Mitchel Emms is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and solo artist hailing from the West Midlands.
Known for his versatile vocals and unique blend of rock and alternative stylings, Mitch has been in the music industry from an early age working in an eclectic mix of genres which has seen him front multiple signed rock bands and projects, perform on stages across the UK and abroad and appear on national radio and live TV.
Highlights as a performer include placing as a quarter finalist on BBC1’s The Voice, singing for Don Airey (Deep Purple) and appearing as a vocalist with the live band on Strictly Come Dancing.
As a solo artist, he combines alternative, indie, progressive and post rock influences to invite listeners on an emotional musical journey paired with his own visual artwork. In late 2019, Mitch released his debut solo album “Vertigo At History’s Edge” which he created entirely himself. Prog Magazine reviewed it as “a heartfelt, honest record where the quality of the writing matches the intensity of the emotions”. Emms has since signed a publishing deal and his long awaited next
Joined Rambert: 2024
Training: Danceworx Academy, Paris Marais Dance School
Previous Companies: Delattre Dance Company, La Biennale Danza, Curious Nature Dance Company
Career highlights: Working with Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe and Xie-Xin at La Biennale Danza was one of the experiences closest to Dipesh’s heart.
More on Dipesh: Dipesh is born and raised in Siliguri, India, he has always danced, ever since he was a kid. He used to practice with his friends by the river in their village, learning and self-teaching themselves breakdance and Hip Hop. Dipesh finds dance to be a psychological state for him where he can let everything out through his body whether it’s physical enough to be visually seen or just a sensation inside of him.
Instagram: @dipeshverma_8
Joined Rambert: 2024
Previous Companies: Hung Dance Company, Lei Dong Tian Xia Modern Dance Company
Career highlights: Choreographed and performed two solos, I Dreamed A Dream and Love And Peace, at the Beijing Lei Dong Tian Xia Modern Dance Company. Performed in Shen Wei Integrate at the 22nd China Shanghai International Art Festival. Participated in the filming of a dance movie Wake Up With You.
More on Siang: Siang is passionate about collaborating across diverse fields and exploring creative endeavours. When Siang is not dancing, you’ll often find her hiking in the mountains.
Instagram: @sianghuang_
Joined Rambert: 2024
Training: Dance City, Rambert School
More on Hannah: Originally from the Philippines, Hannah moved to Newcastle at a young age. She has performed works by choreographers Richard Chappell, Christopher Bruce and Richard Alston. Hannah has also performed both nationally with Richard Chappell Dance and New Adventures, UK as well as internationally with Metamorphosis Dance, Spain
Joined Rambert: 2018 (Rambert2) 2019 and 2024 (Rambert)
Training: Taipei National University of the Arts
Previous Companies: Rambert2, Solar Site Dance Theatre (Taiwan), Kaohsiung City Ballet (Taiwan)
More on Hua: Hua did his Military service after Rambert2. Following this he finished his second degree in childcare and education in Taiwan.
After completing his degree, he danced with two different dance companies and started his business in Taiwan.
Instagram: @huahan_taiwan
Joined Rambert: 2024
Training: Conservatory of Barcelona Institut Del Teatre, Palucca University of Dance
Previous Companies: IT Dansa Young Company, Delattre Dance Company
More on Coke: As an artist, Coke aims to create something beautiful but when he dances, his only goal it’s to express himself in a misshaped way. He says “I just enjoy it so much that it feels like I do it for me more than for the public.”
Instagram: @cokedancer
Joined Rambert: 2024
Training: Korea National University of Arts, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Previous Companies: K-Arts Dance Company, Trinity Laban Dance Collective 2023/2024
Career highlights: While with the K-Arts Dance Company, Sungmin performed in work by Hofesh Shechter (Re-staged by Yeji Kim). During his time in United Kingdom, he worked and created with Clod Ensemble, Company Wayne McGregor, and Temitope Ajose.
More on Sungmin: He is interested in exploring how his body moves fluidly. He was recognized for his talent by receiving the 2017 Korean Talent Award from the Minister of Education of South Korea, and he won second prize in the contemporary category at the 2020 Seoul International Dance Competition.
