Jude Kelly
Jude Kelly The University of Birmingham | |
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Occupation(s) | Theatre director and producer |
Notable work | Founder of the Women of the World Festival (WOW) |
Spouse(s) | Michael Bird, m. 1993 |
Children | 3, including Caroline Bird |
Judith "Jude" Pamela Kelly,
Early life and education
Jude Kelly was born in
Career
Kelly founded Solent People's Theatre, a touring company, in 1976, and was artistic director of the
She has directed more than 100 productions, including for
Kelly left the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2002 to found Metal Culture, providing artistic laboratory spaces in Liverpool,
Metal provides a platform where creative hunches and ideas can be pursued; it promotes cross-art collaborations and projects to affect the built environment, people, communities and philosophies.Among her many successes as a director, Kelly's production of
In 2006, she became
Her 2018 production of Leonard Bernstein's MASS at the Royal Festival Hall was described by one critic as a "wasted opportunity".[12]
Kelly's talk at a 2016 TED conference, Why women should tell the stories of humanity, has been viewed more than 1.1 million times as of July 2018[update].[13]
Festivals
In 2010, she founded the Women of the World Festival (WOW), first held in the Southbank Centre, which celebrates the achievements of women and girls as well as looking at the obstacles they face, and which is now an annual international event.[14]
In 2014, she founded the Being a Man Festival (BAM), also held in the Southbank Centre, a UK-based festival that addresses the challenges and pressures of masculine identity in the 21st century.[15]
Financial education
Alongside Olga Miler Christen, Kelly founded Smartpurse Limited in 2019 in order to provide financial advice and education to women.[16][17]
Personal life
Kelly has a daughter – the poet and playwright Caroline Bird (born 1986)[18] – and two sons, one of whom died young.[19] She married their father, the actor, writer and director Michael Bird (stage name Birch) in 1993.[5]
Recognition and awards
In 2006, Kelly was named number 8 in "Theatreland's top 100 players" by The Independent newspaper.[20]
Kelly has represented Britain within
She is visiting professor at
In October 2012, Kelly was presented with a
In February 2013 she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by
In September 2018, to mark Time Out magazine's 50th anniversary, she was one of 50 people featured as helping to shape London's cultural landscape and "make the city awesome".[29]
References
- ^ "THE WOW FOUNDATION - Officers". Companies House. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Aitkenhead, Decca (26 January 2018). "Southbank director Jude Kelly: 'Saying you're a feminist is not enough'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Brown, Mark (18 January 2018). "Southbank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly to step down". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- The Financial Times, 24 February 2012.
- ^ a b Wroe, Nick (28 July 2001). "Adventures in theatre". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Honorary graduates". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education. "All Our Futures: Creativity, Culture and Education" (PDF). sirkenrobinson.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Metal Culture Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "About Us". Metal Culture. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Southbank Centre History | Southbank Centre". Southbank Centre. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ a b Brown, Mark, "Southbank Centre artistic director Jude Kelly to step down", The Guardian, 19 January 2018.
- ^ Nepil, Hannah (9 April 2018). "Bernstein's Mass, Royal Festival Hall, London — ear-splitting hysteria". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Kelly, Jude (October 2016). "Why women should tell the stories of humanity". TED. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "What's WOW all about? Founder Jude Kelly explains". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Brown, Mark (13 December 2013). "Southbank festival asks: what is it like to be a modern man?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Smartpurse Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "SmartPurse". smartpurse.me. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Caroline Bird". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Arbuthnot, Leaf (25 February 2020). "Jude Kelly On Disrupting The Art World's 'Boys' Network'". Vogue. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Theatreland's top 100 players – News, Theatre & Dance". The Independent. London. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Creative Partnerships Homepage". Creative-partnerships.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Henley, Darren (2012). "Cultural Education in England" (PDF). Department for Education. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Merrifield, Nicola (23 October 2013). "Jude Kelly: arts sector must take education into its own hands". The Stage. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Jude Kelly OBE criticises new music education plans". M magazine – PRS for Music. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "The Power List 2013". Woman's Hour. BBC Radio 4. 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "100 Women: Who took part?". BBC News. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N9.
- ^ "New Years Honours 2015: Queen's List" (PDF). Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Alim Kheraj and Time Out editors, "50 Londoners who make the city awesome", Time Out, 14 September 2018.