Ruth Little is a dramaturg and writer. She has worked as literary manager of Out of Joint, Soho Theatre, the Young Vic and the Royal Court, and as dramaturg since 2010 for Akram Khan. As associate director of Cape Farewell London she took part in sailing expeditions in the High Arctic, leading groups of artists and scientists across the Western and Northern Isles of Scotland. She is a director of Archipelago Folkschool, Scotland, and works between theatre, dance and environmental projects in the UK, Canada and Australia.