Northern School of Contemporary Dance
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The Conservatoire provides a pipeline of expertly-trained performing arts professionals working in the UK’s creative industries and helping to build the UK’s international reputation. On stage and screen and behind the scenes, our alumni are the actors, dancers, circus artists, choreographers, directors, designers, stage managers and theatre technicians shaping the industry today.
A sample of our member school alumni are listed below.
Acrojou (National Centre)
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Adesola Akinleye, Dancer & Choreographer (Rambert)
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Akeim Toussaint Buck, Dancer & Choreographer (NSCD)
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Akram Khan, Artistic Director & Choreographer (NSCD)
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Alex Jennings, Actor (BOVTS)
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Alula, Cyr Wheel (National Centre)
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Anna Trevien, Choreologist (Central)
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Anthony Matsena, Choreographer, Sadler’s Wells Young Associate (LCDS)
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Anthony Missen, Artistic Director, Company Chameleon (NSCD)
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Anthony van Laast, Choreographer (LCDS)
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Arron Sparks, Juggler (National Centre)
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Augusts Dakteris, Aerial Straps (National Centre)
Barely Methodical Troupe (National Centre)
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Ben Duke, Dancer & Choreographer (LCDS)
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Carlos Pons Guerra, Choreographer (NSCD)
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Carys Staton, Dancer (Rambert)
Celeste Dandeker-Arnold, Founder CandoCo (LCDS)
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Charlotte Edmonds, Choreographer (Rambert)
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Chloe Leong, Dancer (Rambert)
Christopher Adams, Dancer (Rambert)
Christopher Bruce, Choreographer (Rambert)
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Christopher Marney, Choreographer (Central)
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Christopher Powney, Artistic Director Royal Ballet School (Rambert)
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Christopher Thomas, Choreographer, Sadler’s Wells Young Associate (Rambert)
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Collectif and Then… (National Centre)
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Craig Reid, Hula Hoop (National Centre)
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Dane Hurst, Dancer & Choreographer (Rambert/Central)
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Actor (BOVTS)
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Daniel Squire, Dancer (Rambert)
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Darrel Toulon, Dancer (Central)
Darshan Singh Bhuller, Choreographer (LCDS)
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David Ledger, Dancer (Rambert)
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Edward Pearce, Dancer (Rambert)
Elisabeth Schilling, Dancer (LCDS)
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Erica Whyman, Deputy Artistic Director RSC (BOVTS)
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Etta Murfitt, Assistant Director, New Adventures (LCDS)
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Faye Marsay, Actor (BOVTS)
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Fergus Logan, Dancer (Central)
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Freddie Opoku Addaie, Dancer & Choreographer (LCDS)
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Freya Jeffs, Dancer & Curator (Central)
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Gail Parmel, Artistic Director ACE (NSCD)
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Gary Clarke, Choreographer & Artistic Director (NSCD)
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Grace Jabbari, Dancer (Rambert)
Gracefool Collective, Dance Artists (NSCD)
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Gregory Doran, Artistic Director RSC (BOVTS)
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Hannah Bateman, Dancer (Central)
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Hannah Kidd, Dancer (LCDS)
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Helen Baxendale, Actor (BOVTS)
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Jamaal Burkmar, Dancer & Choreographer (NSCD)
James Cousins, Dancer & Choreographer (LCDS)
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James Wilton, Choreographer (LCDS)
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Javier De Frutos, Choreographer (LCDS)
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Jemima Brown, Dancer (LCDS)
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Jeremy Irons, Actor (BOVTS)
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Jessica Lyall, Dancer (Rambert)
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John Leonard, Sound Designer (BOVTS)
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Jonathan Goddard, Dancer & Choreographer (Rambert)
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Jonathan Suffolk, Head of Sound & Video, NT (BOVTS)
Jonzi D, Artistic Director (LCDS)
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Jordan Bridge, Dancer (LCDS)
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Joseph Mawle, Actor (BOVTS)
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Joseph Poulton, Dancer (Central)
Josh O’Connor (BOVTS)
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Kanika Carr, Dancer (Central)
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Kenneth Tharp, Former Chief Executive, The Place (LCDS)
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Kenneth Tindall, Choreographer (Central)
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Kevin Turner, Artistic Director, Company Chameleon (NSCD)
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Kim Brandstrup, Choreographer (LCDS)
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Kip Johnson, Dancer (NSCD)
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Kizzy Matiakis, Dancer (Central)
Kristina Alleyne, Dancer (NSCD)
Kym Sojourna, Dancer (Rambert)
Liam Mower, Dancer (Rambert)
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Liam Riddick, Dancer (LCDS)
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Lucas Boutin, Chinese Pole (National Centre)
Lucie LePoivre, Swinging Trapeze (National Centre)
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Luke Newberry, Actor (BOVTS)
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Mari Kamata, Dancer (Rambert)
Mark Strong, Actor (BOVTS)
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Michael Keegan-Dolan, Choreographer (Central)
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Miranda Richardson, Actor (BOVTS)
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Naomie Harris, Actor (BOVTS)
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Natalie Reckert, Handbalancing (National Centre)
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Nicholas Keegan, Dancer & Choreographer (Rambert)
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Nikki and JD, Hand to Hand (National Centre)
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Norman Douglas, Dancer & Artistic Director (Central)
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Olivia Colman, Actor (BOVTS)
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Patrick Stewart, Actor (BOVTS)
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Paul Chantry, Dancer & Artistic Director (Central)
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Pearl Mackie, Actor (BOVTS)
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Pete Postlethwaite, Actor (BOVTS)
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Riccardo Buscarini, Choreographer (LCDS)
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Richard Alston, Artistic Director & Choreographer (LCDS)
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Richard Winsor, Dancer & Actor (Central)
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Rosie Kay, Choreographer (LCDS)
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Ruby Portus, Choreographer, Sadler’s Wells Young Associate (LCDS/NSCD)
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Sam Coren, Dancer, Rehearsal Director (LCDS)
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Samantha Bond, Actor (BOVTS)
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Sarah Kundi, Dancer (Central)
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Sharon Watson, Phoenix Dance Theatre (LCDS)
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Silver Lining (National Centre)
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Simple Cypher (National Centre)
Siobhan Davies, Artistic Director (LCDS)
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So and So Circus (National Centre)
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Tamsin Fitzgerald, Choreographer & Artistic Director (NSCD)
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Timothy Percent, Dancer (Rambert)
Toke Broni Strandby, Dancer (NSCD)
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Valerie Ebuwa, Dancer (LCDS)
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Vanessa Kang, Dancer (Rambert)