Snapshots14_12pp_SUPPLEMENT 5 - The Liverpool Institute for
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Snapshots14_12pp_SUPPLEMENT 5 - The Liverpool Institute for
Snapshots 2010 Graduates Welcome to the thirteenth edition of Snapshots, a series of alumni newsletter supplements The graduates featured in this edition of Snapshots completed one of the following Higher Education programmes running in 2010: providing short profiles of graduates from LIPA’s BA (Hons) Acting (Performing Arts) Higher Education programmes, nearly four BA (Hons) Community Drama years after they graduated. BA (Hons) Dance (Performing Arts) The 2011 graduate BA (Hons) Music supplement will be issued with the fifteenth edition of LIPA’s alumni newsletter. Graduates will be contacted in spring 2015, however, you can update your profile at any time by ringing Jan Buchanan in alumni BA (Hons) Music, Theatre and Entertainment Management BA (Hons) Performing Arts (Music) BA (Hons) Sound Technology BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance Design relations on +44 (0)151 330 3261, by emailing BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance Technology [email protected] or by writing to Alumni, The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Mount Street, Liverpool L1 9HF, UK. MA in Acting MA in Contemporary Theatre Practice MA in Dance Theatre Practice MA in Performing Arts: Education •Richard Adams (professional name Richard Fitch), Associate director of Richard III at Trafalger Studios, West End, see article on page 6 •Katharina Aff, Works in project management for an international booth building company, she gets to travel around the world and has already been to London, Shanghai, Moscow and Salzburg this year. She also completed a masters degree in management last September Aaron Ahmad, Assistant studio engineer at Metropolis Studios, London, he has worked with clients including Frank Ocean, will.i.am, Cheryl Cole, Future, Benji B, Tomoyasu Hotei, Chase & Status, Kylie Minogue, Nero and Mika Sarah Alexander, Production assistant on films such as Captain America 1 and 2, Thor 2 and currently, Avengers 2 at Shepperton Studios. She is also a freelance writer/film reviewer and her articles have appeared in publications including the Guardian. She previously worked on productions with C4, BBC1 and 2 and Sky and in LA with the Los Angeles Film Festival David Alnwick, Magician and comedian, he recently filmed an advert for PlayStation 4 which has just been released. He is currently working on three shows for the Edinburgh Fringe, where his previous shows have received 5-star reviews Ziyad Al-Samman, Member of the band Pink Film, they are writing and recording with various producers and looking to release their first single and video soon Anton Asuquo (professional name Anton Bassey), This year he has appeared in The Taming of the Shrew with The Detroit Shakespeare Festival; Anthony and Cleopatra with Shakespeare in Detroit; the Eminem music video Headlights, directed by Spike Lee and Walk Tall with The Detroit Broadcasting Company. He co-wrote, directed and featured in the film A Thousand Words which will be presented at The Mitten Movie Project in June, when his sketch series Leftovers will also be presented at the Cinetopia International Film Festival. He is currently booked for three films: suspense thriller, Eloise, prison drama Heartlock and a blockbuster film currently under wraps (www.antonbassey.com) Andrew Baardsen, Formed the band Eye Emma Jedi with fellow graduate Alexander Pavelich, they are the only band in Norway to have had all of their six singles playlisted on NRK P3. They have played over 80 shows across Norway, Germany and the UK, and had their last two releases playlisted on over 30 radio stations in Germany, and 50 radio stations in the US. Last year they played at the Great Escape in Brighton and Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, obtaining a worldwide booking deal with The Agency Group. The pair have also set up their own studio outside Oslo, where he works on his own music under the alias Baardsen, records Eye Emma Jedi and mixes local bands. His remixes for Grimes and Warpaint got airplay on Radio 1 and his remix of fellow graduate Dan Croll’s track From Nowhere was used on Grand Theft Auto V Andrew Balham, Audio visual technician at the National Gallery for the last three years Daryl Ball, Currently working in retail management to save for a future move, he has also done some recording with local artists Martin J Barker, Freelance costume and scenery designer and director, this year he worked as producer, director and designer for an outdoor production of Into the Woods. Previous credits include Aida and Into the Woods (2011, costume design), Pirates of Penzance (costumes, set and director) and Me and My Girl (director). He also runs a successful online retail site Caitlin Barnett, Currently freelancing at Epsom College assisting with their dance and drama department while continuing to work on her own choreography. She has also been collaborating with a musician on choreography for a music video Xaime Barreiro-Martínez, Guitar player and editor for communication media. He is a member of the band Anfibia, playing funk music, touring around Spain and working on their soon-to-be recorded first studio album. He also works for independent production company, Correo Television in Galicia, Spain. The company produces shows for TV and he is a presenter of shows in his role as sales manager Chloe Bassett, Teaching assistant at a primary school in Notting Hill, soon to embark on teacher training. She also runs arts, storytelling and Spanish workshops for young children in West London Cyrus Bayandor, Self-employed bass player, touring with The Staves, Sivu, and Hudson Taylor on UK, European and US headlines tours and festivals Faye Benson, Dancing and performing on the Costa neoRomantica of Costa Crociere’s new exclusive collection, she recently toured around the Mediterranean and is currently travelling around the Norwegian fjords and Sweden James Bentley, Working for Insight 360i, a company which produces 360 virtual interactive tours. He recently spent three months in the USA as sound engineer at a church in Arkansas. Previously he spent three years as a teaching technician in the music technology department at King George V College, Southport and a number of his former students are currently studying sound technology here (www.insight360i.com) Teresa Bernabé Martín, Plays cello and sings as one half of duo BLØSH, alongside guitarist Jorgen Berg Svela, they have played with artists such as Depedro, Mikhael Paskalev, Jonas Alaska, Bow to Each Other and Stealing Sheep. They spent the winter in the studio with Øyvind Gundersen to record their debut material. Their first single C.A.t.L.Y. (Can't Afford to Lose You) is out in July, they have been booked for festivals such as Musikkfest Oslo & Klubb:øya Mike Bindon, Curriculum manager for theatre at the International Baccalaureate in Holland, leading the research, review and implementation for the diploma programme theatre course for 16-19-yearolds worldwide since 2012 Monika Blomeid (professional name Monika May), Her first single Ghost was released in 2012, since then she has been working on her album. Marilyn, her first single from the album, was Rebecca Boyce, Celebrity liaison officer for BBC Children in Need, see article on page 2 released in June Ray Bradshaw, Stand-up comedian who has recently done a live recording for 4 Stands Up (Radio 4), the tour support for Ardal O'Hanlon and has been a frequent guest on the Kevin Bridges and Friends show • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • Chris Brady (professional name Chris D'Bray), Having collaborated with the Mark Edward dance company in the filming, post production and installation of Council House Movie Star as part of the 2012 Liverpool Homotopia festival he hopes to repeat this success by further collaborations with Mark Edward for Homotopia 2014. He performs in theatre, site-specific, installation work, TV, films and within cabaret. He is also a freelance