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  • Director of Springback Academy, British born, brought up in London, Oonagh has spent her adult life living in Paris and Brussels where she is still based. She has been a freelance dancer, cultural journalist and producer/programmer since the 1980s. As a producer/programmer she has worked with both independent dance companies and established institutions such as The Pompidou Centre in Paris, The Place Theatre in London and Les Brigittines in Brussels. She currently manages different arts projects from her own organisation, including the precursor of collective dance initiatives, The Tinder Box, including the precursor of collective dance initiatives, the Bal Moderne.

    As a journalist, she has contributed to The Guardian, Elle Magazine, The Evening Standard, City Limits and Time Out as well as the Belgian publications Agenda, The Bulletin, Flanders Today and Pzazz.

    Image: Gerdi Willems

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