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Welcoming five New Adventures Ambassadors

11 November 2024
A grid of five images. In the top left, a woman with short blonde hair is wearing a red dress, she is pictured from the upper chest up. In the top middle, a dancer is wearing white feathered trousers and swan makeup, he is kneeling on one knee with the other leg out straight, one arm is reached over his head and the other is reaching out. On the top right, a man and woman post together. They are pictured from the waist up and smiling. The man is wearing glasses and a black t-shirt and jacket, the woman has dark tied up hair and is wearing a white dress. In the bottom left image, a woman is dancing and performing a high leg kick, she is wearing a light blue dress. In the bottom middle image, a man with short dark hair is standing in front of a large moon, behind him other dancers are wearing pig masks. In the bottom right corner, the 'New Adventures' logo is red and reads 'NEW/ADV'.

We are delighted to announce that we have welcomed five Ambassadors to champion the work of New Adventures across both our productions and Take Part projects. All of our Ambassadors have their own history with the company and passionately support the arts. They bring unique expertise and experience, and we are so excited to be working with them.

Patricia Ward Kelly (Mrs Gene Kelly) has been a treasured friend of New Adventures for many years, and advocates for our work internationally. Actor and Dancer, Will Kemp danced the role of the Swan from 1997 - 2000, and went on to create leading roles in Cinderella and The Car Man. Myleene Klass has been a long time supporter of the company and a regular audience member at New Adventures performances. West End star, Zizi Strallen performed in Cinderella in 2010 and in The Car Man in 2015 and 2022, winning a National Dance Award for her role as Lana. Strictly Come Dancing and West End star Layton Williams was part of the 2014/2015 company of Lord of the Flies, and the 2015 company of The Car Man.

A woman with short blonde hair is standing with her head turned towards the camera, she is smiling. She is wearing a black, collared v-neck top.

Patricia Ward
Kelly

A man with dark coiffed hair is standing with his arms crossed looking at the camera. He is wearing a black t-shirt and a black cardigan.

Will
Kemp

A woman with long wavy brown hair is looking at the camera. She is wearing a black v-neck top and a necklace.

Myleene
Klass

A woman is framed in a close-up and is looking at the camera. She has dark hair which is pulled up, and is wearing a dark green top and earrings. He hand is rested on her chin.

Zizi
Strallen

A man with short dark hair is looking at the camera with his head tilted slightly. He is wearing a black zip-up tracksuit jacket with white stripes down the arms.

Layton
Williams

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