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Jonny Cotsen holding hearing aids
Date
12 August 2019 - 11:58

I am Deaf, but I was raised to be hearing

Theatre-maker Jonny Cotsen's parents raised him as though he were hearing, but when he became a teacher he realised the extent of his Deafness.

Tags
Theatre, Equal opportunities and diversity
Travis Alabanza during BURGERZ performance
Date
07 August 2019 - 14:37

'Fear masks other emotions' – Travis Alabanza, artist

Artist and performer Travis Alabanza wrote their play, BURGERZ, after they were targeted in a transphobic attack. They tell us why we should be responsible bystanders.

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Theatre, Equal opportunities and diversity
Model wearing a brown silk shirt
Date
08 February 2019 - 12:57

Five designers tell us what the fashion world can learn from their home town

Ahead of London Fashion Week on 15-19 February 2019, we asked designers taking part in our international residencies what their home town can teach their industry. 

Tags
Fashion, Design
Bird’s-eye view of Island at the British Pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018.
Date
06 June 2018 - 09:06

Who decides how to design public space?

This year's Venice Biennale architecture exhibition is titled 'Freespace'. We asked architecture and design journalist Debika Ray about public space and the British Pavilion.

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Design, Architecture, Festivals
Acoustic guitar in a field. Photo (c) SplitShire, licensed under CC0 1.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
04 October 2017 - 14:36

Why use rhythm, rhyme and repetition in language class?

Researcher Dr Jessica Mordsley explains, on the examples of Welsh and Spanish, why rhyme, repetition, and rhythm are so effective in helping us learn a language.

Tags
Music, Schools
Date
02 October 2017 - 13:16

Hijabi Monologues director on what makes audiences laugh, cry or gasp

Sahar Ullah, founder and creative director of Hijabi Monologues, talks about the show’s ten-year international run and what makes an audience laugh, cry or gasp.

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Theatre, Arts
'Carnival in Port of Spain, Trinidad, spotted this foursome having a grand time waiting for the bands to pass.' Image copyright Mark Morgan used under licence CC by 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
20 September 2017 - 16:32

Joe Hakim: 'Read things out loud as part of the writing process'

Performance poet Joe Hakim travelled to Trinidad and Tobago to work with Caribbean poets. We asked him about what he learned.

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Literature, Performance
'Shetlandic is still a living spoken tongue'. Image (c) Mike Erskine, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
28 August 2017 - 14:12

'Recognisable yet strange': a guide to Shetlandic dialect

Christine De Luca is a poet who writes in Shetlandic, which is spoken in the Shetland Isles off the north coast of Scotland. We asked her about the dialect.

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Literature, English language, History
'The future of film-making in West Africa is bright.' Image (c) Annie Spratt, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
21 August 2017 - 14:17

Barmmy Boy on making movies in West Africa: 'We are natural storytellers'

Lansana Mansaray, aka Barmmy Boy, is a director of photography, filmmaker and musician who lives in Freetown. We asked him about the experience of making films in Sierra Leone.

Tags
Film
'You write because you have something to say. Trust yourself: say it.' Image (c) Doug Robichaud, used under licence and adapted from the original.
Date
03 August 2017 - 17:23

How to find your voice as a writer

Award-winning slam poet and teaching artist Sophia Walker talks about how to become a better writer.

Tags
Performance, Skills, Equal opportunities and diversity
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