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Kate Coyne (born Kate Louise Homes 7th March 1968 London, is an English dancer, Artistic Director and Movement Director. Currently Artistic Director and Professional Training Lead, Central School of Ballet.[2] Her dancing career includes work with London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Rambert Dance Company, Michael Clark Company and DV8 Physical Theatre. Current chair of Dance Professional Fund[3]

Training and career

Coyne was a student at The Royal Ballet School (1984–1987) followed by a post graduate year at London Contemporary Dance School (1987–1988). She subsequently joined London Contemporary Dance Theatre working with choreographers Sir Robert Cohan, Mark Morris, Kim Brandstrup, Darshan Singh-Bhuller, Dan Wagoner, Aletta Collins, Amanda Miller and Christopher Bruce amongst others.

In 1994 Kate joined Rambert Dance Company working with Christopher Bruce, Mark Baldwin, Rafael Bonacela, Kim Brandstrup, Jiří Kylián, Martha Clarke, Ohad Naharin, Matthew Hawkins and Sara Matthews.

Turning freelance in 1997 she became a regular performer for a cohort of international choreographers including Michael Clark Company,[4] DV8,[5] Mark Baldwin Dance Company,[6] Jeremy James and Dancers, Martha Clarke , Michael Keegan-Dolan and Arthur Pita.

The ballet-based moves are severe and slow, countering the sternum-punching blast of tracks by Wire, Public Image Ltd and the Sex Pistols. Technical precision is Clark's obsession, and it pays off handsomely in the control of fine dancers such as Kate Coyne

Mmm..., Barbican, London Up from the Waste, Soho Theatre, London The Sleeping Beauty, Royal Opera House, London | The Independent | The Independent

The most unsettling moment in Michael Clark's latest work is a solo in which dancer Kate Coyne is put into a costume that's covered in fake syringes.

Michael Clark Company | Dance | The Guardian

It is not re-energized by Doig's famous paintings, though another layer is added to the portrait's texture, but by his dancers, Kate Coyne

Theatre review: Swamp / Come, Been and Gone at Barbican

But the second half is another matter altogether - it has some extraordinarily strange stuff, the most stimulating and unpredictable mood-movement from Clark recently. The dancers reflect Clark's range of references: the ballet-dancers Oxana Panchenko and Kate Coyne,

Rambert Dance, Sadler's Wells/ Michael Clark Company, Barbican Theatre

Coyne has contributed to several books including in Dr Peter Brinson and Fiona Dicks fit to dance fit-to-dance-by-peter-brinson.pdf and The Last Guru, Sir Robert Cohan - Paul RW Jackson

Recent film credits

Arts Management

Coyne retired from the stage in 2012 and worked as Producer for Frieze Projects,.[8] was appointed Programme Director, Siobhan Davies Dance 2013-2016,[9] then Associate Director, Michael Clark company 2016-2021.[10] Currently she is in post as Artistic Director and Professional Training Lead at Central School of Ballet in London[2]

Awards

Personal life

  • Chair, Dance Professionals Fund (Formerly Royal Ballet Benevolent Fund) 2014-Present[13]
  • Married with three grown-up children she lives in Brixton, London.

References

  1. ^ "The Michael Clark I know: Kate Coyne". The Michael Clark I know: Kate Coyne. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "Our People". Central School of Ballet. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ^ "Dance Professionals Fund Trustees. Trustees".
  4. ^ Guerreiro, Teresa (6 October 2020). "Interview with Michael Clark Company associate director, Kate Coyne". www.culturewhisper.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ Tabakoff, Jenny (August 11, 2000). "Figures of 8". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. p. 44. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Home | Mark Baldwin Studios/ Choreographer/artist". markbaldwinstudios. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  7. ^ Felperin, Leslie (2025-08-31). "'Broken English' Review: An Imaginative, Fittingly Eccentric Documentary Pays Starry Tribute to Marianne Faithfull". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  8. ^ "Frieze London". www.frieze.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  9. ^ "Home". Siobhan Davies Studios. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  10. ^ "MICHAEL CLARK COMPANY - Home page". www.michaelclarkcompany.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  11. ^ "HOME". The Critics' Circle. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  12. ^ "Olivier Awards with Mastercard". SOLT. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  13. ^ "Kate Coyne". Dance Professionals Fund. Retrieved 2024-10-12.

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