Selection panel announced for the inaugural Emma Gladstone Award

The selection panel for the inaugural Emma Gladstone Award are announced today as: Independent Dance Producer/Advisor/Mentor and NAC Dance Producer Emerita Cathy Levy (Chair); Choreographer, Teacher, Writer and Creative Director Gregory Maqoma; Founder and Creative Director of Uchenna dance company and Lighter Leadership™ Coach Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu, Founder and Director of Fengling Productions & Co-Founder and Producing Director of Akram Khan Company Farooq Chaudhry OBE and Artistic Director of Dansens Hus Norway Stine Nilsen. Cathy Levy is also a board member of the EGA, and future years will feature different board members as Chair of the panelists who will change on an annual basis.

Applications are now open and the deadline is 31 October. Full details here. 

The Emma Gladstone Award was established in February 2025, in recognition of the late Emma Gladstone OBE (1960-2024). Alongside her own exceptional work as a dance producer, programmer and curator, Emma consistently provided opportunities for other producers and programmers to develop their skills, knowledge and networks.

This new Award enables dance producers to expand their horizons by providing £7,000 support towards international travel and related costs, in the interest of forming new perspectives, gaining fresh understanding and developing novel connections. The Award will be made to one recipient per year, enabling them to imagine a specific opportunity particular to their interests and preoccupations.

All candidates must submit a CV with a letter of support, and complete a form describing their project, mapping out its timeline and budget. Panelists are seeking transformative, visionary ideas that contribute to the individual’s producing capacity and knowledge.

The Emma Gladstone Award was established by a Board comprising arts professionals, as well as some of Emma’s friends and family: Eva de Blocq van Kuffeler, Matilda Gladstone, Cathy Levy CM, Kate McGrath OBE, Michael Morris MBE, Tom Morris OBE, Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Sir Alistair Spalding.

The first recipient of the award will be announced in February 2026.