Instagram: @__brighter_ben
Joined Rambert: 2019 and 2024
Training: Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Previous Companies: Akram Khan Company, Lloyd Newson, Gary Clarke Company, James Cousins Company, Thick & Tight
Career highlights: Touring internationally for two years with AKC. Being part of and performing the revival of Enter Achilles. Playing a protagonist role in the production Wasteland by Gary Clarke Company.
More on Tom: At this current moment in time as a dance artist, Tom loves to completely transform on stage into something totally different from his day to day self, be it an animal or a 1900’s gangster.
Instagram: @tomdavisdunn
Joined Rambert: 2024
Training: Centro Formazione AIDA Milano
Previous Companies: National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
Career highlights: Hora by Ohad Naharin, Solo role in Carmen by NDT dancer Jiři Pokorný, Solo role in Heatscape by NYC ballet resident choreographer Justin Peck.
More on Alessio: Alessio is very passionate and interested in the Gaga movement language.
Instagram: @alessio_corallo
Joined Rambert: 2024
Training: Pittsburgh CAPA, Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance
Previous Companies: Reed Dance 2, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
More on Jau’mair: Jau’mair is deeply invested in using his art as conduit for deeper human connection and internal reflection.
Instagram: @iamjaumair
Joe Downard is a renowned bassist and composer, recognized for his versatility and artistry in jazz, improvised music, and world music. Over the past decade, Joe has built a distinguished career, performing and recording with leading musicians and ensembles on the international stage. His deep musical intuition and technical skill have made him a vital figure in contemporary music.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, where he received the Sir Elton John Scholarship, Joe’s debut album, Seven Japanese Tales, was widely praised for its innovative compositions and rich soundscapes.
Known for his dynamic presence and collaborative spirit, Joe continues to explore new musical horizons, contributing to a wide range of creative projects.
In addition to his performance career, Joe is dedicated to music education, mentoring the next generation of musicians and sharing
his passion for music and the arts.
Joined Rambert: 2020
Training: The Juilliard School
Career highlights: Performing Trisha Brown’s Set and Reset at Tate Modern; Never To Forget choreographed by Benoit Swan Pouffer at St. Paul’s Cathedral; Sharon Eyal’s Aisha and Abhaya. While studying at The Juilliard School, Naya performed in works such as Crystal Pite’s Grace Engine, Martha Graham’s Rite of Spring and Peter Chu’s Play Well with Others. During her sophomore year she was a dancer in the Opera Hippolyte et Aricie directed by Stephen Wadsworth and was chosen to be one of three soloists in Jose Limon’s Missa Brevis. Naya made her debut at The Koch Theater located in Lincoln Center NYC as the lead couple in Donald McKayle’s Crossing the Rubicon and later danced the female role in McKayle’s Rainbow Round My Shoulder.
More on Naya: Naya is a 2016 National YoungArts Foundation Merit Winner and was recently featured in The Obama’s Reach Higher hour for the Dear Class of 2020 YouTube special. Naya performed in a tribute to Grace Jones State of Grace by Nona Hendryx choreographed by Francesca Harper, and has danced and performed at various venues with a jazz band based in NYC called Mwenso and the Shakes.
Joined Rambert: 2021 (Rambert2) and2022 (Rambert)
Training: Central School of Ballet
Previous companies: Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Rambert2
Career highlights: Performing in Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes and Cinderella and playing Juliet in his Romeo and Juliet. Working with Crystal Pite on Polaris. Performing works by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Andrea Miller, Wim Vandekeybus, Alonzo King and Trisha Brown.
More on Seren: Seren also has a keen interest in photography and visual arts and has been fortunate to be mentored by Chris Nash MBE. Seren is very open and welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with other artists.
Instagram:
@serenwilliamsdance /
@serenwilliamsphotography
Benjamin Zephaniah was one of the pioneers of the performance poetry scene in Britain. He spent most of his life performing around
the world in schools, universities, concert halls, and other public spaces. He was also an actor, a TV and radio presenter, and a novelist, who wrote over 20 books. He had his own band, The Revolutionary Minds, but he also worked musically with Sinead O’Connor, Moby, and Bob Marley’s Wailers.
He hosted his own BAFTA winning poetry show on Sky Arts, called Life and Rhymes, and he was born and bred in Birmingham. Benjamin Zephaniah played the role of Jeremiah across the six TV series of Peaky Blinders
“I remember growing up in Birmingham and hearing about the Peaky Blinders, and I remember hearing about the great Rambert dance company. I could never have imagined me, Peaky Blinders, and Rambert coming together. This gig was made for me.
