About Us
Welcome to Northern Theatre Arts
Leeds
At NTA, our aim is to bring out performers individuality as well as training them to become strong triple threat performers. Every month, we will focus on jazz technique along with a Musical Theatre routine to home in on performance skills, then ending with a workshop with another industry professional to educate on different styles within the Musical Theatre industry.
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Here at Northern Theatre Arts, we appreciate that dancers have many other commitments, especially when it comes to their own dance schools and we encourage students to continue with their core training, as well as competitions and championships.
Therefore, this training program can be booked on to monthly or yearly, with all dates provided for the year in advance.
Our Founders & Directors
Matthew Flinders
Stacey Cornes
Matthew trained at the prestigious
Laine Theatre Arts, graduating in 2017 in Dance & Musical Theatre.
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Currently a Jazz Tutor at Addict Dance Academy & SLP College, his passion is choreography and teaching which has allowed him to teach at some of the UK’s top dance schools and colleges as well as creating pieces for; ‘MOVE IT 2023’, ‘MOVE IT 2024’, The CYD? Super Convention, The Dance World Cup, as well as his work being chosen by the Chief Moderator in the UK to moderate the syllabus for Dance in Schools.
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Since graduating, Matthew was cast as Swing and Cover ‘Mr. Mistofelees’ & Cover ‘Mungojerry’ in Cats the Musical,
International Tour.
He has worked professionally in many QDOS Pantomimes across the country including Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Aladdin & Jack and the Beanstalk.
Matthew has worked on many film and TV sets, including Netflix’s ‘Black Mirror’ where he was chosen to be the test subject for one of the characters to create a role, before being then cast in the series.
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Stacey graduated from the prestigious Arts Ed in 2020 with a First Class BA Honours Degree in Musical Theatre.
During her training she had the opportunity to perform at the prestigious Olivier Awards and many concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Since graduating, Stacey has been part of many professional workshops. voice work and has taught all over the UK.
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Stacey's true passion has always been teaching, using her professional knowledge and skills to guide, nurture and encourage young performers to be the best possible version of themselves when it comes to performing.
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She currently teaches Jazz and Audition Prep at EllitTe College and SOTE Foundation College for whom she choreographed pieces for 'MOVE IT' and the CYD! Superconvention.