Lorraine has extensive experience as an artistic director, creative producer and artistic facilitator. Originally trained in mime, mask and puppet theatre in Germany, she has performed in Europe, South America and Japan, taught at a London drama school, and has worked across the UK in community-based theatre and cross-artform projects. She has developed inclusive arts practice, set up the first disabled-led internet TV channel, won Arts and New Technology awards, and created cross-sector partnerships. She was recently Artistic Facilitator of Contacting the World, an international youth theatre project, and is currently managing projects for Epic Arts, and assessing European funding applications. Her main interests are cross-cultural collaboration, inclusive arts programmes, and theatre for peace-building.