Noema Associates

Thomas Chen-Hao Shih

Thomas has an MA in Arts Management from City University (London). He is a researcher in the fields of cultural planning, creative economy and sustainable urban development. His current work involves examining culture-led urban regeneration and place marketing strategies in Taiwan. Thomas is also working closely with the Taiwan Research Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science, London.

Aleks Sierz

Aleks is a well-known journalist, broadcaster and theatre critic. He is author of the bestselling In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today (Faber & Faber, 2001), and hosts a website devoted to cutting-edge British theatre. He is currently Visiting Professor at Rose Bruford College. He has been a Noema associate since 1999, and has worked on a range of projects, especially those concerned with the relationship between creativity and cultural institutions, as well as research on alternative forms of cultural funding.