Lise Smith has been working as a dance artist and teacher for over 10 years, and as a company and tour manager since 2003.
After completing her Professional Diploma at Laban, Lise has worked as a teacher and animateur for organisations including Greenwich Dance Agency, Barnet School Sports Partnership and Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds and has managed and project-managed a number of dance education programmes. She manages several touring companies and emerging artists in London and Cambridge on a freelance basis.
Lise also writes for a number of arts publications and is a regular contributor to www.londondance.com. She was part of the Cloud Dance Festival selection panel in 2010, and one of the Prix Jardin d’Europe judges in 2010. As a choreographer, she makes work for Cambridge Contemporary Dance (CCD), SIN Cru Theatre and a number of youth groups. Very occasionally she can even be spotted performing, most recently in works by David Waring and Luca Silvestrini.
