Our Team

Our team are passionate about dance and recovery and everything in between. To find out more, take a look…

The Team

Paul Bayes Kitcher

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Paul trained at the Royal Ballet School and Rambert. He danced for Scottish Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet where he danced various soloist and principal roles.

In 2009 through his own journey into recovery Paul began teaching within drug & alcohol rehabilitation settings, whilst developing his artistic practice, which led to him co-founding Fallen Angels Dance Theatre in 2011. BBC3 devoted an “Amazing Humans” short film about his journey to supporting people in recovery and his return to Birmingham Royal Ballet after 21 years.

Paul has participated widely in public speaking about Fallen Angels including House of Commons and TEDx talks where he raises awareness of FADT’s unique practice, as well as meeting Her Majesty the Queen.

Claire Morris

CREATIVE & STRATEGIC DIRECTOR

Claire Morris trained at London Contemporary Dance School. Her career highlights include Rambert Dance Company, and The Royal Ballet School. She founded Co3 Dance, where she created and developed all aspects of the company through participation, choreography and artist development.

Claire has been an arts project manager since 2000. She co-founded FADT, she has experience of working in partnership with Health, Local Authority, Drug and Alcohol Services. She has received development through Royal Opera House ROH links programme, and FADT’s Arts Council England’s Elevate programme, a key step change in Fallen Angels and Claire’s development.

Claire delivers presentations and Question & Answer sessions; highlights include: Storyhouse Women, King’s College London’s Science Gallery, Liverpool’s Radio City’s ‘Mental Health Monday’, and The British Psychological Society.

claire@fallenangelsdt.org

Jude Miller

ENGAGEMENT WORKER

Jude is the Engagement Support worker for Fallen Angels, and a Cheshire-based Arts practitioner. She helps to welcome potential participants and support them with the transition onto FADT's dance programme. She has considerable experience working in community arts in Cheshire, developing, teaching, and facilitating arts workshops and leading on outreach projects across the area and has worked with participants in recovery, facing addiction and mental health adversity, in addition to those experiencing domestic  violence and homelessness.

jude@fallenangelsdt.org

Laura Mutch

OUTREACH COORDINATOR

Laura joined Fallen Angels in 2023 and has worked in the role of both the Engagement worker and the Outreach Coordinator, where she has worked with different community groups and delivered outreach workshops with our local partners. Laura has an MA in Performance and is North based, an Arts Practitioner and facilitator, working with both adults and children. Laura is passionate about working to support others through an artistic and creative approach to recovery and wellbeing.

Amy Fox

ADMINISTRATOR

Amy joined FADT in 2020 from her role at Tate Liverpool. Amy has extensive experience in administration and communications in the creative industries and education. She is studying for an MA in Art Psychotherapy at the University of Chester.

Trustees

Sue Davies

TRUSTEE: CHAIR

Sue has 40 years experience in Cultural Management, the highlight of her career was managing the building of The Brindley Theatre.

Richard Wilkinson

TRUSTEE: TREASURER

Richard is an experienced business leader and chartered engineer, having worked in a number of large scale global businesses in the utilities and power sectors, specialising in commercial arrangements.

Ronno Griffiths

TRUSTEE

Ronno qualified as a Social Worker and has been involved in the fields of substance misuse, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual health, self-injury, criminal justice and related fields for over 45 years.

Dawn Greaves

TRUSTEE: SECRETARY

Dawn qualified as a solicitor in 2002, she has worked at Weightmans Solicitors in Company and Commercial department, and lectured at The College of Law in Chester.

Wendy Dossett

TRUSTEE

Wendy is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Chester. She has undertaken extensive research into the lives, experiences and spirituality of people in recovery from addictions. She advocates for Visible Recovery, for Recovery-Friendly Universities, and for urgent conversation change around the stigma of addiction. Wendy is grateful to be in long-term recovery herself.

John Horton

TRUSTEE

My name is John Horton, I am in recovery and was first introduced to Fallen Angels in 2011 when I was seeking recovery. After growing my wings, I entered academia where I studied to MSc and went into a professional career in substance misuse. Empowering people is my passion.

Laura Dunn

TRUSTEE

Laura has worked in Human Resources at a senior level for over 30 years in a variety of private, public and third sector roles.

A fellow of the CIPD she brings a wealth of experience in all aspects of Human Resources coupled with a passion for the arts in all its forms. In addition, she operated in a Non Executive Capacity for a mental health charity, serving on the board for three years.

Clare Owens

TRUSTEE

Clare was previously Head of English and ESOL and is an experienced teacher of English, Teacher Training, Textiles and Art. She has worked in various settings across the UK, including schools, communities, workplaces, prisons and universities. Her freelance work now includes teaching art and supporting individuals at Theatre Porto, Storyhouse, Edsential, Bren Project and the University of Chester.