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March 2017: KND Masterclasses in May, hosted at Studio Wayne McGregor.

Kerry Nicholls Dance is seeking an experienced Projects Producer to work with the company in an exciting new phase of its development to produce planned professional development activity for 2017.

The Projects Producer is a collaborative role, working very closely with the Director Kerry Nicholls to realise KND’s mission and aims. It asks for an investment in KND and its development. The Projects Producer is responsible for producing KND’s ‘in-house’ productions, from planning to delivery and evaluation, including budget management. The Projects Producer also communicates with the Director and other collaborators and participants of KND’s work to support the general administrative and logistical running of the company. The Projects Producer is actively encouraged to be curious and look for development opportunities, to share ideas, to take initiative and to make suggestions. Download the Job Pack here.

To apply, please email a Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter of no more than one page (addressed to Kerry Nicholls) detailing your skills and experience, and your availability for an interview to info@kerrynicholls.com with subject Projects Producer App [YOUR NAME]. Documents should only be sent as PDF documents. Please note we cannot accept paper applications.

Interviews will be scheduled to take place between Wednesday 26 April – Tuesday 2 May

Application deadline: Friday 21st April at 09:00am

Independent dance artist Danielle Teale was mentored by Kerry Nicholls as part of One Dance UK’s Dance Teacher’s Mentoring Programme. She talks about the experience of transitioning into a freelance portfolio career and how the mentoring process helped her. Read her article on One Dance UK’s website.

October 2016: Kerry becomes Patron of Constella OperaBallet, KND 4th birthday, KND Autumn Masterclasses and ACE grant for organisational development resulting in KND Advisory Board.

September 2016: KND announces the members of its Advisory Board, who will support, guide and challenge KND over the next 18 months.

July 2017: Announcing KND Masterclasses in September, hosted at Rambert studios.

May 2016: Rambert School, National Youth Dance Company Wales and Laban commissions, Scottish Ballet projects, teaching at The Juilliard School and artist mentoring activities.

We have just extended our website. Check out all the new content — in the Archive you can access previous editions of the KND newsletter as well as reading reviews, articles and blogs about Kerry and KND’s work, visit Projects for updated projects that Kerry is involved in right now, and look on Experience KND, where we post upcoming opportunities offered by KND. And if you want to receive news straight to your inbox, sign-up to our mailing list.

January 2016: LCDS and National Youth Dance Wales commissions, Guildhall School of Music and Drama coaching programme, teaching at Ballet National de Marseille.

In this blog, dancers of National Youth Dance Wales share their experience of the creative, rehearsal and performance process with Artistic Director Kerry Nicholls.