JAMIEL DEVERNAY-LAURENCE
Founder & Director

"Jamiel is a bold leader who keeps people and their well-being at the centre - this is what drives him with business innovation, creativity, and artistic expression. The result is he has touched lives and will continue to do so."

Ian Houston
GlobalScot President

Scottish Business Network Americas

B I O

Jamiel Devernay-Laurence is an acclaimed creative arts producer, choreographer, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. Through his trail-blazing production house, Fundamentally Dance, Jamiel has, over the last two years, redefined the dance experience for audiences in the UK and abroad by creating financially stable, artist-led dance experiences to rapidly increasing audience numbers and critical acclaim.

Through his headline production, Ballet Nights, he curates and produces high-impact programmes of ballet and contemporary dance – as well as live music - on stages across the UK and in a growing number of international destinations. His visionary approach has single-handedly led to increased ballet and dance audiences and the proactive engagement of world-class dancers, choreographers and musicians from around the world.

A former Soloist with Scottish Ballet, Jamiel’s early creative career resulted in distinctive choreographic and film works that were commissioned by major organisations and broadcasters including the BBC, Celtic Connections, Google, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Ballet Ireland and Scottish Ballet. This creative foundation helped inspire and shape his audience-first approach to dance curation and storytelling.

Now at the helm of one of the most innovative movements in international dance, he connects audiences with the world’s greatest artists through curated, concert-format shows blending World Stars, legacy classics and bold contemporary voices.

From London to Bucharest, Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur, his Ballet Nights productions have played to capacity audiences and reshaped how audiences experience dance. His leadership at the intersection of commercial strategy and artistic excellence has earned critical acclaim and a coveted nomination for the Innovation Award at the prestigious 2024 Stage Awards in recognition of his company’s dynamic approach to develop exciting new ideas in performing arts.

Whether on stage as a host, behind the scenes as a producer, or at the forefront of new creative economies, Jamiel is building a new global dance ecology—one unmissable night at a time.

L A B E L S F O U N D E D

A P P O I N T M E N T S

Executive Artistic Director - Ballet Nights | Managing Director - Fundamentally Dance | Project Manager - Lanterns Studio Theatre | Creative Director - Rubicon Dance Company | Part-Time Faculty Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2019 - 2023 | OneDance UK Judge 2022/2023/2024

C H O R E O G R A P H E R

F I L M M A K E R

H O S T & M C

Ballet Nights | Ballet Nights New Voices | The Ballet Nights Podcast | Ballet Grand Prix | Club Noir

A W A R D S

The Stage Awards 2025 | Innovation Award Nominee | Ballet Nights
John Byrne Quarterly Award 2021
"Best Performances" | Experimental Film Festival 2021
"Best Video Music Film, 7th Edition" | Super 9 Mobile Film Festival 2021
WINNER "Best Music Video" | Super 9 Mobile Film Festival 2020
WINNER "Best Interaction Between Dance & Camera" | Dare to Dance in Public 2020
ONEDANCE UK | "IMPACT - DANCE ON SCREEN" Shortlisting
Dublin Smartphone Film Festival | Winner 2023

JAMIEL DEVERNAY-LAURENCE Founder & Director

JAMIEL DEVERNAY-LAURENCE
Founder & Director