Rambert is taking the Peaky Blinders to another level. When these two come together audiences will witness one of the most imaginative collaborations of all time. I’m so proud to be a part of this. We are making dance history, and we’re still keeping it gangster.“
Joined Rambert: 2018
Training: Hungarian Dance Academy
Previous Companies: Győr Ballet Company, Ballet Pécs Company, Szeged Contemporary Dance Company
Career highlights: Adél worked with Hofesh Shechter Company on Orphee and performed at the Teatro Alla Scala in Milano. Performing with the Budapest Festival Orchestra directed by Ivan Fisher. Adél also worked with many different choreographers including Wim Vandekeybus, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jo Strømgren.
More on Adél: Adél enjoys creating her own choreography and regularly attends the annual dance and choreographer competitions at the Hungarian Dance Academy. Adél choreographed her first piece last November for the Blueprints event at Rambert.
Instagram handle: @adelbalint
Joined Rambert: 2022
Training: Conservatoire National Supérieur de musique et danse de Lyon (FR), Conservatoire du Grand Avignon (FR)
Previous Companies: Compagnie Grenade (FR), Ballet Preljocaj (FR), Opéra National de Bordeaux (FR)
Career Highlights: While with Compagnie Grenade in Aix-en-Provence (FR), Angélique performed works by Richard Siegal, Patrick Delcroix, Angelin Preljocaj, Joëlle Bouvier, Régis Obadia and Ohad Naharin. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the company, she took part in the creation process of Phoenix and also had the opportunity to be assistant choreographer and later rehearsal director for the young company (Groupe Grenade).
More on Angélique: Angélique choreographed a duet in the latest show with her previous company and loved this experience. In the future, she would like to create more, and work in artistic collaborations to find new sensations and ideas. She is also very interested in photography and visual arts.
Instagram handle: @angeliqueblasco
Joined Rambert: 2021
Training: The Juilliard School
Previous companies: A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham
Career highlights: Cali was awarded The Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence presented by Jacob’s Pillow in 2020
More on Cali: Cali is a 21-year-old from Springfield, Vancouver
Instagram handle: @calihollisterr
Joined Rambert: 2018 (Rambert2)
Previous Companies: Rambert2
Career highlights: Killer Pig by Sharon Eyal, working with Ohad Nahrin to restage Kamuyot for performance. Creating and touring Invisible cities by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Performing In Your Rooms by Hofesh Shechter, Touring The Event staged by Jeannie Steele choreography by Merce Cunningham. Collaborating with Wim Vandekeybus to perform Draw From Within firstly on live stream then touring on stage. Working with Imre van Opstal and Marne van Opstal intimately to live stream Eye Candy. Creating Cerberus by Ben Duke. Performing Trisha Brown’s Set & Reset repertoire at the Tate Tank exhibition. Cinematic trailer shoot for Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby.
Joined Rambert: 2022
Training: Boston Ballet School, Hamburg Ballet School
Previous companies: First Soloist with the National Ballet of Canada, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Career highlights: While with the National Ballet of Canada, Dylan worked with and performed in works by Crystal Pite, Azure Barton, Alexander Ekman, Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky, John Neumeier, and Christopher Wheeldon. During his time in Israel, he worked and created with Rami Be’er, and he had the pleasure of training with Yael Cibulski, Yaniv Avraham, Eyal Dadon, and Danielle Agami. Dylan has choreographed works for the National Ballet of Canada’s Choreographic Lab, NBoC’s YouDance, as well as Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s Masa Program. He is a filmmaker, and his work has been shown at Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario and in the Deloitte Ignite Festival. He also enjoys writing and producing music.
Instagram handle: @dilltea
Joined Rambert: 2019
Training: Rambert School 2015 – 2018
Previous Company: Rambert2
Career Highlights: Kamuyot by Ohad Naharin, Invisible Cities Sidi Larbi, Draw From Within by Wim Vandekaybus.
