Introduction to Working With Producers.

Sarah Shead is the Director and Creative Producer for Spin Arts working with artists/companies such as; Carlos Pons Guerra, DeNada Dance Theatre, Earthfall, Sonia Sabri Company, Seeta Patel and Mavin Khoo, to name a few. Recent positions include; Artistic and Business Development Manager at 2Faced Dance Company and Fundraiser for Sonia Sabri Company.

Sarah has played an influential role in setting up and delivering artist development schemes such as ‘Catapult’ and ‘Northern Connections’ with the Northern School of Contemporary and CARP with The Civic, Barnsley. Sarah is currently a Trustee for Eclipse Theatre and is a trained relational dynamics coach.

Earlier roles included; What Next Project Coordinator (Creative Partnerships), Continuing Professional Development Coordinator (Dance4), Artistic Programmes Manager (Yorkshire Dance), Programmes Director (CidaCo), Associate Producer on a scheme with Dance City and The Empty Space, and an Associate Coach (PANDA).

Sarah has danced since the age of 8, trained at Bretton Hall (UK) and York University (Toronto).

Image: Boneshaker Photography