KNOW CHARLIE BRITTAIN

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ABOUT

CHARLIE BRITTAIN

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As a dramaturg and rehearsal director, Charlie supports choreographers and companies across Europe — including Scottish Dance Theatre, English National Ballet and independent artists like Richard Chappell and Kirstie Simson — bringing clarity, structure and care to the creative process.

  • Charlie works as a dramaturg, rehearsal director and choreographic mentor across independent projects, institutions and companies in the UK and Europe. 

    He brings an intuitive and structured approach to creation and rehearsal, supporting artists in refining process and performance. 

    He is a sought-after rehearsal director, working across a variety of artistic environments and ventures for dance companies and independent projects throughout Europe as well as a passionate teacher, regularly invited to lead classes, workshops and masterclasses for dance companies, educational institutes and festivals worldwide. Charlie has been Associate Artist at English National Ballet, Associate Creative Director at the National Youth Ballet of Great Britain, where he is currently Artistic Consultant, and is currently Rehearsal Director at Scottish Dance Theatre.

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Charlie is a contemporary performer whose work with artists like Russell Maliphant, Kirstie Simson, Meytal Blanaru and Milan Tomášik reflects a practice grounded in improvisation, embodiment and collaborative creation.

  • He completed the ‘Artist in Process’ professional training programme at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, with an additional major in choreography, having graduated from the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (UK) and London Contemporary Dance School CAT scheme.

    Charlie is a contemporary performer whose practice is informed by improvisation, somatic research and collaborative creation. 

    Charlie’s independent choreographic work is performed internationally, and he regularly delivers commissions for dance companies, training institutes and festivals; he has taken up invitations as Artist in Residence for research and choreographic processes across Europe and continues to collaborate with other artists as a dramaturg, co-author and choreographic mentor.

    Charlie nurtures close artistic collaborations with Kirstie Simson (UK/USA), Milan Tomášik (SK/SLO) and Meytal Blanaru (BE/POR); he continues to perform internationally for dance companies, improvisation festivals and independent choreographers, most recently for Russell Maliphant Company. 

CLINICAL THERAPIST

Charlie is a Clinical Sports Therapist and emergency care practitioner specialising in dance medicine, biomechanics and integrative health, bridging performance and science across clinical, educational and acute care settings.

  • Charlie is a practising Clinical Sports Therapist, Movement Rehabilitator, Musculoskeletal Health Specialist and Human Biomechanics Specialist specialising in the treatment, rehabilitation and education of dancers and movement practitioners.

    A qualified teacher and assessor, he regularly devises, lectures and examines on higher education and professional training programmes in the U.K. and Europe. 

    In addition to Advanced Clinical Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation (MDip.ST, ADST), Mat-based Pilates’ Instruction (BASI MTTC) and Human Biomechanics (AiM, Pinnacle Performance) Charlie is qualified in medical acupuncture, spinal manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage and instrument assisted soft-tissue mobilisation. He holds a certificate in Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Anatomy (University of Michigan) and is studying for his Level 6 Diploma in Integrative Health Coaching and Nutritional Therapy (AHG). Charlie has studied under leading experts in the fields of human movement, performance and therapy such as Gary Ward (UK), David Grey (IRE), Conor Harris (USA), Russell Maliphant (U.K.), Christian Platts (UK) and Richard Johnson (UK); he is a registered practitioner with the Complimentary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHCR) and professional member of the Sports Therapy Organisation (MSTO GST) and Trauma Care.

    Charlie continues to work clinically as a pre-hospital clinician in emergency and urgent care for emergency ambulance services. He holds the Diploma in Emergency and Urgent Care (Dist.) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Acute Medicine (Dist.); he is currently completing his Master’s Degree in Acute Internal Medicine at the University of South Wales. Charlie is registered as an Advanced Provider with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine and an associate of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, British Association for Immediate Care and College of Paramedics.

WORK

UPCOMING

DYING DUETS | SHIMMERING

Dying Duets is the extension of a Life process where we dare to stay with the questions, shimmering, as we embrace the vulnerability of fragility and living risk. Join us in a reflective space where moving as witnessing lays the ground for story.

Drawing on the radical softness of the heart-space, Kirstie and Charlie explore the carrying of death through life and the momentary deaths that reveal Life in its most essential essence. The one choice, within the myriad of possibilities, that is called for in every moment; the burning away, and the joy and transformation that is released.

Our work is an affirmation of the poignancy of human connectedness, and its implications for health and resilience in facing the universal and personal challenges of our lives today.

Kirstie and Charlie’s ever-evolving collaboration is centred on their shared passion and dedication for dance and healing, which manifests through teaching, performing, and co-creating.

BOOKING / COLLABORATIONS

For enquiries related to teaching, rehearsal direction, clinical support or performance work get in touch.

+44 (0)7867 990730