Dr Scilla Dyke MBE FRSA

Experience

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  The Royal Ballet School

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1980

  Lead Dance Artist The Royal Ballet School Associate Programme

  Appointed by Jocelyn Mather, Director and Principal of the Royal Ballet School Associate Programme as Lead Dance Artist, to launch a pioneering new initiative to identify and discover new talent from wider community settings. Working with 120 young people - male and female - on pioneering practice and concepts that embraced classical ballet and Graham techniques, choreographic processes, imagery and creative stimuli - innovations that are still very evident in today’s Junior Associate classes.Following the Pilot, The Royal Ballet’s Young Talent Scheme evolved. Show less

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  Institut français du Royaume-Uni

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1980

  Resident Choreographer and Programmer, Dance

  Devising dance works and Programming Dance performances to encourage cross-cultural exchange and present the best of French culture.

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  ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN

  Jan 1982 - Jan 1986

  Founder Dance Artist-in-Residence / Dance Animateur

  Appointed as one of five UK FOUNDER Dance Artist-in-Residence/ Dance Animateur’s by the Arts Council of Great Britain joining Marie McCluskey (Swindon), Veronica Lewis (Cheshire), Mollie Kenney (Cardiff) and Linda Jasper (Bracknell). 'Helicoptered' into the rural territory of Suffolk - a one million acre county - my mandate was to ‘make dance happen’, to initiate and grow innovative creative practices; informed and discerning dance and mime audiences; future generations of dancers; choreographers; persuade borough and district councils to programme dance relevant to Suffolk; devise the beginnings of a local schools and youth programme and tackle social agendas impacting Suffolk. Funding came without guarantee. Fixed-term, pump primed seed-funding represented a modest investment - an 'injection of capital' – initially for one year. Arts Council of Great Britain (ACGB) Dance Panel Chair, Chris Bannerman, offered sage advice: ‘Let the work speak'. Determined to foster meaningful relationships, artistic excellence, innovation, and to ‘acquiesce’ opportunity and sustainability I recognised would require flexible, multilingual and interdisciplinary dialogue and understanding of practice and collaboration across different professional boundaries, disciplines, and agencies. Interdependence, was to become a permanent feature of my vision and strategy.Quick win one-off event were not a consideration. Each and every initiative had a trajectory that evolved and built into a bigger vision - project by project, initiative by initiative, artist by artist, dancer by dancer, person by person so as to forge ongoing and sustainable connections and so generate ownership by the artists, dance companies, choreographers, practitioners, young people, teachers and communities of Suffolk, the region, nationally and internationally. One year became two, three ... resulting in the birth of DanceEast in 1986 when I became Founder Director. Show less

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  DanceEast

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1994

  Founder Director

  Founding, directing pioneering a creative industries agency creating a dance ecology that had a significant impact on dance in the UK. Instrumental in the strategic and artistic development that created a dance ecology that nurtured artistic talent and facilitated access to dance ‘…the map was not the territory - there was no clear path to architect, just a remit to make dance happen, and make it happen… we did! My vision, to forge a sustainable ecology so that there could be legacy beyond any one person.’In one year more than 8,070 people participated in residencies and classes. Individual residencies involved 1000 people dancing. Devising innovative creative practice - imagination and innovation - finding ways to collaborate that particularly stretched and challenged artists…dialogue, practice, creative output. Working with 70 plus UK mainstream dance companies and dance organisations, 300 plus artists from Ballet to Bhangra through a visionary and ongoing Associate Artist Scheme the first and longest serving Associate Artist Wayne McGregor; Russell Maliphant; Adventures in Motion Pictures; Greg Nash; Darshan Singh Bhuller; Banksy and Barrington Pheloug and international organisations Dance Umbrella; European Arts Festival; International Workshop Festival and European Youth Exchange to ensure sustained artistic growth and lineage. Devising the inaugural Artistic Directors Retreat whereby eminent dance leaders and artistic directors could privately engage in facilitated dialogue: Siobhan Davies; Mark Baldwin; Shobana Jeyasingh; Richard Alston; Alistair Spalding and John Ashford. 'Her artistic vision ensured a rich dialogue between all with no perceived hierarchy - that both could learn form and inform each other. The legacy of this vision created respect between the a multiplicity of strands of the dance sector and a real bond between them - all were valued and the importance of this shared respect informed every aspect of her practice.’ Arts Council England. Show less

