Nicky joined ID as Director (interim) in September 2024. She steers the overall creative and strategic vision and leads on curation, partnerships, communications, finance, fundraising, governance, human resources and operations.
Nicky has 30 years’ experience in the dance and performance sector and works in a freelance capacity as a curator, producer and dramaturg. She was previously Head of Dance and Performance at the Southbank Centre programming dance and performance across the entire site. Projects included a close collaboration with the Hayward Gallery resulting in the exhibition MOVE: Choreographing You; a partnership with the London Jazz Festival to present Nigel Charnock and Gwilym Simcock; a public performative exchange between artists on the QEH stage called ‘A Meeting Place’; and partnerships with LIFT, Fierce and Dance Umbrella. Nicky also curated 2 editions of a partnership with the European Commission, DancEUnion, presenting 20+ artists at each festival. Prior to this role Nicky was Artistic Director at Dance4 and the nottdance Festival. She supported East Midlands based artists, developed national and international research projects, and presented and toured many international artists for the first time in the UK as part of nottdance, including Gisele Vienne, Luis de Abreu, Vera Mantero and Israel Galvan.
Nicky has also worked with Artsadmin, Trinity Laban, Candoco Dance Company, Yolande Snaith and Xan Dye. Nicky trained at Trinity Laban and also has an MA Dramaturgy from Birkbeck and an MA Popular Culture from the Open University. In 2009 she was awarded a Chevalier de L’Ordre des Artes et des Lettres (Republique Française) for her services to dance. In 2026 Nicky will begin a new chapter as doctoral researcher with the University of Roehampton, in partnership with the LSE.
Nicky is currently Chair of Ben Duke’s Lost Dog and Co-Chair of Chisenhale Dance Space.