About us
We have a team of experienced and dedicated professionals who bring years of expertise and industry connections to the table. We understand that every talent is unique, and we tailor our services to meet your individual needs. When you join Vivo D’Arte Agency, you become part of a supportive community who are all driven by the same passion for success.
Meet the team
Dan Cowtan
Dan has been working as a director, producer and singing teacher within musical theatre and opera for almost 20 years. A student of the Royal Northern College of Music and a classically trained tenor, Dan has performed in a wide range of musical genres including productions such as Eugen Onegin, La Rondine, Threepenny Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle Down the Wind and Oliver. In more recent years, Dan’s main focus has been his work as a director, producer and educator. As managing director of Vivo D’Arte Ltd, Dan has worked consistently to create relationships within all areas of theatre and currently works in partnership with the Ambassador Theatre Group. As a director, Dan take’s great pride in creating exciting and innovative theatre. Dan’s continued passion is supporting and developing all levels of performers and creatives within arts education.
Sara Lawson
Sara trained at both the Royal Northern College of Music and Royal Academy of Music, gaining a First Class BMus Honours Degree and a Post-Graduate Diploma with Distinction. She then gained a place on the professional development programme at English National Opera. As a soloist Sara has performed all around the country including, The Royal Albert Hall, Harrogate International Centre, The Barbican, Bridgewater hall and Buxton Opera House. Roles performed include Tatyana (Eugene Onegin) Mimi (La Boheme), Fox (The Cunning Little Vixen), Bianca (La Rondine), Mona Morales (Bandanna) and Eartha Waites (Hollow Hill). Sara recently collaborated with John Kefala Kerr on the world premieres of two of his works: Steamsong and Arcadia. Sara is currently the Creative Director of the Beaconsfield Institute of Performing Arts. Here she runs a full-time, two-year BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts.
Rebecca Sachdev
Rebecca Sachdev has been dancing all her life, receiving her formal training with a Diploma with Honours from The Walnut Hill School and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Honours from Cornish College of the Arts in the US. She furthered her educational studies with a BSc Hons in Acupuncture from The College of Integrated Chinese Medicine/Reading University and an MSc in Dance Science from LABAN Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She has worked internationally as a dancer, a choreographer and a teacher and spent the past 18 years preparing dancers for their professional training as Course Leader for BTEC Performing Arts programmes. Rebecca also runs Lara Danceworks, providing bespoke dance performances for corporate events and weddings and has served as Chair of The Board of Trustees for The Bridge Theatre Training Company since 2007.