performing arts lecturer and writer and graduated with a Certificate in Education from UCLAN in 2010 Emma Bramley, Lectures part-time here on the community drama and acting courses and works freelance with schools and community Joanne Brent, Dancer, actor and model, based in Hong Kong, groups using dramatic inquiry pedagogy her recent credits include acting roles in Triumph in the Sky and GPS Heartbreak for Hong Kong broadcasting company TVB; TV commercials for Samsung and Disneyland; a music video for MC Jin and Le French May (festival). She also spent three years teaching commercial and contemporary classes to international clients Anna Bruland (professional name Anna Lena), Plays with the band Farao, before Christmas they supported Icelandic artist Asgeir through Europe, England and Iceland. They will be touring over the summer, mainly in Norway and their lead singer is currently recording their debut album in Iceland. She is developing her solo career and will be releasing a debut EP around Christmas. She also works for Communion Bookings as an A&R scout and does some session work for films and TV Emma Brunnock (née Hazlehurst), Running Playgoers New Generation, the theatre group that she established after graduating Kathleen Button, Touring with Circus Arena in Denmark as sax/guitarist and vocalist, she has also worked for Circus Imperial over the past two years touring around Europe. When she is not on tour, she spends most of her time working in an orphanage in Cambodia, she has travelled around the world and supported the work of the orphanage for the past three years Joshua Byrne, Running his own record label, XVI Records, in Vancouver, managing artists, writing and DJing Mattie Campbell, Established Fracture Theatre, an inclusive theatre company based in the Tees Valley, which offers classes and performance to the community. He recently qualified as a further education teacher and has been working at Stockton Riverside College and Darlington College. He has also launched a new online dance business (www.onlinedancestudio.co.uk) Joshua Cartlidge, Recently signed a contract with Princess Cruises taking him to November 2015. He has previously worked on two cruise ships for Tallink and spent three years as a dancer and production manager for Costa Cruises. Between ships, he worked as a dancer/animator at the five-star Blue Lagoon Resort in Kos Guy Chase, Sound engineer at Scramble, an audio post production house in Soho, working on advertising campaigns for brands such as Garnier, Betway and TUC. Currently mixing his first feature film, The Last Sparks of Sundown starring Kavan Novak and Miles Jupp, to be released this summer Venetia Clarke, Embarking on a new role as events assistant at the creative events agency, Timebased Events. She previously worked as an assistant accounts executive at Channel 5 and as an events administrator at the Echo Arena, where she spent a year assisting the team with a range of concerts and managed the pre-show hospitality events for shows such as George Michael and Lionel Richie Wes Clarke, Songwriting for Sony/ATV and working on his own new music Peter Cliff, Entertainments creative manager at the Alton Towers Resort. Over the past year, he has collaborated with Children's BBC to bring CBeebies land to life, it is an immersive and interactive performance concept, where children are inspired to learn through play. He is also responsible for special events including the fireworks display and annual Halloween attraction, Scarefest. The resort engages over 200 actors, dancers, vocalists, circus entertainers and street performers annually Mel Collins, Recently moved to Beijing to teach dance to children. She previously taught dance around the Merseyside area to pupils of all ages, she also worked for our widening participation department. She danced as part of a hip hop troupe competing for Scotland in the ICU World Championships in Orlando, Florida and was part of the Funkymentals, which most recently performed at the Vogue Ball in Liverpool. She also appeared in a UK soap Karl Connor, Co-founded Liverpool-based artist and event management company, Fierce Management, alongside fellow graduate Jen Corrigan. The company manages the band My Forever and provides programming and production services to Liverpool Pride and the Liverpool Music Awards. He has also recently been writing for artists both in the UK and internationally. Earlier this year a track he co-wrote was taken by Universal Records Europe and released across Europe by Luca Hanni, the winner of the hit German TV series German Idol. This year he began working as a talent scout for Simon Cowell's company Syco (www.fiercemanagement.co.uk) Tom Cooper, Freelance lighting designer and assistant lighting designer for shows off-West End while also working as a lighting technician at venues including the Royal Opera House and Sadler’s Wells and on West End shows including The Book of Mormon, The Bodyguard and I Can’t Sing! (www.tomcooperlighting.com) Jen Corrigan, Co-founded Liverpool-based artist and event management company, Fierce Management, alongside fellow graduate Karl Connor. Fierce Management manages the band My Forever and programmes the line up for Liverpool Pride alongside providing event management for the Liverpool Music Awards. She is also a talent scout for Simon Cowell's music and entertainment company Syco (www.fiercemanagement.co.uk) Edward Croft, Performs with his brother, Tommy, as comedy duo Jollyboat, touring the country, headlining comedy clubs nationwide. They are back to the Edinburgh Fringe for their fifth consecutive year this year, expecting another profitable run, and are playing Download Festival and Glastonbury Elizabeth Culley, Visual merchandiser for • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 independent boutique department store Tyrers in St Helens, she designs and installs the displays in the windows and throughout the departments. Alongside this she has worked on freelance projects for adverts and theatre and is starting a handmade accessories business, Alice and Mary, with fellow alumna Kat Egan (on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) Paul Dale-Vickers, Lectures in performing arts at Wakefield College, he is also a composer, musician and actor. His musical De Profundis, based on the work by Oscar Wilde, won the inaugural New Musical Project competition at the Leicester Square Theatre where it premièred in May Mathew Davies, Performed for the Walt Disney Company at events and shows all over Europe, Africa and Asia. He was the dance captain on the Barney Live: Let's Go! tour in the Middle East. He is also co-creator of Hupsilly Hill, a YouTube sketch show for children (www.youtube.com/HupsillyHill) Maria Devon, Currently working for the Liverpool Empire as FOH staff. Since September, she has also been volunteering in schools which has enabled her to gain a place on the applied art and design PGCE secondary course at Edge Hill University, starting in September. Her goal is to become an art teacher for 14-19-year-olds. She previously worked as stage crew on the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner and as casual lighting crew at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool Matthew Donlan, Currently working as a technician in a school theatre in St Albans Isobel Dooley-Kelly, Channel manager for Sony Music UK. She previously worked at RCA Records, USA and at Ridley Scott and Associates (RSA Films) USA Tony Draper, Freelance sound engineer and producer, mainly out of Parr Street Studios and Real World Studios. Most notable recent work includes the gold-selling 2012 Christmas UK Number one for Justice Collective. He also works on FOH sound for Swiss Lips, including TV work for C4 and at various venues across the UK such as Brixton Academy. He is building a studio in Runcorn, Analogue Baby, which is pitched at high-end film score mixing work and ADR and has links to London score mixers and the BBC Maria Dunsmore, Freelance vocalist and band leader, she has established Parr Street Music School, based at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, teaching