Team
The team at Dalcroze UK consists of a CEO, an Executive Assistant, a Communications and Programmes Coordinator, a Finance Administrator, two Directors of Studies and a Dalcroze Laureate.
Austen Atkinson – CEO
Austen Atkinson FRSA is a CEO, creative business mentor, and award-winning writer, editor, and producer with over four decades of international experience. Drawing on a career spanning film, TV, education, immersive technology, and publishing, he mentors founders and creative teams across digital innovation, immersive storytelling, IP commercialisation, and product ventures.
Austen has delivered projects for Google, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, and Marvel Comics, helping creative businesses secure millions in funding and global distribution — with work reaching millions of users, learners, viewers, and listeners. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts for his digital work.
Passionate about education, creative and technological innovation, and building strong industry networks, Austen is driven by a commitment to nurturing talent and empowering others to realise their vision. He lives in Sedgefield, County Durham, with his wife Catherine and two dogs — Lord Greystoke and Don Diego De La Vega.
Amy Wild – Executive Assistant to the CEO
Amy joined Dalcroze in June 2026. She is currently completely a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a strong interest in Cognitive Neuroscience, particularly the ways creativity and cognition shape human experiences. Her background in performing arts has given her a lifelong love of creativity in all its forms. She is passionate about making artistic experiences accessible, meaningful, and engaging for a wider audience.
Amy is eager to support Dalcroze UK, working alongside the CEO and team to help drive the organisation forward. She brings a mix of curiosity, creativity, and practical support to her role, contributing to the organisation’s reach and impact.
Debbie Cartwright – Communications and Programmes Coordinator
Debbie commenced her role at Dalcroze UK in September 2024. Debbie has worked extensively as an Academic Programme Manager within Higher Education and as an Events Coordinator for the charity sector. Debbie has extensive experience in operations within collaborative partnerships for training and education, with a focus on working abroad in Asia and the Middle East to support international students.
As a former dancer, Debbie has a keen interest in the transformative power of movement. She has chosen to come to Dalcroze UK to support its members, teachers, and students to continue to spread the influence and accessibility of Dalcroze Eurhythmics.
Catriona Entwistle – Finance Administrator
Catriona started her journey with Dalcroze in June 2025. Since 2020, she has worked in the UK charity sector, gaining experience in charity finances and reporting as an Operations Manager. Catriona is skilled at problem-solving and report management, drawing from her diverse previous roles throughout her career.
She comes from a musical family; both she and her father play the violin, while her grandfather was a professional oboist. Catriona is passionate about music and its benefits and is eager to promote the reach of Dalcroze.
She currently resides in Saudi Arabia.
Kaye Barker – Director of Studies
Kaye holds the Diplôme Supérieur in Dalcroze Eurhythmics from the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in Geneva — the highest qualification in the method, held by only five people in the UK — alongside a BA from Oxford, an MA in Education and a PGCE.
A former professional violinist with the BBC Philharmonic and the Bridge String Quartet, with whom she made her Wigmore Hall debut and performed on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, Kaye has spent recent years building and leading Dalcroze UK’s thriving Ealing training centre in London, while also teaching rhythmics at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama’s String & Bass Training Programme.
he has served as Artistic Director for Dalcroze UK’s international courses and taught as a guest artist in Australia, China, Singapore and Malaysia. Through Dalcroze UK’s partnership with the Playground Proms initiative, she has introduced thousands of children to the Dalcroze method, inspiring future generations to discover the possibilities of this extraordinary approach to music and movement.
Dr Andrew Davidson – Director of Studies
He holds the Diplôme Supérieur in Dalcroze Eurhythmics from the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in Geneva, alongside a Master of Music and Dalcroze Licence from the Longy School of Music in the USA, and a PhD from the University of Surrey. An Australian musician and theatre practitioner based in London, Andrew is Senior Lecturer in Acting and Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting (GSA)
Andrew was also the former Head of Dramatic Arts at the Australian Institute of Music. He serves as Vice President of the International Federation of Eurhythmics Teachers (FIER) and sits on the editorial board of the journal Le Rythme and has presented and taught across Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA.
After decades of study, teaching and international leadership, Kaye and Andrew now step into roles they have spent their careers preparing for. Together, they bring distinct yet deeply complementary talents to shape the next generation of Dalcroze teachers and musicians — expanding opportunities across the UK, opening new learning centres, reaching new audiences and demonstrating that Dalcroze is not simply a discipline to study, but a profession to aspire to.
Professor Karin Greenhead – Dalcroze Laureate
Holds the Diplôme Supérieur of the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (IJD), Geneva and has served Dalcroze UK as Director of Studies for many years up to August 2026. As Dalcroze Laureate, Karin is writing what Dalcroze UK anticipates will become the definitive book on the Dalcroze Method, drawing on decades of knowledge, unique insight and rich personal experience to bring the wonder of this method to a whole new audience.
Karin is also Co-Director of Studies for the Dalcroze Eurythmics International Examination Board (DEIEB). Karin trained at the Royal College of Music, London as a pianist/violinist/harpsichordist and subsequently as a singer. She has performed in all these capacities, and her performing experience has informed her teaching of Dalcroze Eurhythmics. She has developed Dynamic Rehearsal, an application of Dalcroze principles to the rehearsal and performance of repertoire, which has been demonstrated worldwide with children, amateur and professional players and singers and is the subject of her doctoral thesis.
Karin teaches at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and at TrinityLaban, London and has a well-established international practice. Her teaching experience includes teaching in nursery, primary and secondary schools but the main focus of her teaching in recent years has been on the training of professional musicians and Dalcroze teachers. Author of a growing number of publications, she is a frequent presenter at conferences, a member of the Collège of the IJD and a founder member of the scientific committee of the International Conference of Dalcroze Studies (ICDS).