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Character from the short film I (ÉG) in a bath, viewed from above
Date
28 March 2019 - 11:46

'There isn't enough fictional film with trans characters' – director Hallfríður Þóra Tryggvadóttir

The short film I (ÉG) follows a trans character through the Icelandic landscape.

Tags
Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
Pidgeon Pagonis standing in front of a drawing of a pigeon
Date
26 March 2019 - 08:11

'I am non-binary in my biology and my gender' – intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis

Intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis made the documentary film A Normal Girl with director Aubree Bernier-Clarke. They talk about bodily autonomy, informed consent, and family.

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Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
Still from the film with lead actor walking through village
Date
25 March 2019 - 08:29

What is it like to make an LBGTQ+ film in the Amazon rainforest?

Quentin Lazzarotto worked with renowned director Werner Herzog on Carlito se va para siempre (Carlito is leaving for good), his short film about a gay man, set in the Amazon rainforest. 

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Film, Equal opportunities and diversity
Hamid Ismailov
Date
22 March 2019 - 13:24

Novelist Hamid Ismailov on storytelling, social media and censorship

Hamid Ismailov's novel The Devil's Dance, first published in Uzbek in a series of social media posts, won the EBRD Literature Prize 2019.

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Literature, Technology
Books
Date
14 March 2019 - 08:17

Indonesian literature – history, humour and language

How have Indonesia's islands, languages, oral storytelling tradition, faith and politics influenced its thriving contemporary literary scene?

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Literature
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. 

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Fashion, Design
Date
01 February 2019 - 10:41

Could design save the world?

Ahead of London Fashion Week on 15-19 February 2019, the British Council’s Kendall Robbins writes about sustainability in fashion, and how we could all make a difference through design.

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Fashion, Design
Stacks of books
Date
31 January 2019 - 11:02

'Translators think structurally' – Denis Beznosov, poet and translator

Denis Beznosov is Head of the Cultural Project Department at Russian State Children's Library. He spoke about translating poetry, and what children and young people are reading in Russia.

Tags
Literature
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Date
16 January 2019 - 08:59

How to make your music venue more accessible

How can music venues welcome D/deaf and disabled audiences? Jacob Adams, Head of Research and Campaigns at Attitude is Everything, shares his advice.

Tags
Music, Performance, Equal opportunities and diversity
Theatre group performing in the street
Date
18 December 2018 - 17:13

Three low-preparation drama activities for the English language classroom

Don Merritt, a performing arts teacher in Boston, Massachusetts, and former British Council teacher, has adapted improvisational theatre techniques for the English language classroom.

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English language, Theatre
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