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Jean-Claude Picard was recently appointed Chief Conductor of the Scottish Ballet Orchestra after working with us on several productions over the last few years​. We caught up with Jean-Claude to find out more about his remarkable career to date.

We are thrilled to be working with Italian partners: EgriBiancoDanza, Balletto Teatro di Torino, and Piemonte dal Vivo, on this year's Youth Exchange.

As Sponsorship and Events Officer, Yvonne's role mainly focuses on relationship management with our diverse (and growing) portfolio of sponsors. We caught up with Yvonne to find out more about her journey to Scottish Ballet.

Following the success of the first two years of the partnership, Scottish Ballet is delighted to announce that KPMG will continue their sponsorship as ‘Supporting Partner’ in 2019/20, which also marks our 50th anniversary.

As Creative Director of Engagement, Lorraine Jamieson's job is to select parts of the repertoire the company is performing and use them to create projects which are accessible for everyone. We hopped up to the studio to see what she was working on and to find out more about her role at Scottish Ballet.

This specially adapted show is the perfect way for young children (and their grown-ups!) to discover the magic of ballet. Wee Hansel & Gretel includes new characters and a narrator with a few tricks up his sleeve.

Hannah Cubitt recently graduated from the BA Modern Ballet at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) following her time as a Scottish Ballet Senior Associate. Hannah is joining the company in September, and can currently be found on tour with Wee Hansel & Gretel. She told us about about her journey from the Associate Programme to joining the company, and gives her advice for any budding Associates.

Principal Constance Devernay joined the company in 2008. Outside of the ballet studio, Constance is a qualified yoga instructor and is studying for a Bachelor in Science in Sports, Fitness and Coaching with the Open University. We caught up with Constance to find out how yoga has helped her on stage.

As Database Coordinator & Digital Archivist Sophie McCormack-Gow is responsible for ensuring that the last 50 years of Scottish Ballet's history are preserved. We spoke to Sophie about the changing nature of archives, and she shares some of the weird and wonderful things she's uncovered from Scottish Ballet's history.