David Outevsky PhD - Arts organisation manager.
- Isobel Arden
- Sep 11
- 3 min read
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Meet David Outevsky, arts organisation and event manager and problem solver in the arts.
In this interview, Mark invited David Outevksy to create his own fantasy cultural year from the answers to some easy questions where there are no wrong answers. Enjoy his responses below.
Dr David Outevsky is what happens when a competitive ballroom dancer collides with a PhD in Dance Studies—and then decides to expand into the world of organisational leadership and research development.
In this interview, Mark invites David to create his fantasy cultural year. Expect surprises, anecdotes and conversational detours.
With academic stops in Anthropology (BA, UK), Dance Science (MSc, Trinity Laban), and Dance Studies (PhD, York University, Toronto), David has spent his career pirouetting between practice, research, and teaching.
As a performer, David has competed in Blackpool, the UK Open, and the International Ballroom Championships. He has been a finalist in All England Rising Stars (UK), Crystal Clover Awards (UK), Commonwealth Classic (USA), and NDCA Closed Championship (Canada).
As a scholar, he has published on everything from the identity of Soviet-Canadian dancers to injury prevention in DanceSport. As an educator, he has taught at the University of Calgary, coordinated dance standards in New York, and founded Outevsky Bespoke Dance Education.
But here’s the plot twist: David is now seeking roles as an Arts Organisation Manager or in Research and Development—particularly with top international relations organisations, health and holistic therapy organisations, government agencies, foundations, social media platforms, and even video game companies. Why? Because his toolkit extends far beyond dance.
David brings leadership, policy knowledge, cultural centre experience, health and holistic therapy expertise, problem-solving, and a flair for relationship-building.
He has designed and optimised 10 innovative methodologies focused on screening and conditioning protocols for dancers—boosting both injury prevention and performance. He’s developed pre-season screening plans, created university syllabi, reviewed research reports, and fostered 10 cross-disciplinary collaborations.
In short, David Outevsky is the ideal hybrid: a movement researcher who speaks the language of health, creativity, and policy, and who builds solutions that dance gracefully between sectors.
Explore some of David's work below
David's Fantasy Cultural Year ... with a magic wand and time machine at hand.
London Snapshot
Mark and David imagined a scene: David sitting outside a London restaurant, martini in hand, gazing at St. Paul’s Cathedral. By his side? The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. The chat ended with David feeling content after a promising meeting with a London family foundation and enjoying the view of the Cathedral.
Global Dance Adventure
They dreamt up a TV documentary project where David spends a year exploring dance across cultures—Moscow, Manila, Bangkok, and beyond. Along the way, food (Georgian cuisine) and sport (tennis) got honourable mentions.
Cultural Wish List
Plans for theatre, concerts, opera, and film took shape. David wants to revisit Wicked (stage over screen, any day), see Anna Karenina or Hamlet, and catch The Marriage of Figaro. Mark even pointed him to a gem: the first rehearsal of For Good with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on YouTube.
The Dream Year
David’s fantasy cultural year? Travel the world, research a TV series, write a book, give a TED Talk, tour universities—and become the global go-to for dance. Bonus plan: a long Georgian lunch in London with none other than Albert Einstein as his chosen guest.
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