People

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Our People

Who is Featured

Meet our Senior Team

Catherine Richardson

Professor Catherine Richardson

Catherine is Director of the Institute and leads on programme design and research project co-ordination.
David Sefton

David Sefton

David is Director of Culture and Creative Projects and has responsibility for external relationships and the development of our civic engagement.

Will Draffin

Director of Digital and Future Technologies
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David Haigh

Director of Operations
Jim Ang

Dr Jim Ang

Jim is Deputy Director and leads on cutting-edge creative technologies.
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Lorraine Cox

Project Director, Creative Estuary

Oscar Zhou

Head of International Partnership Development

Caroline Dennis

Project Manager, Docking Station
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Dan Harding

Head of Music Performance
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Becky Lees

Programme and Creative Engagement Manager
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Thomas Connor

Gulbenkian Technical Manager

Rebecca Brown

Business Development Manager

Caitlin Marsh

Finance Manager

Dave Yard

Head of Marketing

Our Adviory Board

Mel Alcock

Mel Alcock

Chair

Mel is Currently Chairman of the British Board of Film Classification, Mentor at Ascension Ventures, Vice Chairman of Cement Fields and Owner of the Complete Circle Consultancy Ltd.

Toni Abiodun

Toni Abiodun

Board Member

Toni is a sabbatical officer at Kent Union, the student body for the University of Kent. Toni is committed to working with students and enabling them to get involved with and lead campaigns on issues they are concerned about.

Conrad Murray

Conrad Murray

Board Member

Conrad is Director at the BAC Beatbox Academy. He is a multi-award-winning theatre-maker, writer, director, rapper, beatboxer, live looper and singer.

Sonia Nayyar

Sonia Nayyar

Board Member

Sonia is the Project Manager for Cohesion Plus, a local diverse led arts organisation based in North Kent. Cohesion Plus delivers culturally diverse events and outdoor festivals across Kent.

Jo Nolan

Jo Nolan

Board Member

Jo is Managing Director at Screen South, a Kent-based Cultural Development Agency. Jo has extensive experience in independent film production, having developed her skills through Production Management, AD Department and Art Direction.

Imogen Robertson

Imogen Robertson

Board Member

Imogen is a creative producer and consultant based in Medway and the south east. Having worked as a producer and general manager in theatre and the museum sector, Imogen returned to Medway as Bid Director for Medway’s UK City of Culture bid.

Shane Weller

Board Member

Professor Shane Weller is Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, a portfolio that includes iCCi.

Nick Willis

Nick Willis

Board Member

Nick is an artist and student who is passionate about arts opportunities for young people across Kent. He’s written and directed a short film with iCCi and BBC New Creatives, as well as currently working as a BFI Film Academy Young Programmer.

Quotation

Catherine Richardson

I want to learn from comparisons between past and present aspects of inclusion and diversity in the Cultural and Creative Industries, and to ensure that we will still be inspiring new audiences and practices in 400 years' time.

Our Previous Fellows

The Fellows will extend and expand their research within the cultural and creative industries across projects.

Will Dutta

Artistic Director of Studio Will Dutta

Exploring human-machine creativity with University staff and associate artists leading to new research, creative content, and learning resources for artists working with artificial intelligence.

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Jason Jones-Hall

Director of Development, Five10Twelve

This project will focus on the role of culture and heritage in local regeneration, place-based funding, policy initiatives and developing pride of place, particularly in relation to the Levelling Up agenda.

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Mo Pietroni-Spenst

Freelance Performance Maker, Producer, Facilitator and Researcher

Mo will deliver a slow conference in accessible, inclusive and disabled-led arts. The slow conference will include a blend of physical and virtual skills workshops, presentations and more.

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Fernando Rosas

Postdoctoral Researcher

The goal of the project is to translate recent findings about the neuroscience of consciousness into music. To make music from brain scans of people undergoing different states of consciousness, including anesthesia and psychedelics.

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He Sun

Visual Effects Supervisor and Art Director

The Cotswolds Mist project will create a browser-based video fiction book. It involves narrative development and technology exploration. It involves narrative development and technology exploration.

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Our Associate Artists

Our Associate Artists in the season will work with our campus and community in a range of different ways.

Julia Cheng

Creative Director, Choreograher and Dance Artist

Julia founded the House of Absolute in 2014. Julia is a judge and mentor for BBC Young Dancer, a mentor for Breakin' Convention, and a patron of the Next Generation Youth Theatre in her hometown of Luton.

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1927

Theatre Company specialising in Performance, Live Music and Animation

Founded in 2005 by Director, Writer, and Performer Suzanne Andrade and Animator and Illustrator Paul Barritt, 1927 is a multi-award winning company based in Margate and London.

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BAC Beatbox Academy

The Battersea Arts Centre Beatbox Academy

A place where young people aged 12-21 can learn to beatbox, jam with other young musicians, make their own music and perform in their own shows.

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Societas & Dewey Dell

Contemporary Theatre Company

Societas, formerly Societas Raffaello Sanzio, is one of the most celebrated, acclaimed, and significant contemporary theatre companies in Europe, arguably the world.

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Matthew Herbet and the Radiophonic Institue

Composer, Musician and Artist

Matthew is one of the most important British artists of his generation. From the upper echelons of cinematic scoring and avant-garde composition to iconic dance floor tracks and remixes.

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AØE

Future Technology Arts Collective

Founded in 2013 by Aoi Nakamura and Esteban Fourmi. Their mission is to create high-quality productions that are not bound by a stage, working with technology to create new experiences for audience

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Improbable

Improvisers, Theatre Makers and Coversation Facilitators

At the heart of their artistic practice is improvisation. Whether in performance, rehearsal, or development, the practice and philosophy of improvisation is at the core of the creative process —even when they are working on classic plays or operas.

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