one-to-one vocals from beginners to advanced level. She also coaches signed artists for recording projects and all aspects of performance and teaches vocals for Liverpool University. She has coached at various stage schools including LIPA 4:19 and been involved with a choir for Action on Addiction Aimee Dussold, Document controller at Forum Energy Technologies, she is also voluntary assistant manager and marketeer at the Kirk Theatre in Pickering and has established her own jewellery business, Little Bird Holly Easterbrook, Recently returned to the UK following a year back-packing, having been flown to Australia by Tourism Australia after reaching the finals of the Best Job in the World - a competition to fill the role of VIP and social media commentator for New South Wales. Her theatre credits include Eleanor Boardman in The Tailor-made Man at the Arts Theatre, West End, Catherine in Proof for Sell a Door Theatre Company, Rachel in Glee on tour and several productions in Dubai Sarah Eaton, Assistant to the MD at Northern Music Company, Omerch Ltd and AMF Music Publishing. She works across the companies: managing a roster of mainly rock and heavy metal artists, managing successful e-commerce and tour supply merchandiser, Omerch Ltd, and working on the development of AMF Music Publishing Thomas Evensen, Freelance sound and lighting technician for various venues and rental companies, he has worked as a lighting technician at Brageteatret in Norway and was the lighting designer for several plays there Richard Ferrar, Assistant stage manager at the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme. He has also established his own business, Command Key ⌘, which provides tailored Apple computer training, support and consulting for businesses, schools and professionals (www.cmd-key.com) Ashling Findlay-Carroll, Lecturer at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance alongside performing and directing on freelance projects for Conflux and Eco Drama among others Laura Flanagan, Currently responsible for A-level dance at Townley Grammar School for Girls. She spent a year teaching contemporary, ballet, jazz, musical theatre and physical theatre at The BRIT School and she will be returning to teach there on a permanent basis from September. Her dance credits include an international tour with State of Emergency Productions; touring as senior dancer with Keneish Dance in the African dance production Vigour; Wayne Sables Project and National Dance Company Wales Charlotte Ford, Assistant project manager for PRG - Europe's biggest lighting rental company, she supports a number of current West End productions including The Lion King and Wicked. She also provides support in the office for the project management team on large projects including this year’s Commonwealth Games Herman Gambhir, Actor working between LA, London and Houston with film credits including the prize-winning Gatecrasher for HCR Films and indie short Los Jack Machine for Free Seed Films. On TV he had a lead role in a daily Brit-Asian soap for Sky HD produced by Zee TV. He has performed in over 15 improvathons and joined the core cast of Extempore Theatre: highlights include playing twice at the Bristol Old Vic. He was a founder member of CRAFT theatre company where he has worked with fellow graduate Rocky Rodriguez Jnr. Currently he is studying for his personal training certificate. He is also in pre-production for a short to be filmed next spring and works as a design associate for two studios, Really Studio (owned by fellow graduate Aaron Mavinga) and Fietsklik Adrian Garcia Fernandez, Elementary school music teacher at the American International School of Hong Kong, for the last four years. He also depped on Starlight Express, when the production came to Hong Kong as part of the Asian tour last October William Gaskell, Deputy prop workshop manager at the English National Opera Briony Gatier, Senior accounts manager with LDA Communications, a London event management, PR • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 • and talent consultancy. She organises events and PR for VIPs and celebrities including the Duchess of Cambridge, Bruce Forsyth, Des O'Connor, Beverley Knight and for Ledley King's testimonial year. She has also been working with upcoming band NVS who recently toured with Little Mix Ryan Gibb, Currently making his West End debut in The Commitments at the Palace Theatre. His previous theatre credits include a UK arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar and a UK No. 1 tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Andrew Girvan, Sales and marketing manager at Digital Theatre which works in partnership with Britain's leading theatre companies to capture live performance authentically on screen. He was previously deputy editor for Whatsonstage.com Simon Gold, Works for This is Music Ltd in label and artist management for Simian Mobile Disco, Bicep and Tensnake to name a few Stephanie Goulden, She is about to start a new role as a community support officer with Inspire in Wigan working with young people from troubled backgrounds. She will be helping them to develop confidence and live independently, sometimes using drama as a tool. She was previously a freelance drama practitioner working with children and youth theatres Alexandra Graham (professional name Lexi Wolfe), Currently working on forthcoming British feature film Simon. Recent work includes The Harry Hill Movie, Bollywood movie Humshakals and ongoing viral Sherlock Holmes spoof No Place Like Holmes and the title role of The Mary Morstan Mysteries. She selfpublished the book Better Off Dead: The Story of Rosa the Fledgling Vampire in 2013. She is also co-director of new production company Wildwolfe Productions Alex Grant, Directing young adults in musicals, coaching kids’ soccer, and doing stand-up, based in Atlanta Daniel Greengrass, Buyer for independent menswear retailer Wellgosh, he is also responsible for marketing the company and recently headed up the celebrations for its 25th anniversary Jack Greengrass, A&R for Island Records/Universal Music. He is also doing some freelance composition and working with various bands Tamira Hamam, Works in publishing at Oxford University Press and manages her own blog. She previously completed a tour of a new play, All Because of Molly, which debuted at The Lowry before touring the North Polly Hargreaves, Teaches on the BTEC production arts course at Salford City College, she completed her teaching qualification after working in the college as a theatre technician and being offered the opportunity to teach. She is in her second year of teaching and has just had her first two students accepted at RADA. She previously travelled around Asia where she worked with young Nepalese monks to improve their English Steven Harris, Genius with Apple in West Edmonton, Canada where he services and repairs all Apple electronics. His training with the company over the last 18 months has included an extended visit to Atlanta, Georgia, to learn the technical aspects of the role. He still does some sound technology work troubleshooting desktop audio and studio Mac systems Michael Hassall, Currently, waiter/bar staff in a hotel in St Andrews, where he also does some marketing work Michael Haworth, Musical director, formerly musician, with Holland American Line, working on cruise ships all over the world Krist Heath, Sales and office assistant at Pro Audio Centre, working on in-store and online sales and writing for the company blog. While he has been in the role, the business has grown from a single office operation to having a dedicated warehouse and retail location. He also writes songs, sings and plays the keyboard Michael Herbrik, Works for Made Management in Oslo where he manages Carnival Kids, Verses and others on a company roster that includes Lemaitre, Sondre Lerche, Casiokids and John Olav Nilsen. He previously worked as music manager for the Coca-Cola London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic project team and as brand partnerships and product manager for Roadrunner Records UK