SELECTION PANEL ANNOUNCED FOR THE SECOND EMMA GLADSTONE AWARD: MICHAEL MORRIS (CHAIR);
MARCUS COATES, CAROLINA COURBIS, VICKI IGBOKWE-OZOAGU AND HEMABHARATHY PALANI

-  APPLICATIONS OPEN 1 SEPTEMBER, CLOSING DATE 31 OCTOBER, WINNER ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 2027

The selection panel for the second Emma Gladstone Award is announced today as: Michael Morris (Chair); Marcus Coates, Carolina Courbis, Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu and Hemabharathy Palani (see below for bios). Michael Morris is also a board member of the Emma Gladstone Award, each year features a different board member as Chair of the panel. 

Applications for 2026/27 will open on Tuesday 1 September with a deadline for submissions of 30 October. The winner will be announced in February 2027.

The Emma Gladstone Award was established in February 2025, in recognition of the late Emma Gladstone OBE (1960-2024). Alongside her own exceptional work as a dance producer, programmer and curator, Emma consistently provided opportunities for other producers and programmers to develop their skills, knowledge and networks.

This new Award enables dance producers to expand their horizons by providing £7,000 support towards international travel and related costs, in the interest of forming new perspectives, gaining fresh understanding and developing novel connections. The Award will be made to one recipient per year, enabling them to imagine a specific opportunity particular to their interests and preoccupations.

When applications go live on 1 September. all candidates must submit a CV with a letter of support, and complete a form describing their project, mapping out its timeline and budget. Panelists are seeking transformative, visionary ideas that contribute to the individual’s producing capacity and knowledge.

The Emma Gladstone Award was established by a Board comprising arts professionals, as well as some of Emma’s friends and family: Eva de Blocq van Kuffeler, Matilda Gladstone, Cathy Levy CM, Kate McGrath OBE, Michael Morris MBE, Tom Morris OBE, Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Sir Alistair Spalding.

Netherlands-based dance artist, dramaturg and curator, active in the fields of dance and theatre, Jiaxin Chen was the inaugural recipient of the award.