Joined Rambert: 2013
Training: Royal Danish Ballet School
Previous companies: Soloist with Ballet Ensemble of Theatre Ulm, Peter Schaufuss Balletten
Career highlights: Whilst at Peter Schaufuss Ballet, Simone performed the lead role of Peter Pan in Michael I’m Bad. At Theater Ulm she danced the lead in Cinderella, Tybalta in Romeo and Juliet, and the Sacrificial Dance in Le Sacre du Printemps. Since joining Rambert, Simone has particularly enjoyed working with Choreographers Kim Brandstrup, Didy Veldman, Christopher Bruce, Sharon Eyal, Jo Strømgren, Marion Motin, Imre Van Opstal, Marne Van Opstal and Wim Vandekeybus.
More on Simone: Simone enjoys choreographing and has choreographed for the young choreographer’s platform at Theater Ulm, the musical Hair and the play Bernada Alba’s House. She has created works for Rambert’s new choreography platforms including RIFT (2014), Bravery (2015) Tempus (2016) and Endless Endings (2021), presenting these at The National Theatre’s River Stage, Wilderness Festival, Resolution at The Place and Draft Works at The Royal Opera House. Simone also founded The Playground – a free, monthly creative platform for professional artists supported and held at Rambert’s studios. Simone won Best Female Dancer at the 2020 Critics’ Circle Dance Award.
Instagram handle: @ms_stackhouse & @theplayground_rambert
Yaron Engler is a musician and educator who has been involved in artistic and educational projects across Europe, USA, Asia and Australia.
He is a longtime collaborator of the world-renowned choreographer Hofesh Shechter and played a leading role in the creation of his dance pieces Grand Finale, Political Mother, In Your Rooms, Survivor, and Uprising.
Other major milestones since his move to the UK in 2009 include touring as the drummer for Until The Lions by the world-renowned choreographer Akram Kahn, composing the music for the Open Theatre Production of Shakespeare’s play Henry V and the creation of the opening piece of the 2014 Walled City Tattoo in Derry. Prior to his move to the UK, Yaron was involved as a composer in several productions of Tapeples in Barcelona, Spain. The work of the company followed the critically acclaimed show Keshev kestzev which Yaron toured in the early days of his career back in Israel.
Yaron’s deep passion for education led to the creation of his signature CROP® Cycle, which he uses as the foundation of the work he does with individuals and groups in the areas of music, education and self-development. His music Album Release was created as a bridge between his musical and educational work.
Yaron is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music and was a featured speaker at TEDx Jaffa.
Olivier Coëffard was born in 1989 in Carcassonne, France.
At the age of 17, Olivier embarked on his professional journey with Europa Danse where he developed his craft. He then ventured to Spain and joined the renowned Dantzaz Kompania. His next chapter led him to the Malandain Ballet Biarritz, where he continued to flourish as a performer.
In 2010, Olivier received an invitation to join the illustrious family of Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). He commenced his NDT career in the inspiring realm of NDT2, under the guidance of Gerald Tibbs and the mentorship of Urtzi Aranburu. Thereafter, he transitioned to Nederlands Dans Theater 1, under direction of Paul Lightfoot.
In 2020, Olivier embraces the freedom of freelancing, embracing various roles and seeking fresh challenges and projects. His diverse talents extend beyond dancing, as he delves into acting and choreography, exploring new creative paths.
He joined the Rambert company in London as a Rehearsal director in June 2024 continuing to enrich and sharing his artistic experience with this beautiful group of artists in the heart of London
Winifred began her dance career with the Dutch company Galili Dans and then went on to join Russell Maliphant company. In 2007 she became a founding member of the Hofesh Shechter company where she remained as a dancer for 10 years. While in the company she was part of the creations for In your rooms, The Art of Not Looking Back, Political Mother, Sun and Barbarians.
From 2012 she became Rehearsal Assistant to Hofesh, assisting him on his creations and re-staging his works on international dance companies such as Royal Ballet of Flanders and Nederlands Dans Theater. In 2017 Winifred was assistant choreographer to Ben Duke’s Goat for Rambert that was made for Rambert and in 2018 she became part of the artistic team working across across Rambert and Rambert2. In 2019 she returned to Hofesh Shechter Company as a dancer to be part of the creation for Double Murder. Winifred was Assistant Choreographer for Ben Duke’s creation of Cerberus for Rambert in 2022. She returned to Rambert as part of the Artistic Team for Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby.
