Tian Glasgow

SENIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER & LECTURER
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, ARTS EMERGENCY

Tian Glasgow (he/him) is a queer cis Black man who grew up in London and has been based in Manchester since 2019. He founded the theatre company New Slang Productions in 2011. The thread running through Tian's work is social concerns such as race and class and how it affects communities.

Most recently, Tian has been awarded the STUN x Lowry Associate Artist award to create his new piece Tomorrow is Not Promised in 2021 and secured Arts Council support for its R&D process. This was staged with support of The Lowry and Arts Council in 2022 in the Aldridge studio.

Outside this, Tian is a Senior Creative Producer of theatre, arts and music events. Previously working on Fertility Fest, Walthamstow Garden Party, The Sick of the Fringe: Care and Destruction Festival, Love Supreme and London Jazz Festival. Also, since 2020 he has taught MA Acting at ALRA and LIPA.

For 3 years, he has been the Manchester Programme Coordinator for Arts Emergency - a youth mentoring charity.