David Herzog, He has worked for Merry-Go-Round Playhouse of Auburn, New York, including their production of 9 to 5: The Musical. He is also a presenter with the London-based musical theatre podcast MusicalTalk James Higham, Key Stage 3 leader of mathematics in a Widnes secondary school and a part-time teacher of music in a secondary school in Liverpool. He works with several current LIPA musicians regularly performing around the North West and as a freelance recording engineer he has worked with the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral choirs, and several classical ensembles Beth Hogan, Currently working with Birmingham Infometrics on their Twitter scraping software development, while studying for a chartered postgraduate diploma in marketing. She went freelance working as project co-ordinator with Friction Arts on To You From Super Me with author Nick Hornby and artist Chris Keenan, following a year away from work with seven months in hospital. Previously she spent two years as marketing and audience development officer with Birmingham-based production company, Capsule, on the Home of Metal project, featuring exhibitions in galleries across Birmingham and the Black Country and an international metal conference. She then worked for Sky Arts on the production of a heavy metal Sarah Hogarth, Lecturer in drama at LJMU specialising in documentary in conjunction with the project contemporary performance and applied drama. She is also a member of All Things Considered Theatre, currently working on a Big Lottery-funded project working with public services to create an interactive performance for young people that explores child sexual exploitation Laura Hollowell, Freelance wardrobe and wigs supervisor, currently on tour with Betty Blue Eyes, see article on page 3 Pål Tore Holten, He contributed drums for a recording which won the Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) for Best Children's Album in 2014. He has been working in two Trondheim recording studios (Øra Studio and Støy AS) where he has played on four albums and multiple demos. Besides drumming he arranges for choir and is now venturing into sound design for film and TV. He also works as a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 course leader in drumming for a private music school and as a stage rigger for a 1200-seater venue (Olavshallen) in Mathea Homme (professional name Thea Dalen), Co-producer/actress on the film, Trondheim Watercolour Love, working with a director/writer who is based in LA and Oslo. It will be produced in both English and Norwegian and she has also translated the script to Norwegian. Filming is scheduled to start next spring. In July, Charlotte Hudders, Working she will also start shooting a film with a small film company in Kristiansand in Dubai as an art director for event company, The Transformers. Her work involves designing and making costumes and props for events, launch parties and brands. She has also created her own collection of hand drawn silk scarves, which she hopes to launch in the Dubai fashion market soon (www.charlottehudders.com) Emily Hunt (professional name Emily May), Dance captain for Mirage Shows and Productions aboard Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. Last year she also danced with the Potters Theatre Company at the Atlas Theatre, Norfolk. She previously worked as a dancer and singer for PEEL Productions aboard Thomson and Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and danced for E3 Live/The Business at Thomas Cook International conferences, while training and performing in various Andrew Jackson, Analogue product manager at Solid State Logic projects with X7eaven Dance, London representing the company at worldwide events, managing the existing product range and spearheading new products Zoë Jackson, Multi-award-winning entrepreneur and managing director of performing arts company Living the Dream which incorporates a school, dance company, talent agency and charitable foundation. She has worked with Sir Richard Branson on projects to help young entrepreneurs and was one of a group of high profile campaigners, including James Caan, influential in the launch of the government Start Up Loans scheme. Her awards include the Woman of the Future in the Arts with Shell (www.livingthedreamcompany.co.uk) Amy Johnson, Working in the art department for CBBC Studio Manchester. She also recently worked as a freelance graphic artist for Coronation Street, Jacqueline Jones, Senior lecturer in dance here and has been a prop maker for various CBBC dramas Rachel Jones, Prop maker and scenic artist for the New Vic Theatre, she also works as a freelance prop Rosie Jones, She performs alongside maker in the TV industry for clients such as CBBC and Cbeebies fellow graduate Zoe Nicol as Worry Dolls. The duo self-released an EP in 2013 and have been played on BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2. They supported Joan Armatrading on her UK tour and Declan Bennett from Once the musical and EastEnders. Worry Dolls were chosen from hundreds of UK bands to perform at Music City in DerryLondonderry, the UK’s City of Culture 2013, alongside Buena Vista Social Club. They will be performing at ten festivals this year including the Croissant Neuf stage at Glastonbury and are currently recording their second EP to be followed by a European tour this winter, with Dave Gerard and the Watchman (www.worrydollsmusic.com) Sarah Jones (professional name Sarah Campbell-Jones), Dancer, model and dance teacher. She has performed and modelled for GHD, Redken and New Look as well as being part of the beach volleyball dancers at London 2012 Olympics. She is currently looking forward to working at the Masterclass Experience in Birmingham with William Jones, Network architect and engineer in the events industry, he fellow graduates in the summer specialises in delivering high density wireless networks for events and is found behind the scenes of many high profile technology conferences and product launches. He has recently worked on events for Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Cisco and this summer will work on behalf of BT on the IFB event in Liverpool, managing the network design and deployment Andrew Keller, Recently appeared in She Stoops to Conquer and will appear in Romeo and Juliet (opens in July), and The Taming of the Shrew (opens in October) in his new home, Washington, D.C. In June he was part of a staged reading of the Osborn Award-winning play Perfect Arrangement in NYC, the world première of which he was part of last year in D.C. He is an adjunct professor of communication studies and theatre at Northern Virginia Community College and was recently nominated for a WATCH award for his fight choreography in As You Like It Caroline Kennedy, Act Now! programme manager at M6 Theatre in Rochdale, which specialises in creating and delivering dynamic, high quality theatre for young audiences. Funded by Big Lottery Reaching Communities, Act Now! offers drama-based projects for young people aged 8-18, regularly working with partner organisations such as Barnardo's, Rochdale Youth Service and New Steps for African Communities. The Act Now! team have recently held their first Rochdale Youth Arts Festival Michael Larsen-Disney, Currently director of performing arts at the British International School, Jakarta where he runs the 720-seat theatre. In August, he takes up the position of director of performing arts at the new Wellington College in Shanghai. Previously he was artistic director of the Wessex Academy of Performing Arts Alex Le Roux, Founded his own music agency ALR Music, see article on page 1 (www.alrmusic.co.uk) Edwina Lea, Recently played Betty Bell in Mary Bell by Mary Bell which was nominated for a Manchester Theatre Award. In January she finished a two-month run of The Piped Piper at the Unity Theatre, Liverpool. She also filmed her first feature film, 27 Memory Lane, last year and attended its première in April. She is currently working on a play about dementia Simon Leary, After studying for an MSc in Computer Science he now works as an audio