Dmitry Povolotsky

Director of Russian Ballet International and Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive

Dmitry Povolotsky is a writer, director and choreographer.
At the age of 10 he was selected to attend the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow to study classical ballet. After graduating from the Academy nine years later, Dmitry was awarded a full scholarship at the Juilliard School in New York City, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in “Modern Dance and Choreography”.
He remained in New York City to perform with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet for eight seasons and to teach ballet and choreography to the young dancers of the Harlem School of Arts. His dance productions were performed in New York at Aaron Davis Hall, Performance Space 122, Kitchen Theatre Company and Location One Gallery. After making his first short movie in 2003, Dmitry decided to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at the Columbia University School of Arts, in the Film Division.
His most recent film, “My Father Baryshnikov”, won several prestigious film awards and has been distributed in cinemas and TV channels worldwide.
In 2014 Dmitry was invited to join the team preparing the choreography for the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. He has worked as ballet teacher in Italy, the United States, Mexico, Hong Kong and Australia. 

As Director of the Russian Ballet International (RBI) and of the Bolshoi Summer Intensive, Dmitry has produced several International Programs and Workshops for the Academy: in Urbino in cooperation with the University, in Florence, in Moscow, in Melbourne (Australia) ,in Lugano (Switzerland) and in Toyko (Japan).

Glenn Graham

Resident Director, Take Part Producer, Resident Dance Artist & Principal Dancer for Matthew Bourne’s New Adventure’s

Born in Nottingham, Glenn started his professional training at the Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance.

On graduating in 2003 Glenn joined Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, performing in Nutcracker! and Swan Lake for the Sadler’s Wells seasons touring extensively throughout the UK, Japan and South Korea. Glenn has also performed the principal role of the Swan/Stranger on numerous occasions in the UK, Paris, Antwerp, Shanghai and USA. Glenn's other roles for New Adventures include The Angel and Tom in Cinderella and Bruno and Rocco in The Car Man. In 2017 Glenn created the role of Grischa Ljubov in the Olivier award winning ‘The Red Shoes’.

In 2006 Glenn joined Compañía Metros de Danza under the direction of Ramon Oller and later Ballet Santa Coloma under the direction of David Campos in Barcelona.

From 2007/10 he joined Introdans, in The Netherlands, touring the world dancing signature roles in choreography by Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Matz Ek, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Paul Lightfoot & Sol Leon, Inbal Pinto, Hans Van Manen, Fernando Melo, Nils Christie, Cayetano Soto, Robert Battle and Alwin Nikolias.

In 2011 he became a member of Phoenix Dance Theatre under the directorship of Sharon Watson. During his time there he performed choreography by Aletta Collins, Henri Oquike, Richard Alston, who Ana Lujan Sanchez, Jose Agudo, Richard Wherlock, Charlotte Vincent and Sharon Watson.

Glenn choreographed 'Intimate Windows' for Introdans 2009 DANSEMAKEN, a collaboration with Dutch fashion designers, also 'And yet we still stand tall' for The University of Cumbria in Carlisle. 

Glenn's teaching credits include Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, Royal Ballet School, English National Ballet School, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Rambert School, Shoreditch Youth Dance Company, New College Nottingham, The Place, London summer intensives and Company 12 of which he became patron of since opening in 2012.

Jane McMurtrie

Jane has worked extensively as a Choreographer, Associate Choreographer and Performer on the West End and Internationally.

Theatre credits include as Associate Choreographer: Footloose (UK Tour) Oklahoma (Chichester Festival Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Menier Chocolate Factory & The Playhouse Theatre), The Bodyguard (Stuttgart, South Korea & Vienna), Gypsy (Savoy Theatre), The Producers (International Tour), Legally Blonde (Sydney Lyric, Australia), Groundhog Day (Old Vic), Pure Imagination (St James Theatre). 

As Choreographer: Spring Awakening (Edinburgh Fringe), Pop Icons and Soul Show (Marella Cruises), Our House, Ghost, The Wedding Singer, Spring Awakening, 9 to 5 and Violet, (Bernie Grants Arts Centre), Carrie (The Ivy Arts Centre), Snow White and Peter Pan (De Montfort Hall, Leicester), Guy Fawkes the Musical (London Workshop). 

As a Performer: Gypsy (Chichester), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Legally Blonde, Carousel (Savoy Theatre), Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre), Footloose (Novello Theatre), On the Town (ENO/ London Coliseum), Tonight’s the Night (Victoria Palace), The Wedding Singer, Annie Get Your Gun, Grease and Oh What a Night (UK Tours).

Matevž Česen

Matevž Česen is a professional dancer, choreographer, dance coach and dance judge. He is a professor on Slovenian dance academy and he also writes like a journalist for the Slovenian dance portal. He graduated from the London Studio Center at the London Academy of Music - Department of Jazz Dance Company at the London University of Arts.

Matevž was 10 times national champion, 4 times European champion and 4 times World champion and he got an award for the best dance in North American dance championship in New York, USA. He also got an award for the best individual dancer in Slovenia in 2014. Matevž, as a choreographer and coach, achieved numerous titles of the world champion, european champion and national champion and he is a winner of IDO GALA WORLD EVENT-“best of the best” in the last 2 years (2019 and 2020). Matevz received the special award of the Slovenian dance organisation for the best choreographer in 2016 and 2019 and special award for a big contribution to the recognition of Slovenia on the world dance map in 2019.  Matevz also got an award from the Olympic committee and award of mayor of the capital city Ljubljana. In 2020 he got the highest national award Bloudkova plaketa for important contribution to the development for Slovenian sport. Matevž got an award from the biggest dance organization IDO for being an outstanding choreographer and coach and from 2020 he is part of the IDOs HALL OF FAME.

He danced and choreographed for many TV and commercial shows, theatres performances and musicals, video clips, concerts with most popular singers, fashion shows, cruises, children's television series and other national and gala performances. Matevž got a role in a lot of contemporary dance companies, theaters and the national opera house. He danced and worked with Nicol Scherzinger, Pussycat Dolls, Duffy, Andrea Bucelli, royal variety performances in the UK, WEST END shows,...