Kerry Whelan
Kerry joined Frantic Assembly in January 2018 as Executive Director and joint Chief Executive. Prior to that he was Executive Director of multi award-winning dance company, BalletBoyz for 12 years. He has over twenty-five years’ experience in the cultural and creative industries and has worked as a theatre producer, venue manager, programmer, arts funder, consultant and advisor.
He has produced projects in theatre and film including international tours and projects in the USA, Australia, Africa, India and Europe, shows at Sadler’s Wells, The Royal Festival Hall, The Royal Opera House, The National Theatre and The Roundhouse and produced films for the BBC, Channel 4 and Sky Arts including the BalletBoyz feature film Young Men which won Rose D’Or and Golden Prague Awards in 2017.
Kerry is proud to be a Trustee of DanceWest, a charity that champions dance for all and promotes accessible health and wellbeing programmes to communities in West London. http://www.dancewest.co.uk
His and Frantic’s paths have crossed several times over the last 25 years. As a long-term admirer of the company’s work and ethos he is delighted to have joined Scott to help lead the company into its next 25 years!
Email Kerry or call the office on +44(0)20 3161 4031