Perry Louis is an internationally renowned dance floor jazz practitioner, specialising in performance choreography, dance technique, and music production. Perry runs residencies worldwide and has strong national partners. He co-produced two albums with Dave O’Higgins and am featured in “From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz: The History of the UK Jazz Dance Scene”. Perry has also been a Project Manager for many years, specialising in producing jazz/soul dance events, now concentrating on bringing his international contacts to Luton.
About the Hat District #CreativePioneers
The Culture Trust Luton is delighted to announce the arrival of Perry as one of the town’s most talented entrepreneurs to the Hat Factory Arts Centre. The first Hat District Creative Pioneers will have rent free space in the arts centre to develop their business ideas, collaborate and network in the Hat District 'creative ecosystem'.
The Creative Pioneers will help the Culture Trust shape ways to reach young people from diverse backgrounds across Luton who may also have an interest in working in the creative industry sector in future. This is considered to be the fastest growing sector of UK’s economy, worth over £100bn per year and employing over two million people (Tim Davie, DCMS Blog 26 April 2019).
The first Creative Pioneers will be based at the Hat Factory Arts Centre until the restoration of Hat Works is completed. Future entrepreneurs will then start their journey in Luton’s oldest remaining hat factory (built in the 1840s) in the heart of the creative cluster.
The Pioneers have already shared their ideas in workshops relating to how Hat Works should be designed, used and marketed to meet the needs of the town’s budding entrepreneurs.
On becoming a Hat District #CreativePioneer Perry says:
“I am very proud to be one of Luton’s first Creative
Pioneers. I commit to doing everything possible
to represent at a level that Luton would be proud
of.”
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