Jason Kittelberger hails from Rochester, New York, where he began training and performing at Performance Plus, Draper School of Dance, and School of the Arts where he studied Dance, Acting, Musical Theater, and Production Design. He continued his dance education at the North Carolina School of the Arts as a Ballet Major. Kittelberger has performed with the Rochester City Ballet under Timothy Daper, Carolina Ballet under Robert Weiss, Hubbard Street II under Julie Nakagawa and also with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet under Benoit Swan Pouffer, in works by Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Hofesh Shechter and Jo Stromgren.
He has some commercial experience training actors such as Emily Blunt and Benedict Cumberbatch and appearing in films such as Adjustment Bureau, MA, A Float, and Looking Glass. He is currently working as a freelance choreographer and performer, creating for Sadler’s Wells, Royal Opera House, and as Director/ Creator for Bloom Dance Project.
Steven Knight CBE is the creator, writer and Executive Producer of the multi-award-winning BBC drama Peaky Blinders starring Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, and Paul Anderson. He has written extensively for TV, where his other credits include Taboo, A Christmas Carol and the upcoming SAS Rogue Heroes and Great Expectations for the BBC. He also created and wrote Season 1 of SEE for Apple TV+. and Great Expectations, which he is currently adapting, also for BBC.
On film, Knight’s screenplays include Spencer (2021), Locked Down (2021), co-wrote The Girl in The Spiders Web (2018), The November Criminals (2017), Allied (2016), Burnt (2015), Seventh Son (2015), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), Eastern Promises (2007) Amazing Grace (2007), and his first screenplay Dirty Pretty Things (2002) for which he won the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, the London Film Critics Circle award for British Screenwriter of the Year, and received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Knight has also directed and written three films, Hummingbird (2013), Locke (2013) and most recently Serenity (2019), in addition he has had four novels published; The Movie House, Alphabet City, Out of the Blue, and his first children’s novel The Last Words of Will Wolfkin, and for stage he wrote The President of the Empty Room, which opened at the National Theatre in 2005, directed by Howard Davies.
Benoit Swan Pouffer is the Artistic Director of Rambert and an internationally renowned dance artist and company leader. Born and trained in Paris, he moved to New York where he spent seven years as a principal dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He went on to become the Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, a post he held for 10 years. His tenure at the helm of the company was described by the New York Times as “a New York success story”, gaining wide acclaim for introducing a new generation of international choreographers to US audiences, being the first there to commission work from artists including Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Ekman, Crystal Pite and Hofesh Shechter.
As a choreographer Benoit has made dance for companies around the world including Ailey2 and Rambert’s early career ensemble Rambert2, feature films, music videos, and Broadway shows. Recently, he directed Note To Self for Rambert, the last of a 2021 series of innovative livestreamed dance works performed, filmed and broadcast in real time on Rambert Home Studio to fans around the world. Alongside directing and choreographing Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby for Rambert in 2022, Benoit will also be the movement director for Max Webster’s Henry V at the Donmar Warehouse. His ability to blend artistically stimulating content with commercially popular work has led to critical acclaim.
What if…
there was a dance company where brilliant and daring people could show up and be supported to push themselves to move the world forward.
Welcome to Rambert.
We believe that to give brilliant and daring people the chance to inspire others is to give them the power to change the world for the better. As one of the world’s most diverse companies of dancers we transform everyday spaces by making dance that is awe-inspiring, adventurous, dynamic, and relevant, and taking it to our neighbourhood, the nation and the world. We want to hear the most exciting and radical ideas wherever they may come from and connect with brilliant and daring audiences and participants from all backgrounds. Through performances; dance and wellness classes and courses for people of all ages and abilities we want to ensure we are inspiring, engaging and relevant to everyone. Rambert’s Chief Executive is Helen Shute and Benoit Swan Pouffer is Artistic Director. Rambert is a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England.
To learn more and find out how you can support Rambert visit: rambert.org.uk
For lots of online dance content, behind the scenes, online classes and podcasts visit our online home join Rambert Plus now.
ROMAN GIANARTHUR is a jaw-dropping singer, composer, arranger, producer, and performer —an innovative and inspiring 21st century artist. Originally from Winston-Salem, NC, Roman spends his days broadening the expectations of what a soul singer at heart can do by scoring films, writing musicals, composing concertos, conducting orchestras, all while offering heartfelt reflections on the social implications of art, and the need for more beauty in the world around us.
