Anouk Perinpanayagam is a freelance arts practitioner & consultant working with a range of organisations across research, training, organisational and evaluation projects, most recently developing her role as a creative broker with the West Midlands Cultural Olympiad. She has/is working with Black Country Touring, All Ways Learning, mac, Scottish Arts Council, sampad, Arts Council England (national & regional offices),Warwick Arts Centre and Arts  + Media Training. Previous to this, she was Performing Arts Officer with West Midlands Arts; Producer and freelance manager for theatre and dance companies including The Right Size; Scarlet Theatre in London, Chitraleka Dance Company and Kokuma Dance Theatre in the West Midlands, before which she was Co-Director of Pegasus Theatre, Oxford. Since 2002, Board memberships have included Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Foursight Theatre , presently Ikon Gallery as well as being a Drama & Dance Advisor to the British Council and Arts Council England. Her profile as a poet on the publishing route is also progressing, as are further developments in focused areas of leadership training, mentoring and accredited coaching.