Cathy Waller Company
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As Executive Producer of Cathy Waller Company, I play a key role in bringing Cathy’s vision to life. With 15 years of experience as a dance producer and project manager, I work closely with Cathy and an exceptional team of artists to develop and deliver meaningful, high-quality dance experiences. Our work is grounded in shared values of kindness and inclusivity, ensuring that every project resonates deeply with audiences and participants alike.
Most recently, we delivered Us, a major project supported by Arts Council England. This ambitious trilogy of experiences explores the theme of invisibility, drawing from Cathy’s lived experience with an invisible disability and the stories of over 400 people. Us unfolds through three interconnected elements: a short dance film, a commissioned photography exhibition by The1Harris, and a new stage production. Together, these works examine how the unseen shapes human interaction and how presumption and prejudice contribute to exclusion.
As producer, I was responsible for overseeing all three strands of the project—from collaborating with the artistic team and liaising with partners to managing logistics, shoot schedules, risk assessments, contracts, and fundraising. The work premiered at Rich Mix in May 2024, engaging both industry professionals and general audiences. With a tour currently in development for Spring 2026, Us continues to spark important conversations around visibility, inclusion, and lived experience.
For more details, visit www.cathywaller.com and https://stdma.com/. For booking enquiries, please contact Sarah Trist at sarah@stdma.com.
FILM: You are also Us
You are also Us is our award-winning dance film, a powerful exploration of the complex and multifaceted experience of invisibility. The film delves into themes of pain, joy, power, connection, and the struggle of hiding certain parts of ourselves from the world. Available with an accompanying audio-description by AudioMo. Learn more here.
STAGE: You & Us
With fast-paced, visceral movement vocabulary, You & Us brings real stories of invisibility to life, immersing audiences in a choreographic world shaped by experiences of being unseen or unheard. Featuring an original composition by MOBO Award-winning composer Lewis Wright and audio description by AudioMo. Learn more here.
EXHIBITION: Unseen | Unmasked
Taking the theme of invisibility into the photography studio, The1Harris explores neurodivergent experiences, including his own, to expose, challenge, and unmask identity and perception. This photographic series consists of nine works, each accompanied by reflections from the models and an audio-described version by AudioMo. Learn more here.
Us is a suite of works by Cathy Waller Company exploring what invisibility means to us all, made possible by funding from Arts Council England and support from partners: BA Dance Course (part of Bournemouth Film School, a faculty of) Arts University Bournemouth, Disability Arts Online, National Trust - Purbeck, Pavilion Dance South West, Rich Mix, Stanley Arts, and Streatham Space.
With thanks to:
Jane White and the team at AUB, The Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, BCP Council, Broadstone Cricket Club, The National Trust Old Harry Rocks team and The National Trust Dancing Ledge team, Tom Clarke & Zoe Squirrell, Matthew Vass-White, Cynthia Black, Window Zebra Productions.