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

“The value of having MAYK as producers for my work has been immeasurable. From the intangible to the practical, the support afforded to me through working with MAYK has been and continues to be essential in fostering my growth as an artist.”

— Dan Canham