Christina leads a team of producers to deliver The Place’s theatre programme, artist development initiatives and new producing & touring projects. Her areas of specialism include project development, partnership working and fundraising.
Key projects include the development of the third phase of the Rural Touring Dance Initiative; the expansion of The Place’s in house producing team; Shape It, a Europe wide project looking at approaches to making & touring work for young audiences, and the growth of The Place’s Festival of Korean Dance into a national touring programme.
Christina has had the pleasure and privilege of working alongside many brilliant artists and companies at The Place (including Requardt & Rosenberg, Igor x Moreno, Lost Dog, Sivan Rubinstein, Extended Play & SAY) and previously whilst producer at Fuel (2006 – 2014, including Inua Ellams, Will Adamsdale & Clod Ensemble). Christina was on the board of Bristol based Uninvited Guests from 2014 – 2023 and is currently a trustee of China Plate Theatre. She was recently shortlisted for the One Dance UK Sector Spotlight Award 2026 in recognition of her leadership of The Place’s producing teams.
Christina holds an MA in English from University of Cambridge and an MA in Cultural & Creative Industries from Kings College London.
Currently working on
- Moving Places: a new dance touring network for small towns/urban communities which develops the learning of the Rural Touring Dance Initiative
- UK touring projects with companies from Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
- The next edition of The Place’s Work Place associate artist programme
I welcome PhD proposals and research collaborations in the following areas:
- Models of producing practice
- Audience development
- International models of collaboration & exchange