Meet English Youth Ballet
ENGLISH YOUTH BALLET DIRECTOR Janet Lewis OBE
ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dominic Marshall
MARKETING / PUBLICITY MANAGER Ben Garner
COMPANY MANAGER Juliet Hayes
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Julianne Rice-Oxley
PRINCIPAL GUEST ARTISTS Oliver Speers, Scott Butterworth
ARTISTS
Brenden Bratulic
Lindsey Fraser
Olivia Trevelyan-Richards
Ann Wall
Joshua Webb
Raphael East
LIGHTING DESIGNER Sebastian Petit
TECHNICAL STAGE MANAGER Andy Ankers
STAGE MANAGER Simon Ridgeston
SOUND MANAGER Michael O’Sullivan
RESIDENT WARDROBE MISTRESS Maria Henry
TOURING WARDROBE MISTRESS Helen Lillington
COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHER Peter Mares
SENIOR TRUSTEE EYB REGIONAL TRUST Anthony Burke
Resident Wardrobe Mistress
Maria Henry
Studied at the Portsmouth College of Art & Design specialising in Dyeing & textiles.
While Manager of a Child Creche she designed children’s clothes outfits and held the unlikely job of freelance maker of juggling balls.
Maria made the Royal Navy’s waistcoats for HMS Victory at Portsmouth. In latter years while making many costumes and Headdresses for English Youth Ballet.
She designed most desirable Christmas jumpers and still specialises in free hand wall murals by request. A unique and talented lady she has worked with EYB for the last twelve years.