotny
- Seasonal Stage Technician
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- Christopher Gill
- Head of Workshop
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- Griz Pedley
- Deputy Head of Workshop
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- Pradeep Dash
- Transport
Wardrobe & Wigs
- Head of Wardrobe
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- Kim Brassley
- Senior Wardrobe Manager
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- Mikhaila Pye
- Costume Cutters & Makers
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- Carley Marsh
- Julie Anderson
- Assistant Costume Maker
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- Becky Smith
- Wigs & Makeup Manager
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- Harriet Rogers
- Wardrobe Manager
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- Ellie Kemp
- Deputy Wardrobe Manager
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- Laura Leathley
- Wardrobe Assistant
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- Porsche Loker
- Deputy Wigs and Make Up Manager
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- Hollie Coleman
Medical
- Head of Physiotherapy
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- Craig Schofield
- Dance Performance & Recovery Strategic Lead
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- Sam Wild
Header photo Emma Kauldhar.
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