Recent feats include Best Music Score awarded by the International Documentary Association for scoring EYES ON THE PRIZE: HALLOWED GROUND (HBO) released in 2021. His first feature film, ANTEBELLUM (Lionsgate), released in September 2020 with his composition partner, Nate “Rocket” Wonder. The duo also wrote and produced original songs That’s Enough, Not So Sweet, and reimagined He’s A Tramp for Disney’s 2019 release of LADY AND THE TRAMP on Disney+.
Within the Wondaland collective, Mr. GianArthur’s production and multi-instrumentalist credits include: 2019 Grammy nominated Album Of The Year Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe, 85 to Africa and The Chief LPs by Jidenna, and the Running To The Sun EP by St. Beauty. Roman was also nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2015 Grammys for the smash hit Classic Man with Jidenna.
Chasing Hares (Young Vic); Corrina Corrina (Headlong/ Liverpool Playhouse); Rare Earth Mettle, White Pearl (Royal Court); Raya, Deluge (Hampstead); The Letters Project (Gate); In the Blood (Donmar); Chiaroscuro (Bush); Summer Rolls (Park); Dear Elizabeth (Gate); Under the Umbrella (Coventry UK Tour); Bandages (Corn Exchange UK Tour)
Civic Sound Archive (PEER); Sign Chorus (National Archives); Shy God A Chorus ( SPILL); Art Inside Out (GIBCA); SHY GOD Chapter Một ( Chisenhale); I love a broad margin to my life (Yeo Workshops); The Bolero Effect (Hanoi/British Council); Civic Voice Archive (The National Archives Fund/ UEL)
The Circuit (Prague Quadrennial); Beats’n’Shine (MUDAM); Human Wall (V&A); Temporality in a Cut (Display Gallery).
The Imperfect Pearl (Corn Exchange, Newbury/St George’s, Bristol/King’s Place/UK tour); Falstaff (Opera Berbiguieres, France).
Man X(short), Bites (short), Kolya (short animation), Healthy, Join the Dots.
JMK Award for Design.
Moi is a multi-disciplinary artist, performance maker and set and costume designer. She is founder of East Asian Ticket Club, an engagement platform for the East Asian community.
Natasha is a London-based lighting designer with over 20 years of experience.
Her extensive work in theatre includes Prima Facie (Pinter Theatre, West End); Enemy of People (The Armoury, New York); Kan Ya Ma Kan (Riyadh); Message in a Bottle, Electric Hotel, Dystopian Dream and Gravity Fatigue (Sadler’s Wells); Drive and Live: La Boheme (ENO); Ivanov (Staatstheater Stuttgart); Blood Wedding (Young Vic); The Doctor, Hamlet and Oresteia (Almeida); Oedipus (Toneelgroep Amsterdam); The American Clock and SYLVIA (The Old Vic); The Antipodes, Sunset at the Villa Thalia and Statement of Regret (National Theatre); The Deep Blue Sea, The Chalk Garden and The House They Grew Up In (Chichester Festival Theatre); We Are Here at La Mama New York; Allelujah! (The Bridge Theatre); The Duchess of Malfi (Royal Shakespeare Company); Belleville (Donmar Warehouse); Shoe Lady, White Pearl, The Cane, Bad Roads, Mistress Contract and Fireworks (Royal Court); 1984 (West End/Broadway); Draft Works, Electric Counterpoint, Strapless (Royal Ballet); Happy Days (Sheffield Crucible); Green Snake (National Theatre of China); Praxis Makes Perfect and The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning (National Theatre Wales); Macbeth (Broadway); 27, The Wolves in the Walls and Home (National Theatre of Scotland); Sunday in the Park with George (West End).
She has won both Olivier and UK Theatre awards and received a drama desk nomination in 2018 for 1984 on Broadway.
Richard gained a BA (hons) in Art history and theology alongside his degree was also working as a tailor apprentice after which, moved to Ibiza to perform for 3 years in hotels. After returning to the UK, he gained Post Grad in costume Design and management. Setting up his own company making Bridal Gowns and drag costumes.
