Who We Are
MAYK is one of the UK’s leading live performance producing organisations.
Based in Bristol but working internationally, we create dynamic meeting points for participation in world-class live performance both in and out of traditional art spaces.
Led by Kate Yedigaroff and Matthew Austin, MAYK was established in 2011 and continues to make a space for a holistic, long-term approach to creating memorable experiences that are accessible to lots of people.
MAYK is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Mission
To make important, unexpected, revelatory work with visionary artists that changes our experience of the world and each other.
Values
Collaboration • Representation • Joy • Kindness • Mischief
MAYK Team
Kate Yedigaroff & Matthew Austin
Co-Directors
Liza Bilal
Marketing and Digital Communications Coordinator
Ellen Booth
Festival Producer (Mayfest)
Gemma Brooks
Production Manager (Mayfest)
Athena Diamond
Assistant Producer
Beryl Dzambo
Marketing Manager (Mayfest)
Josephine Gyasi
Producer
Danny Prosser
Company Manager
Iman Sultan West
Assistant Producer
MAYK Board
Matthew Austin
Co-Director, MAYK
Harsha Balasubramanian
Researcher, UCL
Jonathan Dovey (Interim Chair)
Professor of Screen Media at the Department of Creative Industries, UWE
Becki Haines
COO, 59 Productions
David Hall
Partner, Burges Salmon
Julia Head
Theatre Director
Myles-Jay Linton
Artist & Vice Chancellors Fellow, Bristol University
Simon Thompson
Cultural Communications Consultant.
Kate Yedigaroff
Co-Director, MAYK