programmer for games development company Magenta Software. His latest credit is audio direction and implementation for Sony's Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom on PS3 Jonathan Lewis, Technical manager/FOH and monitor engineer at The Arts Club in London. Artists who have performed at the venue include Lianne La Havas, Sam • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 Smith and Jocelyn Brown. Also freelance FOH engineer for artists such as The Feeling and King Charles Jessie Lilley, Recently finished playing Lizzie in The Man Inside, a new musical starring West End performer Dave Willetts at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham and the Landor Theatre, London. Previously she did a workshop with Polly Tale/Shared Experience on new play Bakersfield Mist. She also gigs around London in an acoustic duo singing lead vocals and with many function Motown/soul bands. Other credits include a recording for Starlight Express Emma Lingard, Works for us on the auditions for dance and other programmes and teaches for LIPA 4:19, she has also worked as a dance facilitator for the widening participation programme. She teaches, choreographs and performs on a freelance basis and was the PA to the artistic director of Big Dance Northwest in 2012, working closely with Merseyside Dance Initiative. She has also appeared in Hollyoaks and as a dancer in the forthcoming film Noble. She recently choreographed a flash mob raising awareness for encephalitis, breaking the Guinness World Record for the most people forming the shape of an organ with over 650 participants Natalie Lloyd, Hire desk manager for Fork Rent, construction plant hire company, based at Speedy Services Laura Lomax, Audio visual, theatre and production designer with a portfolio of work across the North West and London. As a visual artist she has created installations for Liverpool LightNight and LongNight, and is also an award-winning short film producer and director, recently chosen for Hope Street's 2014 Emerging Artists design internship Knuteirik Lunden, Studying electrical engineering in Stavanger, Norway. He is also working on some musical projects Hayley Macdonald, Soon to start a new job as the events manager for Huddersfield Partnership, managing Huddersfield city centre events and working with local businesses to promote the city’s offerings. She will be organising large-scale events such as the Food and Drink Festival, which had over 160,000 visitors. She previously worked for both Kirklees and Wakefield Councils as an events manager. She is also considering setting up her own business as an events planner specialising in weddings, as a sideline Jack Matthews, Recently finished a rep season at the Fire Station in Windsor in which he played the title role in Hamlet; the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and Miss Prism in The Importance of being Earnest, all under the banner of London Contemporary Theatre. Alice in Wonderland will hopefully transfer to the St. James Theatre in London, where he will reprise his role. He played Winston Smith in Sell a Door Theatre Company’s 1984 UK tour. He is also work-shopping Drawn, a play he has written with London Contemporary Theatre and Shaky Isles. Other recent credits include commercials for O2 Telefonica and Eirecom as well as voice-over work for Ryder Studios and RS Madeleine Maughan, Became a freelance events producer in February, her first project was International assisting on producing the live event elements of The Great North Passion, which was broadcast on BBC 1 on Good Friday. She is now assisting on the production of two food festivals, a brass festival and a big picnic in the North. She has just been contracted as mass choreography producer for a large-scale outdoor event based on the NewcastleGateshead quayside which will be broadcast on BBC Aaron Mavinga, Started his own art direction company Really Studio in 2010, specialising in set and props for commercials (Cadburys, Converse, Barclays), window displays (Selfridges, Villandry) and fashion editorials (Idol Magazine, Tank Magazine) He plays percussion in the band Stony Browder Jr and tours the world playing backing percussion and backing vocals with Kid Creole and The Coconuts. He has completed many jobs in talent management roles including The Brits and Classical Brits, The MTV EMA awards, Rolling Stones anniversary concerts at the O2 Arena and the London 2012 Olympic Games entertainment (www.reallystudio.com) Renako McDonald, One half of contemporary dance duo Alleviate, alongside fellow graduate Nicolette Whitley. The pair made the finals of Sky 1’s Got to Dance and soon after were invited to perform before HRH The Queen at Buckingham Palace. They have also appeared in Flash Mob in the West End. This summer will see them dance on a major UK tour with Flash Mob starting at the Peacock Theatre, West End. He has also been choreographing and teaching internationally. He starred in award-winning short film Shift and recently returned from a nine-month world tour of new hit show Heartbeat of Home Fiona McDougal, Vocal coach currently working on BBC's The Voice, see article on page 9 Stuart McGowan, Production manager for Full Circle, Vibration Group and Concerto Group, currently working on projects including Final Fantasy XV game launch and Philips Healthcare AGM. Recent work includes the Virgin Atlantic VIP area at the V Festival, Jaguar’s press release of the new F-Type and Red Bull’s end of season press release with Sebastian Vettel. He was previously project coordinator at the Tate Gallery working on projects including the Turner Prize and the English National Ballet pre tour of Beyond Ballets Russes and with artists such as Damien Hurst and Patrick Keiller and clients such as C4 and BBC. He also toured the Caribbean working on a cruise ship for Royal Caribbean International Fiona McGugan, Works for the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), a network of 4000 artists which advocates transparency and campaigns for the protection of artists’ rights. She supports artists on a daily basis and drives the FAC alongside a board that includes members of Travis, Radiohead, Blur and Pink Floyd. She also works with the Music Managers Forum (MMF), which represents over 350 artist managers, building key relationships and running events. She is pivotal in organising the annual Artist and Manager Awards, (an MMF and FAC initiative) which has worked closely with Spotify to award grants to young artistmanager partnerships. She is also undertaking a Masters in Entertainment Law at the University of Westminster (www.thefac.org) Angus McKay, Recently appointed as a modelling analyst for Huntington Bank in Columbus, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 Ohio. He also does freelance composition work for film and gaming as a sideline, his most recent project was an iOS app, Space Cadet: Recon Morvyn McKelvie, Working as an English teacher in Rio de Janeiro Mark McNeill, Freelance tour manager operating under MT TM (McNeill Touring | Tour Management). He currently tour manages Decade (Spinefarm/Universal), up for a Kerrang! Award this year and Empress AD (Roadrunner Records) and Irish rock act Only Rivals, both managed by fellow graduate Chris Smyth at CPR Digital. Last year he was full-time tour manager to Marmozets, (Roadrunner Records) who are currently making great waves in the US. He also works on oneoff tours as a merchandiser to Sandbag and has toured with bands such as The Naked and Famous from New Zealand Sophie McQueenie (née McQueen), Head of the performing arts faculty at Meols Cop High School in Southport, having progressed from teacher via the role of head of music. She previously worked as a music and drama teacher in secondary and primary settings and also gave singing and flute tuition. She is still involved in amateur acting and loves directing Kyle Meadows, Training as a primary school teacher at Northampton University, he has a job at a school in Sheffield for September Henrik Michelsen, Songwriter/producer with releases with Little Mix, The Wanted, Cheryl Cole and Ronan