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ayami Miyata and Kevin Poeung with the choreographer, Kenneth Tindall, rehearsing Geisha. Photo Lauren Godfrey.

Geisha Creative Team

Choreography and Direction
Set & Costume Design
Lighting Design
Costume Design Assistant
Historical Consultant

Geisha is performed to live music, played by Northern Ballet Sinfonia. Music Director Jonathan Lo.

Creative Team

Choreography and Direction
Music
Libretto
Set & Costume Design
Lighting Design
Associate Set & Costume Designer
  • Alfie Heywood
Costume Design Assistant
Historical Consultant
Additional Orchestrations
  • Geoff Alexander

Wardrobe

Wardrobe Supervisors
Assisted by
  • Mikhaila Pye
  • Carley Marsh
Costumes cut and made by
Assisted by
  • Carley Marsh
Workroom costume makers
  • Donna Hardcastle
  • Sarah Hartley
  • Becky Smith
  • Paula Grosvenor
  • Jasmine Adams
  • Claire Powell
  • Vicky Richards
  • Megan Griffiths
Assisted by
  • Ellie Kemp
  • Holly Prescott
  • Roxanne Major
Breaking down of ghost costumes by
  • Anna Kesteven
Kimonos printed by
  • Biddle Sawyer Silks
Hair, Makeup & Wigs Supervisor
  • Harriet Rogers
Pointe shoes by
Boots by
  • Lewis Jones

Technical

Production Manager
  • Steve Wilkins
Company Manager
  • Emily Deller
Production Stage Manager
  • Philip Andrew
Production Deputy Stage Managers
  • Chun-Yen Chia
  • Lyndsey Holmes
Set built by Northern Ballet Workshops
  • Griz Pedley
  • Pradeep Dash
  • David Ramsey
  • Selina Nightingale
Sets built by RT Scenic
  • Ralph Ticker
  • Kieron Myles
Scenic Artists
  • Ali Allen
  • Stephani Etadhadi
  • Rory Davis
Front cloth artwork by
  • Richard Barrelle
Printed cloths by
Scenic fabrics by
Tree back packs made by
  • Ali Allen
Ghost bodies carved by
  • Scott Thompson
Scenic kimonos made by
  • Selina Nightingale
Fans supplied by
  • Housendo
  • Ohnishi Tsune Shoten
Bamboo by
Specialist LED effects created by
Lighting Programmer
  • Abbi Fearnley
Production Electrician
  • Gary Longfield
Sound Engineer
  • Kevin Heap
Rigging equipment by

Header image by Justin Slee, featuring dancers Ayami Miyata and Kevin Poeung with choreographer Kenneth Tindall.