Hannah trained at Leicestershire Arts in Education to become a qualified dance teacher before attending London School of Contemporary Dance graduating in 2001 with a BA (Hons). Hannah started her career at DanceXchange as a Project Manager during which time she managed projects such as; The Jerwood Changing Stages Choreolab; Bare Bones; The Big Mission Festival and many more.
In April 2005, two’s company dance management was founded by Hannah Sharpe in partnership with Beth Nabbs offering services including, company/project management, tour booking and marketing. Past clients include, Youth Dance England, ROH2 -The Royal Opera House DanceLines Project (06&08), Mickael (Marso) Riviere of BBoys Attic, Irven Lewis Dance Theatre and State of Emergency Productions.
In 2008 Hannah worked as Project Manager for Watch This Space International Dance Festival Birmingham’s (IDFB) outdoor event, before continuing on to be Festival Producer for British Dance Edition and International Dance Festival Birmingham in 2010, specialising in outdoor events. Hannah has been continued Company Manager for Rosie Kay Dance Company since 2005 and is currently project coordinator for NDN (National Dance Network) and Producer for IDFB 2012 outdoor events and The Outdoor Dance Programme for DanceXchange.
DanceXchange [dx] is a dance house dedicated to the production and distribution of high quality dance, and has excellence, innovation, education and inclusion at its heart.
dx takes the best British dance to a worldwide stage, brings outstanding talent from across the world to Birmingham, and has a growing reputation as a producer. dx also engages people from all backgrounds in healthy dance activity, and nurtures young people to help shape the dance artists and leaders of the future.
We are a registered charity and receive core funding from Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council. We rely on income from a wide range of trusts, foundations and private sources to deliver our projects.
We are keen to maintain our theatre and studios to the highest standard and to further our commitment to participation, access and artistic excellence. In order to do so, financial assistance from individuals, private sources and business is vital.
To find out how you can get involved and make a donation, please contact us on 0121 689 3170 or info@dancexchange.org.uk.
Many thanks for your support.