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Dr Vanessa Montesi
Lecturer
Dr Vanessa Montesi is an interdisciplinary researcher based in Newcastle. After starting as a professional dancer for the company Pescara Dance Festival at the age of 16, she turned her attention to the relations between Western concert dance and translation studies, looking at how texts, narratives, and images travel across media and cultures and how contemporary choreographic practice is imbued with questions of translation. She has experience in research, teaching, and community engagement in Portugal, Canada, Italy, Russia, and the UK. She is a trustee at Company of Others and the author of Dance as a Form of Intermedial Translation.

Executive Team:

Anand Bhatt
Artistic Director & CEO
Catherine Johns
Executive Director

Marketing & Fundraising:

Sam Brimer
Interim Senior Marketing Manager
Rachel Fenton
Senior Fundraising Manager

Artistic Development & Theatre Production:

Nick Rogerson
Technical Manager
Jess Avery
Digital, Buildings and Technical Coordinator

Higher Education:

Sophie Douglas
HE Programme Leader
Dr Ellen Jeffrey
Senior Lecturer
Dr Vanessa Montesi
Lecturer

Centre for Advanced Training (CAT):

Sofie Scholten
CAT Coordinator
Ellie Trow
CAT Coordinator

Classes & Events:

Hayley Dean
Classes and Events Manager

Engagement:

Cheryl Baty
Dance Engagement Coordinator
Lissie Connor
Dance Engagement Coordinator

Board of Trustees:

Lyndsey Turner-Swift
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Sarah Dewar
Vice Chair
Charlotte McMurchie
Board Member
Shirley Marland
Board Member
Anthony ‘Hope’
Board Member