Whilst working as a period Costume Tailor for several years, made the move into Dyeing and breaking down with a residency at Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and working freelance on several west end show (Priscilla Queen of the Desert/La Cage Aux Folles/Christmas Carol/Cymbeline) Film: (Pirates of the Caribbean/dead man’s card/harry potter/51st state).
Moving to London, took the position of Head of Costume for National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, for 5 years, while working on selected costume design projects in dance for Sharon Watson, Darshan Singh Buller, Christopher Hampson, Christopher Marney and Stacey Haynes. Richard was Resident Costume Designer for Ballet Central for 6 years.
Richard has freelance lectured at number of colleges around the UK; in Costume tailoring, history of period costume 1783-1792, history of underwear, history of period costume of 1862 to 1939.
Richard Joined Rambert in 2019 as Head of costume and has style events along with designing Rambert’s Rooms for Live Stream, Jo Stromgen, 2021. Rambert2 Michela Taylor’s – Home, including Costume, hair and makeup design/styling for Rambert: the redemption of Thomas Shelby Trailer.
Richards costume design credits include; Stars Over Kabul – The Tramway, Glasgow. Man in the Mirror – World Tour. Strictly Tap dance fever – South Africa and USA tour. MG Rover Show – China. Red Riding Hood – Latitude Festival. If Chloe can, Hammersmith Lyric. Mapping – Phoenix Dance Theatre UK/Miami/New York. Code – Phoenix Dance Theatre
Composer, producer, sound engineer, drummer and owner of NXNE Studios, a vibrant recording complex with a broad and well diverse music talent.
Moshik has recorded, mixed, composed and produced more than 50 albums to date across a broad range of genres, specialised in Pop, Indie, Hip Hop and electronica. With over 30 years of experience in international touring and studio work as a drummer, composer, producer, recording, mixing and mastering engineer, Moshik has won several awards and worked with Amy Winehouse, Black Eyed Peas, KT Tunstall, Take That, Jack Black and many more.
Since moving to London in 2001 to concentrate on his own music, Moshikwas signed to Forte Records in Germany. In 2002 his debut album Way Above Below reached No 1 in the German chillout chart and when he toured the album live, performances included PopKom in Cologne and the ICA in London. In 2007 he joined prog-synth band The Dallas Guild and recently joined Oi Va Voi as a drummer, composer and producer.
Yaron Engler is a musician and educator who has been involved in artistic and educational projects across Europe, USA, Asia and Australia.
He is a longtime collaborator of the world-renowned choreographer Hofesh Shechter and played a leading role in the creation of his dance pieces Grand Finale, Political Mother, In Your Rooms, Survivor, and Uprising.
Other major milestones since his move to the UK in 2009 include touring as the drummer for Until The Lions by the world-renowned choreographer Akram Kahn, composing the music for the Open Theatre Production of Shakespeare’s play Henry V and the creation of the opening piece of the 2014 Walled City Tattoo in Derry. Prior to his move to the UK, Yaron was involved as a composer in several productions of Tapeples in Barcelona, Spain. The work of the company followed the critically acclaimed show Keshev kestzev which Yaron toured in the early days of his career back in Israel.
Yaron’s deep passion for education led to the creation of his signature CROP® Cycle, which he uses as the foundation of the work he does with individuals and groups in the areas of music, education and self-development. His music Album Release was created as a bridge between his musical and educational work.
Yaron is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music and was a featured speaker at TEDx Jaffa.
Kaite O’Reilly is a multi-award winning poet, playwright and dramaturg, who writes for radio, screen and live performance.
Prizes include the Peggy Ramsay Award, Manchester Theatre Award, Theatre-Wales Award and the Ted Hughes Award for new works in Poetry for Persians (National Theatre Wales). She is a two time finalist in the International James Tait Black Prize for Innovation in Drama (2012, 2019) and The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She was honoured in the 2017/18 International Eliot Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy.
She works internationally, her work translated into fifteen languages worldwide, and is part of the visiting faculty teaching intercultural dramaturgy at ITI: Intercultural Theatre Institute, in Singapore. She was the resident dramaturg/playwright of The Llanarth Group for many years, collaborating with the director, performer and actor-trainer Phillip Zarrilli.
