Donald Scrimgeour Artists Agency was established in London in 1986 and the head office transferred to Seville, Spain in 1989. This agency’s main activity is within dance and principally classical ballet, operating internationally and working on a regular basis with most of the World’s major ballet companies and opera houses.
It represents choreographers, choreologists, directors, producers, conductors, lighting designers, set and costume designers, specialist technicians, stagers and ballet masters. Amongst these are the owners of the rights to various works, including ballets by Frederick Ashton, productions by Sir Peter Wright, Michael Corder, Michael Messerer and designers such as Peter Farmer. Distinguished choreographers include, Luciano Cannito, Ben van Cauwenbergh, Robert Cohan, Michael Corder, Daniel de Andrade, Michael Messerer, Robert North, Michael Pink, Thomas Edur CBE and Javier Torres.
Other services include solving emergencies at short notice, such as finding a principal dancer, a choreographer, a production for hire, a replacement for a sudden cancellation in programming etc. In recent years, touring for dance and ballet companies to Spain, has included such companies as the Aalto Ballett of Essen, the Czech National Ballet, the Estonian National Ballet, the Latvian National Ballet, Tulsa Ballet and Quorum Ballet of Portugal.