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Man and woman stare into the distance in nightclub
Date
18 March 2020 - 08:09

This coming out film is about trust

Caio Scot directs After that party which tells the story of Leo, who sees his father kissing a man on a dancefloor.

Tags
Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
Water droplet
Date
16 December 2019 - 16:06

Where do art and science meet?

Engineer, scientist, performer and aspiring astronaut Niamh Shaw tells us where art and science meet. 

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Science, Theatre
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.

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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
Woman writing in a notebook
Date
03 July 2019 - 15:44

Four ways your library can support language learning

Sonia Contreras and Cristina Sanchez are librarians at the British Council Young Learner Resource Centre in Madrid. They tell us how to set up storytelling events, writing clubs and more. 

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English language, Teaching resources, Literature
Page from Miseyieki by Shangomola Edunjobi
Date
20 June 2019 - 10:59

How I became a Manga artist

Shangomola Edunjobi is a British Manga artist. He talks about the skills you need to make it in the industry, and how to turn storytelling into a career.

Tags
Literature, Visual Arts
Kirsty Logan
Date
24 May 2019 - 16:03

'Societies don't like the in-between' – Kirsty Logan, author

Novelist Kirsty Logan talks about the right to be who you are, women's sexuality, fairy tales, pop culture, beauty and writing.

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Literature, Women and girls, Fashion
Books in different languages at an outdoor stall
Date
16 May 2019 - 18:19

'Writing a novel in English was no easy task' – Eugen Chirovici, crime writer

Crime writer Eugen Chirovici's work has been translated into 38 languages. His 11th novel, The Book of Mirrors, is his first book written in English language.

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Literature
Zoe Whitley facing the camera
Date
29 April 2019 - 08:10

'There's a mystique around expertise' – how Dr Zoe Whitley built her career as a curator

Dr Zoe Whitley is Senior Curator, Hayward Gallery, London, and curator of Cathy Wilkes’ British Council commission at the British Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia 2019.

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Visual Arts
Two men dancing in a still from the film Crashing Waves
Date
29 March 2019 - 08:40

'I felt like I was being watched all the time' – filmmaker Emma Gilbertson

Emma Gilbertson's short film Crashing Waves, inspired by her story of childhood bullying and understanding her identity, tells the story of two gay men.

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Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
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