Jim Manganello

About

Jim Manganello is a director of theatre, opera, and dance. He founded and is co-artistic director of Shotput, a dance-theatre company in Glasgow. Previously, he led Fratellanza, a theatre company in his hometown of Detroit. As a freelance director, movement director and dramaturg, Jim has worked at Scottish Opera, Citizens Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Perth Theatre, Blackheath Halls Community Opera, Fulham Opera, Opera North, Grimeborn Festival, and the London International Mime Festival. As an educator, he’s worked at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Rose Bruford, and Drama Centre. Jim was the Emerging Artist in Directing at Scottish Opera, 2016-17. He has been an artist-in-residence with Imaginate, Lyra, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, where he’s co-created pieces with young people and communities. Training: National Theatre Directors’ Course; Birkbeck College, University of London; École Lassaâd, Brussels. www.shotput.org