Birthplace

Hyderabad, India

Training

Combined Honours Degree in Drama and Sociology and Diploma in Managment

Previous Company

BFI London Film Festival (Director of Business & Operations), Dance Umbrella (Executive Director), English National Ballet School (Co-Director), Arts Council of England (Head of Dance). Freelance clients included Clore Leadership Programme, British Council and Zoonation Dance Company.

English National Ballet

Joined January 2025

Executive Director
Born in Hyderabad, India, Anu Giri holds a Combined Honours Degree in Drama and Sociology
and Diploma in Management. Having previously worked with BFI London Film Festival (Director
of Business & Operations), Dance Umbrella (Executive Director), English National Ballet School
(Co-Director), Arts Council of England (Head of Dance), Giri joined English National Ballet in
January 2025. Currently Deputy Chair of Battersea Arts Centre, and serving on the Mayor’s Cultural Leadership Board and ITV Cultural Advisory Council.