Rupert Gavin, the previous BBC Worldwide and Odeon Cinemas chief, is to develop into the subsequent chairman of English National Ballet (ENB) amid intensifying debate concerning the funding of London’s arts scene.
Sky News has learnt that Mr Gavin has been picked to succeed Sir Roger Carr, the veteran businessman who stepped down final yr as chairman of BAE Systems, the defence contractor.
An announcement is alleged to be possible as early as Tuesday.
Mr Gavin is a revered determine within the arts and tradition arenas, having additionally chaired Historic Royal Palaces for a number of years.
His appointment as Sir Roger’s successor will come lower than two months after Tamara Rojo, the ENB’s former inventive director, criticised a choice to divert tens of thousands and thousands of kilos of Arts Council England funding to recipients based mostly outdoors London.
That resolution has been significantly problematic for English National Opera, which was advised to maneuver outdoors the capital in an effort to qualify for future grants.
ENB was based in 1950 as London Festival Ballet by dancers Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, it moved to a brand new residence in east London in 2019.
It is a registered charity and in further to Arts Council funding depends on elevating £3m yearly from personal donors.
Last month, it staged Nutcracker on the London Coliseum, with a quick run of Giselle beginning subsequent week.
ENB has been contacted for remark.
Source: information.sky.com”