New Chair announced for Rambert School

Rambert School is delighted to announce that Louise Verrill has been appointed as Chair of its Board of Governors.

Louise succeeds Richard Cooper, who was Chair for 9 years and stood down at the end of his last term this summer.

With a legal career spanning 30 years, Louise is recognised as a leading expert in her field of corporate restructuring and has been awarded accolades around the world. Her lifelong passion for the arts and particularly dance sees her hold positions on the Boards of Studio Wayne McGregor and The Grange Festival.

Louise Verrill, Chair of the Board of Governors of Rambert School said: “I am hugely excited and thrilled to be joining the Rambert School Board. An iconic dance institution with brilliant students and staff. It is an enormous privilege to have become Chair in the centenary year and I look forward to working with the Board and Amanda Britton to deliver her exciting plans at such a challenging and critical time.”

Louise will work closely alongside Principal and Artistic Director Amanda Britton to help continue to inspire, engage and develop world class artists, choreographers and dance practitioners. Together they will help to deliver Rambert School’s commitment to innovative and accessible dance training and work to ensure it continues to be an open, diverse and reflective school that provides a supportive, nurturing and caring environment for all.

Amanda Britton, Principal & Artistic Director of Rambert School said: “All of the staff and students at Rambert School are hugely grateful to Richard Cooper for his tremendous support and for his wisdom and guidance over the past nine years. I am delighted Louise Verrill will now take up the reins as Chair of our Board of Trustees, and I really look forward to working with her in the coming months and years.”

The Board of Governors and everyone at Rambert School thanks Richard Cooper for his exceptional contribution to the School over the past 9 years and are delighted that he will continue to support the School as a friend.

Richard Cooper, outgoing Chair of the Board of Governors of Rambert School said: “I am extremely proud of the Rambert School – of its staff at every level, of its students and of its alums – one of the finest dance training institutions in the world. Participating in the development of the School over the years has been inspiring and I congratulate Amanda Britton and her excellent colleagues on their rigour in ensuring that, 100 years after its foundation, the School continues to be at the forefront of excellence in dance training.

“The recent launch of the Rambert Grades project, in collaboration with the Rambert dance company, is a hugely exciting step towards assuring the worldwide standing of the Rambert name in contemporary dance training and education for all age groups, as well as the financial security of both institutions.

“I also thank my fellow trustees, past and present, for the support that they have all given to the School. Their selfless commitment and dedication is admirable and the broad range of their talents and skillsets has been, and will continue to be, key to guiding the School through the often unpredictable challenges that arise in Higher Education, and the dance industry worldwide.

“I am delighted that Louise Verrill has taken over as Chair. Her palette of experience is ideal for the role and I wish her all the very best.”