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  People Dancing

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2002

  Editor In Chief Animated Magazine

  Writing, researching, commissioning, curating and editing this international publication on dance and creative industries practice, with contributors ranging from world-class dance artists, choreographers, practitioners to government ministers spanning all sectors of the dance industry. Described by Arts Council England as 'A powerful and evocative tool for the development of critical thinking’; with the Foundation for Community Dance's Director observing that: 'Animated - the magazine [is]shaped by the vision and methodology that you instigated and inspired…your intelligent and passionate approach…has consistently revealed the breadth of expertise and experience you have.’ Show less

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  Scilla Dyke Studios of Imagination

  Jan 2000 - now

  Independent Dance Artist| Academic| Researcher| Editor| Curator| Choreographer| Coach
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  Royal Academy of Dance

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2017

  Lead/Senior Lecturer Professional Studies

  Instrumental in the creation of the Professional Studies Programme spanning Faculty of Education Undergraduate and Post Graduate, face-to-face, blended and remote e-learning across 87 countries with the Royal Academy of Dance; the University of Bath; the University of Durham and the University of Surrey. Designing, researching, and writing modules, creative content and learning and teaching tools and assessment to facilitate academic achievement and action research - spanning Career Development, Transition and Management, Cultural Leadership and Management, Small Business Enterprise, Portfolio Management, Dissertation, Community Dance, Health and Well-being and Mentoring, drawing on detailed knowledge of the scope and business of the dance and cultural and creative industries and strong industry and cross-sector alliances with individuals, groups and communities - from glocal to global - to inspire entrepreneurial spirit, enterprising developments, industry innovation, partnerships, and ways to generate creative/art form activity utilising practice drawing on students’ diverse palette of skills and assets relevant to a rapidly changing global economy and international marketdancers, choreographers and practitioners worldwide including the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance; Benesh Movement for Ballet Notation; PGCE: Dance Teaching; Professional Dancers’ Postgraduate Teaching Diploma Professional Dancers’ Postgraduate Teaching Certificate; BA Hons Diploma of Higher Education; BA Hons Certificate of Higher Education; Diploma in Dance Teaching Studies; Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies and Continuing Professional Development in Mentoring.Managing pan global tutor teams across multiple countries, cultures and time zones to effectively create and deliver an inspiring and relevant curriculum and ensure quality assurance processes executed and standards upheld. Global moderator. Show less

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  THE EXPERIENCE CORPS

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Animateur

  Launching and establishing a Home Office funded not-for-profit company and regeneration initiative (TEC) into one of nine government regions - Eastern territories - forging local, regional, national and international strategic alliances; identifying and brokering 253 partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. Working with 1000 one-on-one business and community professionals - applying new solutions to existing challenges, never underestimating the value of people and their ideas. Promoted to cover East Midlands territory. Based on UK dance animateur methodology. Winning the first national Living Spaces Award – with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (OPDM). National Media Coverage.Designing and Directing an international team building initiative with BT EXACT devising and building a sensory garden with multiple agencies and community users. BT EXACT CEO: ‘An alchemist… a lasting memory for a new team’. Devising enterprising projects with Granada/Carlton Television, Bayer, Willis, SESPOL - Emergency Planning, SIFRE/Home Office, BT Exact Financial and Business Planning, Sport England, Making Music, The National Trust, The Prince’s Trust – Women in Business, Ip-City – New Technologies, Just do Something, Student Force, Community Energy Project, Job Centre Plus, Arts Council England – Arts and Social Inclusion Unit and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Tri-services – national initiative; Robert Ashton: International author of The Entrepreneur’s Book of Checklists and Presenter, Sky Business Channel; You’ve actually set me thinking about what I do that you suggested was ‘special’ ... listening to your instincts, trusting them, following them ... to guide you to success.’ The Experience Corps (TEC) provides strategic advice, leadership development programmes and coaching to companies on diversity, inclusion & ethics, cultural change, organisational effectiveness, board development, women’s development and exploration of new markets. Show less