Keating. He is currently working with Pusha T, Little Mix, Oritsé Williams, Cheryl Cole, Orla Gartland and Union J. He has had a top five single in the UK with The Wanted – Walks Like Rihanna as well as an iTunes top five in the US with Little Mix – Towers and a number one on the US Billboard songwriter album chart with Orla Gartland Nick Miney, Works for Bondi Radio, Sydney as a DJ hosting his own show dedicated to house music Siân Monaghan, Freelance drummer/percussionist recently returned from a hotel contract in Dubai, she is endorsed by Natal Drums. She plays drums for China Crisis and is part-time crew for UK band Fink. So far this year she has appeared with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Live on BBC Radio 4, played in the off-West End première of Loserville and given a master class at 2D4D, a monthly event for drummers in South London Dale Monie, This year he played Greg in Relatively Speaking for the English Theatre Hamburg. Last year he appeared in Father of the Bride and Who’s Under Where? for The Mill at Sonning. He has also previously had an advert aired for The Sun Ruth Moore, Recently started a new role as booking and events administrator for Scudamore’s Punting Company in Cambridge. She previously spent three years as a freelance stage manager, working for the Welsh National Opera, Bristol Old Vic, Secret Cinema, and Deafinitely Theatre among others Stephen Morley, Network administrator for North Liverpool Academy, where he previously worked as a theatre technician. Prior to that he spent a year touring Australia working with artists at various festivals Lauren Murphy, Recently joined Culture Liverpool as a trainee event manager working on events including the WW1 Giant Spectacular with Royal De Luxe and the Liverpool International Music Festival. Previously worked as a production assistant on several CBBC shows, talent liaison on Sports Personality of the Year 2012 and co-ordinating events across the country for BBC Learning including the Blue Peter Olympic Torch tour in 2012 Kane Murray, Established Liverpool company, Theatre on Foot, which runs actor-led, theatrical walking shows. The company merges professional standard theatre productions with historical walking city tours, running shows each weekend. He directs, writes and performs in all shows. He has had acting roles in TV drama and comedy, on stage and for the London Dungeons and Madame Tussauds (www.theatreonfoot.co.uk) James Murrum, Currently working on demo solo material and songwriting in London. He spent last year working for Sensatori, Thomson's 5-star hotel brand, as pianist/musician/vocalist in Egypt, Turkey and Crete. Previously he was gigging in London, working on solo material and for Nimax and ATG theatre companies among others. Prior to that he spent a year working for us as accompanist, ballet pianist and workshop leader James Newton, Freelance drummer and percussionist, he is currently playing drums with the new touring production of Betty Blue Eyes. Previous theatre credits include Starlight Express UK and Asian Tours and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat UK and European Tours. Thanks to LIPA, he is also endorsed by Zildjian cymbals Zoe Nicol, She performs alongside fellow graduate Rosie Jones as Worry Dolls. The duo self-released an EP in 2013 and have been played on BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2. They supported Joan Armatrading on her UK tour and Declan Bennett from Once the Musical and EastEnders. Worry Dolls were chosen from hundreds of UK bands to perform at Music City in DerryLondonderry, the UK’s City of Culture 2013, alongside Buena Vista Social Club. They will be performing at ten festivals this year including the Croissant Neuf stage at Glastonbury and are currently recording their second EP to be followed by a European tour this winter, with Dave Gerard and the Watchman. She has also worked at Asylum Records, Backrow/Nullarbor and is currently working for worldwide booking agents, The Agency Group (www.worrydollsmusic.com) Julie Nystad, Record store manager, she is also involved in the black metal project Øde Ruaidhri O'Baoill, Events manager at Devonshire Terrace for Corney & Barrow Lance O'Meara, Cycle events project manager for Comic Relief, he has previously worked on flagship events and in artist liaison for the organisation and as events manger for Orb Events Alexander Pavelich, Formed the band Eye Emma Jedi with fellow graduate Andrew Baarsden. They are the only band in Norway to have had all of their six singles playlisted on NRK P3, they have played over 80 shows across Norway, Germany and the UK, and had their last two releases playlisted on over 30 radio stations in Germany, and 50 radio stations in the US. Last year they played at Great Escape in Brighton and Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, obtaining a worldwide booking deal with The Agency Group. He has also worked • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 for Opera Nordfjord as a director's assistant and lead percussionist and composed music for advertisements and 3Danimations Sarah Peart, Just moved back to Liverpool after living and working in Thailand and Australia for two and a half years. She is now the general manager of HOST restaurant on Hope Street Amy Penston, Recently cast as ensemble and first cover for Natalie and Bernie in The Commitments, West End. She has been working in musical theatre in Ireland, featuring in shows such as Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Wedding Singer and Footloose, all in Dublin. Most recently she played the part of Wednesday in the Irish première of Andrew Lippa's The Addams Family. She also spent nine months as a lead singer on the Legend of the Seas with Royal Caribbean Productions Catalina Pereda, Runs Make Happen, a business that provides entertainment and production for events, brands and festivals across Europe (www.makehappen.co.uk) Francesca Peschier, Enterprise assistant and lecturer at the University of the Arts London, where she plays an integral role promoting, selling and championing the work of students and recent graduates. Currently in the first year of her PhD, she is researching set design practice and processes in regional theatres with a particular focus on Liverpool. She is also editor and founder of JAWS (Journal of Academic Writing by Students) journal with Intellect publishing. She previously worked as a scenic artist with credits including the Royal Opera House, the 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony and Shunt Hannah Phillips, About to complete primary school teacher training after being accepted on the School Direct course with an outstanding provider in London Jack Phillips, Composer, session guitarist and audio engineer. He has composed title music for Paul O’Grady's For the Love of Dogs and Animal Orphans in Africa, as well as music for shows including Come Dine With Me, 60 Minute Makeover, Britain's Best Dish and library music for Universal and EMI. He has played session guitars for BBC drama Legacy and upcoming Sky drama series Critical. He has also worked as a post dubbing assistant at ITV mixing sport, TV and recording voice-overs Charlotte Plowright, Dancer and magician’s assistant to illusionist Guy Barrett. Other credits include performing with BollyFlex at the London 02 and on BBC's Children in Need; dance captain for Viking Cruise Lines in Scandinavia and dancer/singer travelling around the Mediterranean with Island Cruises Amanda Pope, Most recently worked as registration manager for an international live music conference in London, she is about to move to Berlin to work for a promoter. She previously worked as stage crew for Stage Miracles on major concerts and events and has worked on production for Harvey Goldsmith including Jubilee events and Andrea Bocelli’s concerts at the O2 Arena and at venues including Twickenham Stadium and Hyde Park Alice Potter, Full-time lecturer in performing arts at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham, she recently worked on a devised piece based on Prince Madoc, her students took