| Manchester 2023 ISPA - Kully Thiarai |
 Kully ThiaraiCreative Director and CEO Kully Thiarai is Creative Director and CEO of LEEDS 2023. Having worked with prestigious arts organisations across the UK, Kully is renowned for her bold and ground-breaking work in the performing arts. Kully’s extensive experience includes commissioning, producing and directing work nationally and internationally, developing and nurturing talent and creating opportunities for those who may have little or no access to the arts. Before taking up her position at Leeds 2023, Kully was Artistic Director and Chief Executive of National Theatre Wales. Her 30-year career also includes being the founding Director of Cast – a £22 million performance venue in Doncaster; Co-Artistic Director of the Leicester Haymarket Theatre; Artistic Director and CEO of Contact Theatre Manchester, Theatre Writing Partnership and Red Ladder Theatre Company. Kully is Honorary Fellow of Central School of Speech and Drama, Fellow of the RSA, Trustee of The Art Foundation and winner of the 2020 Cultural Icon Award in the inaugural Northern Asian Powerlist. Moderator Presenter |
