Career history
British Council 2011-
Creative Director, Arts, London
Director Programmes Development, Arts, London
Director Arts Wider Europe, Istanbul
Bolero (2014) was a co-production between Nottingham Playhouse, Sarajevo War Theatre and ODA Theatre Pristina. Developed with British Council during Nash's time as Director Arts for Wider Europe, it was directed by Michael Pinchbeck and designed by Sarah Lewis. Photograph Julian Hughes.
Independent producer, consultant and project manager 2010 - 2011 and 2003 - 2004
Brighton Dome and Festival
Bristol City Council/ACE South West
Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs
Critical Path, Sydney
Dublin Theatre Festival/Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre
Manchester Metropolitan University
Mem Morrison/Arts Admin
Salisbury Playhouse
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
Southbank Centre London/Dance Umbrella
Teatr Pieśń Kozła (Song of the Goat), Poland
University of Winchester
Teatr Pieśń Kozła's Macbeth (2010), directed by Grzegorz Braal, for which Nash produced an English tour, including a Barbican run and national symposium. Photograph Krzysztof Bielinski.
Director, The Point Eastleigh
(Eastleigh Borough Council) 2005 - 2009
Establishing an associate artist scheme at The Point, Nash was also joint lead on the £3m development of its 145m² residential creation space which opened in November 2009. Photograph Eastleigh Borough Council.
Producer, Northern Stage
(Newcastle Playhouse) 2004 - 2005
Kaput by Margaret Wilkinson (2005) was a co-production between Northern Stage and Live Theatre, Newcastle. It was directed and designed by Neil Murray with lighting by Malcolm Rippeth. Photograph Keith Pattison.
Director, Australian Dance Council
(Ausdance NSW) 2001 - 2003
As director of the state advocacy body for dance in NSW, Nash established the Critical Path programme for performance research in a former naval drill hall on Sydney Harbour. In 2010 he was asked to return to undertake an extensive impact study of the programme. Photograph Heidrun Lohr.
Drama & Dance Projects Manager,
British Council (London) 1997 - 2000
Akram Khan in his solo Loose in Flight (2000). For British Council Nash organised Khan's first international solo and company performances as a contemporary dance artist. Photograph Chris Nash.
Programme Manager, Dance Umbrella
1995 - 1997
Pre-production shot for Genesis Canyon, a site-specific work created for the Natural History Museum by Stephan Koplowitz which opened the Dance Umbrella Festival in 1996. Photograph Chris Nash.
Dancer 1981 - 96
Cycles Dance Company
Dancework
Dance Gallery (MA, USA)
Gregory Nash Group
Mantis Dance Company
Michael Clark Company
Sue MacLennan's Occasional Dance Company
Fin Walker
Nash in Momentum Rush, created for his own company in 1986 during a residency at Yorkshire Dance Centre, Leeds. Costume design by John-Paul Philippe. Photograph Chris Nash.
Choreographer 1984 - 1994
Gregory Nash Group
Opera Australia
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/James Macmillan
Youth and community dance companies across the UK
Choreographer in residence Contact Theatre Manchester (1991-93), Third Eye Centre/CCA Glasgow (1988-90) and Yorkshire Dance Centre Leeds (1986)
Commissioned works:
Chisenhale Dance Space
Contact Theatre, Manchester
Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool
Glasgow 1990 European City of Culture/Tramway
Leeds City Art Gallery
Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
National Youth Dance Festival/Dance Umbrella 1986
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Handel's Julius Ceasar at Opera Australia/Sydney Opera House (1994). Nash was choreographer for the production which was directed by Francisco Negrin and designed by Anthony Baker. Photograph Branco Garcia.
Movement Director 1988 - 1995
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Contact Theatre, Manchester
Greenwich Theatre
Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Pocket Theatre Cumbria
Sheffield Crucible
TAG Theatre, Glasgow
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Alan Cumming as Pip in TAG Theatre Company's 1988 production of Dickens' Great Expectations adapted by Jo Clifford. Nash co-directed the production with Ian Brown. Photographer unknown.
Visiting lecturer/teaching
Universities of Birmingham, Coventry, Glasgow, Singapore and Western Sydney. Bretton Hall College, De Montfort University Leicester, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Theatre School Amsterdam, Victorian College of the Arts Melbourne.
Writing/speaking
Articles for Animated, Dancing Times, International Arts Manager, New Dance Magazine, Real Time Australia. Presentations/panels throughout the UK and in Adelaide, Beirut, Belgrade, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Madrid, Melbourne, Montreal, Sydney, Taipei, Tashkent, Tokyo and Yerevan.