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Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway, Founder & Artistic Director is to step down from her role at ADF

Founded in 2014 and awarded charitable status in 2016, ADF has been a forerunner in empowering and celebrating the Black, Asian, Middle Eastern and Ethnic Minority talent in the arts. Simeilia, the company’s visionary founder, will be stepping down from her post as Artistic Director and CEO of the organisation.

‘Sustainable change in diversity starts with decision makers, not with actors.’

Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway, the manager of Artistic Directors of the Future, on her work trying to bring about change.

Artistic Directors of the Future (ADF) Conference ‘Who’s Next’?

The Artistic Directors of the Future (ADF) conference ‘What’s Next’ was hosted at the Young Vic Theatre on 9 September 2015.

This appointment plays a significant role in redressing the balance of diverse representation in theatre leadership.

Today marks the beginning of something presidential. Former artistic director of Centre Stage Theatre, Kwame Kwei-Armah takes the baton from David Lan…

Six new artistic directors to lead Bush Theatre and Battersea Arts Centre as part of Up Next

Six aspiring artistic directors are to take the reins of two of London’s most important off-West End theatres.

Aspiring BAME arts leaders to take control of London theatres

The artistic directorship of London’s Battersea Arts Centre and Bush Theatre will be given over to a group of emerging directors as part of a new leadership programme aimed at tackling the lack of black theatre leaders.

Battersea Arts Centre’s Lekan Lawal: Theatres need more than productions to serve communities

In June last year, I was selected to be one of three co-artistic directors on the Up Next programme at Battersea Arts Centre.

We are redressing the balance of diversity in arts leadership

Head of Artistic Directors of the Future Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway explains the organisation’s new scheme allowing culturally diverse talent to take over two major London theatres.

‘Sustainable change in diversity starts with decision makers, not with actors.’

Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway, the manager of Artistic Directors of the Future, on her work trying to bring about change.

Aspiring BAME arts leaders to take control of London theatres

The artistic directorship of London’s Battersea Arts Centre and Bush Theatre will be given over to a group of emerging directors as part of a new leadership programme aimed at tackling the lack of black theatre leaders.