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Knowledge Exchange, the practise of working with external partners and using the expertise of both partner and academic for mutual benefit, is embedded into every aspect of our work, from research and scholarship to student placements, alumni relations, short courses and continuing professional development. We have a team dedicated to facilitating relationships and projects and are interesting in developing formal partnerships with a wide range of organisations from the creative industries, SMEs, charities and NGOs.
We aim to be an institution where the creative industries and the academy come together to maximise the benefits that we can generate for wider society.
For more details about our strategy, ambitions and activity please read on. If you are interested in working with us, in any capacity, please get in touch via knowledge.exchange@cssd.ac.uk
Blog
Central staff Kate Elswit and Tia-Monique Uzor talk about their recent international gatherings, leading conversations about motion data.
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The Potential of Virtual Reality in Theatre and Performance: Insights from the Performance Lab Sandpit
On Saturday 27 May, Central hosted a Virtual Reality (VR) sandpit event that brought together academics, researchers, and practitioners in the field of theatre and performance interested in VR.
New media artist, researcher and lecturer at Central, Dr Nicola Plant reflects on her experience of the workshop exploring the potentials, trends and challenges of VR in theatre and performance.
Malachy Orozco is a member of theatre company collective ROOM and a member of staff in Central’s Technical and Production team. He took part in a workshop to explore new binaural sound equipment with colleagues and reflects on the experience here.
Dr Nicola Abraham, Senior Lecturer in Applied Theatre practices took her work to Northern Ireland recently, to collaborate with the Laurencetown, Lenaderg and Tullylish Community Association. Here, she reflects on the project and what they’ve achieved so far.
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Creative to Commercial: Student Enterprise Workshop with Emma Wainer
Central alumni Emma Wainer came back to the Swiss Cottage in May to run a workshop for students on commercialising creativity. We spoke to her about her time at Central and what it has meant to her career.
Central faculty member Tom Six is working with Emma Jude Harris and Aneesha Srinivasan of Global Origins to develop ways of challenging racialized representations in the theatre and they're looking for input from people of global majority heritage who work in the theatre. We talked to Tom about this research.
Knowledge Exchange Strategy
Download an accessible pdf version of the Knowledge Exchange Strategy infographic below.
Centre for Performance, Technology, and Equity (PTEQ)
Funded by a £5.6 million grant, the Centre for Performance, Technology, and Equity (PTEQ) will expand the excellent research currently conducted in the Performance Lab at Central, where ground-breaking approaches to immersive and digital technologies are innovated from a performance-led perspective in tandem with promoting social equity.
Short courses and professional development
Benefit from our expertise with our range of short courses and continuing professional development opportunities all led by experienced industry professionals. Our areas of teaching include acting, playwriting, movement, audition techniques and voice and all courses are taught by those who are practitioners as well as teachers. The full range of courses can be found on the Short Courses page.
Central for Business offers a range of practical communication courses based on our expertise in actor training and the voice. Available ‘off the peg’ or we can work with you to devise bespoke training.
View all of our nonaccredited short courses, including diploma courses, professional training and lectures
Bring Central's training into your workplace with communication courses designed for teams and individuals. Online options available.
Student Enterprise
We support students to develop their own commercial, social and charitable enterprises. Workshops are open to all students over the course of the year and competitive funding is available for graduating students at the end of the academic year.
Download an accessible pdf version of the Student Enterprise infographic below.