Dancers' Management Team
Mikaela Polley
Born in Hadleigh, Essex, Mikaela trained at the San Toy School of Dancing, Central School of Ballet and the Royal Ballet School. She joined Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) in 1990, where her interest in choreography developed. Mikaela joined Rambert in 2001 and has choreographed five works for Rambert's Season of New Choreography, including Momenta, which entered the Rambert repertoire in April 2005. This was a collaboration with Patrick Nunn, a composer from the Royal Academy of Music. In July 2007, she was commissioned by ROH2 to create a new work, Coast. Mikaela became Rehearsal Director at Rambert in 2008.
Simon Cooper
After graduating from the Royal Ballet School in 1989, Simon began his professional career as a dancer with the English National Ballet. He joined Rambert Dance Company in 1994 where he embarked on a successful career earning him a Time Out award for Best Performer in 1998. In 1997 Simon was invited to perform the role of the Lead Swan in the London season of Matthew Bourne's 'Swan Lake' with Adventures in Motion Pictures. He toured the UK with the production throughout 1999. 2005 took Simon to Japan where he performed with Adam Cooper Productions dancing the lead role in 'Les Liaisons Dangeureses'. In 2006 he became the first recipient of the JADE Fellowship Award and stopped performing with Rambert Dance Company. Simon has recently been working with the Northern School of Contemporary Dance as Rehearsal Director for the Post Graduate Company Verve. Simon re-joined Rambert as Rehearsal Director in March 2009.