this Welsh language work to the Eisteddfod to perform as a celebration of Welsh culture. She is often involved in filming at college and also does voice-over work Ryan Prescott, Film, TV and stage actor. He will appear in the film Vampire Academy, on release this summer and in an episode of Casualty, which he filmed recently. He played the regular roles of Liam Slade in Doctors (BBC1) and Flynn Buchanan in Emmerdale (ITV) and has also appeared on TV in Marchlands, Holby City and The Syndicate. In January he appeared in a devised theatre piece, A Question of Consent, with CRAFT Theatre Company, directed by fellow graduate Rocky Rodriguez Jnr. He also filmed an advert for Coke in Munich over Christmas Ulysse Prevost, Project coordinator at Federal Studio, a Geneva design studio specialising in visual communication. He studied for an MA in Arts and Heritage: Policy, Management and Education at Maastricht University. Previous experience includes working as project manager during Art Basel 2012 for the Swiss Federal Office of Culture and PR manager for a major architectural firm. He is also the founding member and secretary of a lobby group that advocates nightlife policy in Switzerland by representing clubs, festivals and venues Siobhan Pridgeon, Senior awards officer for BAFTA with responsibility for Children's and TV Craft Awards. Prior to this she was the awards and event producer for Women in Film and Television UK Louis Querelle, London session musician playing for various artists including Charlotte OC, Fabienne and Stony Browder Jr and a regular musician at venues including The Arts Club, Mayfair. He has previously worked as musical director and pianist for productions at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool Empire and Bolton Octagon. He also travelled extensively while working on board British and American cruise ships Stian Rafto, Works for a recruitment company where he has personnel responsibilities for 30 people. He is still pursuing his music and has a publishing deal with a Norwegian company, Sound of You, which has an international collaborator so that the music is available abroad (http://demos.smallmovement.com ) Johannes Refsdal, Member of the band Bear's Den, they have spent the last two years touring the UK, Europe, USA and Australia and their full-length debut album will be released later this year Tina Refsnes, Pursuing a career as a solo artist in Oslo, this year she will be recording her debut album with a renowned producer in Canada Lars Reiten, Freelancing across the fields of production management, stage management, set design and lighting. Prior to this he was head of a theatre festival and he previously spent a year as a stage and lighting technician at the Norwegian National Touring Theatre before going on to study production management William Richards, Freelance sound engineer based in Edinburgh. He has worked on projects including stadium PA installation at Murrayfield for the Six Nations rugby for client Event360, sound operator in a 300seat theatre for Underbelly during the Fringe Festival and various corporate events at Gleneagles Hotel Laura Rikard, Head of acting for the BFA/BA School of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. She • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 • is also a stage and film actor, director and performance and public speaking coach Jennifer Riley, Dance partnership and access assistant at The Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden. Previously worked as the production assistant for the National Youth Theatre and for the Ambassador Theatre Group and Mousetrap Theatre Projects as an arts administration intern. Dance credits include the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, UEFA Champions League Final Opening Ceremony at Wembley Stadium, East Midlands tour of Cinderella and Once Upon a Time at the Rob Roberts, Freelance sound engineer and tour manager based in Adelphi at the Liverpool Playhouse London, recent projects include worldwide touring with Laura Mvula, Nick Mulvey, Toddla T Sound and Vance Joy as well as work with up-and-coming artists such as Cheerleader, Conner Youngblood, Jay Brown and Jim Stapley Mark Robson, Currently on a contract with Celebrity Cruises until November. Recently returned from Tokyo after spending over a year performing at Disney Resort. Before that he did commercial work and modelling in London, including the Brit Awards/MasterCard advert featuring Rita Ora, fashion shows for Ted Baker and a book cover for The House of Night teenage novels series. Previous work includes contracts with MSC Cruises and on board ferry cruises in the Baltic Sea Naomi Rocke, Played the title role in the Lyric Theatre Belfast's musical Cinderella last Christmas. She is back at the Lyric for a re-run of Can't Forget About You which she appeared in last year, it's a new Northern Irish comedy written by David Ireland and directed by Olivier Award winner and Game of Thrones star Conleth Hill Gwen Sanchez, Junior artist manager at Manajamma where she mainly works on the day-to-day business and career of electronic music artist Madeon. Responsibilities combine both creative and logistic management of all aspects of his career including: touring, recording, PR, promotional campaigns, synch opportunities, online presence and contract negotiations Teresa Santamaria, Currently studying for a PGCE, she hopes to start teaching a reception class in September Joël Schwalenstöcker, Booking agent and promoter for TimeOut Agency & Concerts. They represent some of the biggest Norwegian artists for the Nordic territories, and put on everything from stadium to acoustic shows as promoters for international artists in Norway Lucy Senior, Account manager for global company McCain Foods Kirsten Sharp, For the past year she has been working as a topliner and songwriter in London. She is currently working with Sony artist Cleopatra on her debut album and also performs regularly in venues across London, including The Arts Club Bethan Shields, Having completed a primary PGCE she has just secured her first teaching post for September. She works part-time at Wirral Youth Theatre with the Last Minute outreach company which creates issue-based theatre for young people by young people. In 2012, she was head of theatre at Graeme Skingle, the International Summer School Of Scotland (ISSOS) in Queens College Cambridge Freelance scenic artist, he worked on the Opening Ceremonies for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and on the Paralympic Opening Ceremony at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Other projects include arena shows such as Walking with Dinosaurs and theatre shows including Dr Dee. He recently returned from working in Dubai and will spend the summer painting on summer productions in Harrogate, before returning to Dubai this autumn Alex Smith, Trumpet player currently on tour with Betty Blue Eyes, following the tour he will be musical director at the Royal Court Theatre for the Christmas show Chris Smyth, Runs his own online PR business, CPR Digital, in Surrey, clients include Bastille (Virgin), Lower Than Atlantis (Sony Red), You Me At Six (BMG Chrysalis), Verses (A.O.K Records − managed by a fellow LIPA graduate, Mike Herbrik), Morning Parade (Kobalt) and Ages & Ages (Partisan). He also manage two bands: Empress AD who have just signed to RoadRunner/Atlantic worldwide and Only Rivals who recently opened on All Time Low's tour including sold-out dates at Brixton and Manchester Academies. Fellow graduate, Mark McNeill tour manages both bands Neil Stanford (professional name Neil Ford), Actor, made his TV debut in C4’s The Intern in 2013 and filmed a commercial with David Tennant Rosemary Stanford, Freelance drama and singing tutor working with Perth and Kinross Council and Theatre Arts School, Perth. She also performs across Scotland as backing vocalist and percussionist with singer-songwriter Amy Rayner. She will be acting and performing as a musician in the new Scottish musical Alba at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Member of The Staves, alongside