Ruth
Little

Ruth Little is a theatre and dance dramaturg, a teacher and writer. She lectured in English literature at the University of Sydney, was literary manager at Out of Joint, Soho and the Royal Court theatres, and artistic associate at the Young Vic. Ruth was associate director of Cape Farewell from 2010-2016, and has been dramaturg for Akram Khan Company since 2010 (Gnosis, Vertical Road, Desh, iTMOi, Dust, Until the Lions, Giselle, Xenos, Outwitting the Devil). She was dramaturg for Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Nick Cave (Shell Shock: La Monnaie De Munt), Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty: Sheffield Theatres), Le Patin Libre (Vertical Influences and Threshold: Dance Umbrella), English National Ballet (Dust and Giselle). She was dramaturg for Banff Centre/The Only Animal (Slime) and created and led Banff Centre’s Dramaturgy for Dance programme in 2018 and 2019. Winner of 2012 Kenneth Tynan Award for dramaturgy. She was Festival Navigator at Perth Festival between 2016 and 2019. She has been a Research Fellow at Central School of Speech and Drama, and a director at Cove Park, Scotland. Ruth is currently co-director of Archipelago Folkschool, a community boatbuilding project based in Scotland. Publications include The Young Vic Book (Methuen, 2004), The Royal Court Theatre Inside Out (Oberon, 2007), ‘Art, Place, Climate: Situated Ethics’ (Art and Ethics, Springer, 2014), ‘Thresholding’ (Animated, Spring-Summer 2019)