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    I had fun with my colleagues: a binaural sound training session

    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.

    Image of a person outside in the street. They are wearing headphones and carrying a stylised grey head on a pole - a binaural sound head
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    Community Lifelines: legacy and your story your way

    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.

    Image of a community hall. There is a semi-circle of people sitting with their backs to the camera. They are being conducted by a woman at the front who is facing the camera. She is standing in front of a stage.
  3. 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.

    A black and white image. Two women are sitting on the floor. One on the left has blonde hair and a black top and trousers. She is listening intently. The one on the right has a dark bob with a side parting and a floral shirt. She is speaking and gesturing with her left hand.
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    Top Tips for Writing a Postgraduate Application

    Not sure how to approach writing your Postgraduate application? Read our top tips!

    Performer in a bonnet holding a book high in the air
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    Challenging Racialized Representations

    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.

    A simple line drawing of a bus is drawn in black lines on a bright yellow background. The top line of the bus contains the words global origins
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    Transmission: Sissy TV

    Performance artist and Central lecturer Nando Messias talks about their project Transmission: Sissy TV, recently performed in London. It aims to reimagine archival practice and address the gap in the representation of trans and non-binary voices.

    A room with white walls and a mirror with three sections in the middle. Artist Nando Messias stands in front of the middle mirror wearing a pink satin dress. They are reflected in the other two.
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    The People's Kitchen

    David Shearing describes his project The People's Kitchen which was hosted in Rainham, a small town in the east of London. It brought together local people, community groups and organisations to cook, eat and converse together.

    Image of a light room with white walls. There are three tables, one in the back is set up as a kitchen and has a sign saying The People's Kitchen. foreground, one in the middle ground and one at the back of the image. The one at the back
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    Meet the Artist: Toby Olié

    Toby Olié is a puppetry director/designer and puppeteer, as well as an alumnus of Central. Find out more about his artistic development and his upcoming course at Central, 'Puppetry in Motion'.

    Rehearsals for War Horse (2007)