her two sisters, the band have toured the UK, Europe and USA and supported acts including Bon Iver, the Civil Wars and Michael Kiwanuka. Signed to Atlantic records, they released their debut album Dead & Born & Grown in 2012, followed by Dead & Born & Grown & Live. They have appeared on Later… with Jools Holland on BBC2 and performed at Glastonbury and SXSW. Currently recording their second album with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, expected to be released later this year Joseph Stevenson, Recently finished a post-Edinburgh Fringe debut followed by a seven-month tour of Tree Shadow Theatre Production’s folk musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet playing Benvolio (Ben). Based in North London, he's on the hunt for the next project Hans Storrøsten, Guitar teacher and session guitarist, doing live and studio work in Trondheim. He has played on national TV and radio on several occasions and has written music for cinema adverts Natasha Strange, Currently pursuing a singing career, performing in and around London and Hertfordshire. She was previously employed as a workshop facilitator for music and theatre companies, Curtain Club and Theatre Tots Connie Tancredi-Brice, Freelance actor based in London, she mainly performs in newly devised theatre. She has just secured her first role in film and is currently in production Tansy Teuten, Works for • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 • Wasserman Media Group as the project manager of a Fan Zone project in Qatar for the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (the local organising committee for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar). The Fan Zone is happening in Qatar this June and July around the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. They have built a mini stadium using the latest cooling technology, international acts and experiential assets Dan Thomas, Events manager – entertainment and sports at the ACC Liverpool, home to the BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena James Stanley Thomas, Toured with Theatre& company, his other credits include Ophelia in Hysteria with Tableau Vivant, a site-specific project; a short film with Antonio De Silva, modelling for ASOS and Urban Outfitters, dancer in PY music video and the bad boyfriend in Elia Ardiles’ music video Ady Thompson, Working in community arts, based in Liverpool, he has just completed a TIE tour of the North West performing and teaching children about hazards in the home for the company Activate Arts Nicole Tremblay, Head of drama at Wymondham High School in Norwich, she has been seconded as assistant principal for next year. Prior to that she was head of drama at Saffron Walden County High School, where she was in charge of cross-curricular development in the arts Kayleigh Twist, Marketing and communications manager at Bridge2Aid Donna Unwin, Has spent the last few years working as a choreographer/dance captain around the Greek islands, this year in Rhodes. She is now recruitment manager for Palmera Entertainment for their resorts in Greece Bence Vagi, Works with his own company Recirquel, a contemporary circus and dance group, which premièred its second production, The Naked Clown, at the Palace of the Arts in Budapest in April. The group toured Russia with its previous show, Night Circus, and will be touring France in December. The Naked Clown has attracted interest from the Erica Van Drunen, Music Teacher in Alberta, London Mime Festival (https://www.facebook.com/Recirquel) teaching all ages from new-borns to adults. She also works as a professional musician for several bands, including her own, genres vary from top 40 hits to rock, pop and world music Jeanette Vik, She has started her own music education centre Arts & Performance in Oslo where she works as a piano and vocal teacher. She is also a singersongwriter and performs at various events in Norway and Europe Andrew Wade, Audio assistant at Envy, one of the UK’s leading post production houses, where he has worked on projects including Top Gear and The Voice. He is currently in the process of moving to Fitzrovia Post, to develop and further his career in the film and TV industry as a post production sound engineer. He previously worked as a sound engineer on tour with Bring Me the Horizon, playing venues such as Wembley Arena and festivals such as Leeds, Reading and Download Joanne Wasilew, Head of performing arts at Leyland St Mary's Catholic Technical College in Lancashire Francis White-Robinson, Director of BGLX Production Services and Blue Giant Lighting, providing technical services across the EU, working on corporate events such as Range Rover launches, Liverpool Tattoo Convention and frequently working with Red Bull for their conferences and events. Blue Giant Lighting, based in Liverpool, has Nicolette Whitley, One half of provided technical services across the UK for festivals, artists and venues contemporary dance duo Alleviate, alongside fellow graduate Renako McDonald. The pair made the finals of Sky 1’s Got to Dance. They have appeared in Flash Mob in the West End and performed before HRH The Queen. This summer will see them dance on a major UK tour with Flash Mob starting at the Peacock Theatre, West End. She has also been choreographing, modelling and dancing in India, performing on TV under the guidance of Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Hegde Richard Whitworth, Journeyman pipe fitter working on new construction big inch pipelines across North America Kate Williamson (professional name Katie McIvor), Recently spent six weeks performing with award-winning musical/comedy sketch show News Revue at the Canal Café Theatre in London. Other recent credits include the musical Dr. Selavy's Magic Theatre with PK Productions, Monica in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Baron's Court and a tour of 1984 with Sell a Door Theatre Company. She also co-wrote lyrics for another Sell a Door production, the musical Sincerely, Mr Toad, with the book by David Hutchinson and music by David Andrew Wilson (both fellow LIPA gradates). They now have a producer behind them to help take the musical further. In 2012 she was the only Brit chosen to participate in the International Cabaret Conference at Yale University where she received tuition from Broadway cabaret stars including Tony Award winner Faith Prince Emma Willicott, Team technician in video at Stage Electrics, where she takes care of the video equipment: projectors, switchers, media servers and cameras. She has set up LED screen walls on site at Glastonbury, and at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol for a fashion show. She is also starting up a VJ company, Optik Rave Systems, with her partner. She VJd for an Sarah Wolff, Based in New York, event for LTJ Bukem for two years and has volunteered with Brisfest working as a trainer for the new celebrity dance interval training company, AKT in Motion. Her latest fitness video features on the US Weekly website. She also dances for a new company, Awaken Dance Theater, and has shot a series of comedy shorts since moving to the city Rachael Wright, She is working on original material and released her second studio album in July 2013 as Rachael Wright and the Good Sons. The album, Dig, featured a collection of first-hand stories from conflict zones. She is also currently singing with the Dean Ravera jazz quartet, writing her first collection of poetry and working towards a third album release Thomas York, He has worked for two AV companies in Alberta, All Star Show Industries and AV Strategies, mainly on festivals, corporate and large scale concerts. He makes his money working in the oil sands of Northern Alberta. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 Full details of our current Higher Education programmes can be found at www.lipa.ac.uk If you graduated in 2010 and you’re not featured in this supplement then please do get in touch – we’d love to hear what you are up to. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Mount Street, Liverpool L1 9HF, UK. Telephone +44(0) 151 330 3000