Katherine is a performance designer and artist with a background in dance and masked performance. Since graduating in 2005 her work has also included roles as a design assistant, scenic artist, prop maker, and costume supervisor. Katherine's design work has included studio shows such as 'Stone Moon' at Nottingham Playhouse, as well as small scale touring work such as 'The Three Graces' by LaurieLorry Theatre. In 2006 Katherine was one of the artists accepted onto the 'In Residence' at Leicester Haymarket Theatre. Through this Katherine devised the intimate physical theatre piece 'Night Skin', which showcased her skills as a director and performer as well as designer/maker. Katherine regularly leads art/ design and mask performance workshops for young people, for companies including the SBTD and Nottingham Playhouse.
Work
- 2008, Education Officer, Collaborators: UK Design for Performance, V&A Theatre Collections, London
- 2008, Set and Costume Designer, 'The Forest' by Kevin Fegan, Mansfield Palace Theatre then touring
- 2008, Scenic Artist, 'Aint Misbehavin', OTTC Theatre, Oxford
- 2007, Head of Costume and Makeup, 'Marvin' short film directed by Esther May Cambell, West Country
- 2007, Workshop Facilitator , Collaborators: UK Design for Performance, Northern Stage, Newcastle and IMAG, Inverness
- 2007, Set Designer/Maker, 'Its Not Unusual', Central Line Touring, Buxton Fringe Festival 2007, then touring
- 2007, Designer/Maker, Upstart! Programme , Nottingham Playhouse
- 2007, Set and Costume Designer and Mask Maker, Stone Moon, Nottingham Playhouse
- 2007, Set and Costume Designer, 'The Three Graces', LaurieLorry Theatre Company, Leicester
- 2006, Designer/Maker, Upstart! Programme, Nottingham Playhouse
- 2006, Lead Visual Artist, Art and Drama Workshops, Cinderella, Nottingham Playhouse
- 2006, Design Assistant, 'Estella's Fire', Hi Jinx Theatre, Cardiff
- 2006, Artist In Residence, Leicester Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
- 2006, Lead Visual Artist/Installation Designer, Tracy Beaker, Art and Drama worskshops, Nottingham Playhouse
- 2006, Design Assistant/Foyer Designer, 'The Good Woman of Setzuan', Bertolt Brecht, 'Pacific Overtures', Stephen Sondheim' , Leicester Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
- 2006, Designer/Maker, 'Planet Story' by In the Mix, OPC, Sheffield
- 2005, Designer/Maker, 'Stolen', Leicester Haymarket Studio Theatre
- 2005, Designer/Choreographer, 'Grey Matter', Powerhouse Studios, Nottingham
- 2003, Assistant Costume Technician, Laban., London