Kaite’s plays Atypical Plays for Atypical Actors and The ‘d’ Monologues are published by Oberon/ Methuen/ Bloomsbury. Her first feature film, The Almond and the Seahorse with Mad as Birds films, will be released in 2022, featuring Rebel Wilson and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
Filipe is originally from Lisbon, Portugal, where he developed a passion for magic at the age of 5. At 13 was one of the youngest members to be accepted at the Portuguese Magic Association and is now a proud member of The Magic Circle.
Filipe studied Theatre Production at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
He now combines his magic and performance knowledge with his technical theatre experience to create illusions and unique visual moments for live shows and fellow magicians.
Filipe is delighted to be collaborating with Rambert to create illusions and visual effects for this exciting production of Peaky Blinders.
Recent Credits:
Book of Dust (London); Back To The Future The Musical (West End & Manchester); Sleepy Hollow (UK Tour); Redemption Room (International); Secret Cinema’s Stranger Things (London); Virtually Impossible (London); Underbelly (Edinburgh); Best Ever Christmas Show (UK Arena Tour); Impossible Magic Show (West End); The Next Great Magician (ITV).
Adrian is an experienced Stunt Performer and Actor with over ten years of experience within the TV and Film industry. Most noticeably he has appeared in No time to Die, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Gang’s of London and Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of Scots.
Adrian has stunt doubled for actors such as Leslie Odom Jr, Michael Balogun, Samuel Adewunmi, KSI and Babou Ceesay to name a few.
Adrian joined Rambert as Fight Director back in November for the making of “Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby” cinematic trailer. He has choreographed and created the fight scenes for the trailer and was asked to continue working as a Creative Consultant/Fight Director for the tour.
Whilst making sure each person stays safe he prides himself on making sure that everyone pushes the boundaries of creativity with the stage combat performed.
Yarit is a leading UK Intimacy Director & Intimacy Coordinator. She first trained as a dancer in Trinity Laban Conservatoire before continuing in theatre and filmmaking. Currently she works across live performance and screen to support intimacy practices for both cast and crew.
Previously for Rambert Dance Company: Rooms.
Other Dance Credits Include: The Burnt City (Punchdrunk); 2B, Sunday Morning, Leah, Somewhere Between A Self (all with Hagit Yarkira Dance).
Theatre includes: Hamilton (West End), The Glass Menagerie (West End); The Shark Is Broken (West End); Death Of A Salesman (West End/ Young Vic); Rockets and Blue Lights (National Theatre); “Daddy” A Melodrama (Almeida Theatre); Love & Other Acts Of Violence (Donmar Warehouse); The Merchant of Venice; Richard II; Hamlet; As You Like It; Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); This Is Not Who I Am , Purple Snowflakes and Titty Wanks (Royal Court); NW Trilogy (Kiln Theatre); Changing Destiny; Wild East (Young Vic); Old Bridge, Strange Fruit (Bush Theatre), Scandaltown (Lyric Hammersmith); Macbeth (Royal Exchange Theatre); The Crucible, An Unfinished Man, Dirty Crusty (The Yard); Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, Last Easter (Orange Tree Theatre); Miss Julie (Storyhouse); Assata Taught Me, Iphigenia Quartet (Gate Theatre); The Effect (Boulevard Theatre); Romeo and Juliet; As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tempest (Shakespeare in the Squares).
Film includes: Glass Onion (Knives Out 2); The Colour Room.
Television includes: The Wheel Of Time; Shadow & Bone; Adult Material; Atlanta 3; Cheaters; Starstruck; Mood and Becoming Elizabeth amongst others.
A director working with performers across a range of disciplines including new writing, dance, and video games. She is co-Artistic Director of Papergang Theatre, with whom she has created Dreamers, Freedom Hi, Invisible Harmony and Tiananmen30. Other credits as a theatre director include Forgotten遗忘 (Moongate Theatre & New Earth Theatre), Thunderstorm (RSC R&D), Love Steals Us From Loneliness (Chippy Lane Theatre) and Unearthed (Folio Theatre). As Resident Director for two UK tours and 1 world tour: The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time (National Theatre). She worked with Rambert previously on Aisha and Abhaya.
She co-programmed the 2020 XR: Decolonise, Decarbonise programme at the Vaults Festival and was part of the team that built and led Turner prize winning architectural group Assemble’s ‘Theatre On The Fly’ at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2012.
