WHO WE ARE

 

Claire Hodgson, Chief Executive
Lives in Dorset. Chief Executive of Diverse City, a social enterprise in the Performing Arts; and Artistic Director of The Remix, an inclusive performance company for young people. Previously Head of Performing Arts at London Metropolitan University; Course Leader in Performing Arts, Coleg Harlech, University of Wales.


Becky Chapman, Project Manager
Becky is a freelance producer, project manager, teacher and director. Becky has worked extensively in UK and internationally in areas of theatre participation, engagement and diversity Currently Becky is Producer for Theatre Orchard Project, the Arts Development organisation for North Somerset and World Stage Festival, an international performing arts festival for young audiences. Previously Artistic Associate with the Australian Theatre for Young People and Arts Development Producer Accessible Arts Sydney, Australia, Becky is now based in Bristol.





 

Board

Diverse City is governed by a diverse board of successful social and creative entrepreneurs:

Mel Alwood, Consultant, Arup

Jamie Beddard, Independent Performing Arts Professional

Claire Hodgson, Chief Executive, Diverse City

Matthew Thomson, Chief Executive,
London Community Resource Network

Dimitrios Tourountsis, Creative Learning
Director, Diverse City

Diye Wariebi, Chief Executive, Digibridge C.I.C.




Vacancies

Breathe Project Manager.


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Associates

 

Jamie Beddard, Senior Associate
Jamie is a freelance artist with a creative portfolio in directing, writing, performing, training and governance. He has worked for London Metropolitan University, Transport for London, the National Youth Theatre and a variety of drama colleges. He has been Associate Director of Graeae Theatre Company, and editor of ‘Disability Arts in London’ magazine. Until recently he was Diversity Officer at the Arts Council London.

 

Jude Christian, Senior Associate

Jude is a director and facilitator, and trained on the directing course at RADA. She worked with Diverse City on the National Youth Theatre "Playing Up" courses, and set up Aylesbury Vale Youth Theatre, of which she was artistic director from 2006-2009. She is an associate artist of the National Youth Theatre and a script reader for the Royal Court Studio. Alongside devising and participating in any crazy project that takes her fancy, she is also a freelance music teacher, rehearsal pianist and composer.

 

Linda Fitzsimmons, Senior Associate
Linda has more than 30 years’ experience of working in universities, initially as an academic (teaching theatre) and then as a manager. She also has wide experience of work with further education and the public services. She has served as Board member and chair of a number of arts organisations, including theatre companies, visual arts organisations and galleries, and arts development agencies. She now works as a personal-development coach and mentor, and a facilitator.

 

Kim Hodgson, Senior Associate
Kim has a long career in teaching performing arts in formal and non-formal educational settings. She has commissioned and directed plays and performing arts projects and has worked with a variety of participants.
She is currently Head of Performing Arts at Bexhill College.

 

Lucy Richardson, Senior Associate
Lucy Richardson is an actress, director and academic. She has worked extensively in theatre as an actress and director; most notably with Debbie Isitt and the Snarling Beasties Theatre Company, taking lead roles in many productions and acting as associate director on The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband (New Ambassadors, West End).

Lucy is one of the founding members of Project Phakama, an International arts and cultural exchange programme supported by LIFT. She has directed several projects in Southern Africa and London and will launch Phakama in South America in April 2006. Lucy has also worked in India training actors. .Lucy was also Artistic Director of Lewisham Youth Theatre for ten years and founded Camden Young People’s Theatre.

 

Lucy is currently a Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts, (Theatre) at London Metropolitan University where she has recently founded and launched The Facility, a Performance as Research Centre.

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• Dave Toole, Senior Associate
  After much soul-searching, Dave decided to bring an end to his glamorous nine-year stint in the Leeds Post Office to pursue a career in the arts. After training at the Laban Centre, Dave began touring both nationally and internationally as a dancer with companies such as DV8 and CandoCo to much acclaim. In recent years Dave has decided to slow things down a little and become an actor and has subsequently appeared in theatre including ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (Graeae), Sarah Kane’s ‘Blasted’ in the West End and most recently as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in ‘I’ll Be The Devil’ at The Tricycle. His film credits include ‘The Tango Lesson’ (Sally Potter) and ‘Amazing Grace’ (Michael Apted) and he appeared in the HBO TV series ‘Rome’.