Great news! Congratulations Carys. Loving a bit of Central MA Applied Theatre good news and there is lots of it this week!

Lucky to have seen The Rock Art project delivered in an informal school in Korogocho today. Watched brilliant facilitation by local practitioner and also had a sneak peak inside Koch FM the local community radio station. @c_and_t Central

IFTR Central On Friday, Dr Selina Busby with Paul Sutton & Peter Mwashi Litonde share 'Kenyan Rock Art: Protecting the Past, and Facilitating the Future,' in the Between Reality and Myth: Reconstructing Myths and Facilitating the Future panel. More on Prof Busby’s work: bit.ly/472KjPn

It was an absolute privilege to hear Connie Bell’s presentation ⁦IFTR⁩ #Ghana today. ⁦Research@Central⁩

Come and celebrate Professor Sally Mackey, who led the development of applied theatre at Central, and the creation of the Sally Mackey Bursary Fund which is raising money for bursaries to support our students.

We are on #YouTube Head over to our #youtubechannel & get a glimpse of our project activities. SUBSCRIBE NOW! youtube.com/@ProjectGenViR #GenViR #GenvirNetworkWorkshops #subscribe #India #GBV

I’m so delighted and excited to be advertising this role! This is a crucial part of our artistic leadership plans & I hope it will connect to the brilliant imaginative women theatre makers out there who are as passionate about theatre as about social justice. Please apply!

Thanks @elebelfiore Both Dr Sylvan Baker and I are really excited to be heading to Aberdeen for a couple of days of panels and workshops. Hoping to bump into you while I am there! And thanks to @DrWillBarlow for inviting us.

Excited to celebrate the launch of the new Sally Mackey bursary in recognition of the huge contribution of Professor Sally Mackey to the field of applied theatre, she’s retiring today but as always she’s unstoppable!!! ⁦Central⁩

Interested in knowing more about the MA Applied Theatre Central ? Then book a place on this online event and come and talk to me!

Back Central where it all began! Delivered a captivating lecture on #PrisonTheatre to MA #AppliedTheatre students. We explored the art’s complexities & its power to inspire change. From Play-Doh models to frozen images, we connected, learned & shared Dr Selina Busby

We’re excited to announce 5x fully-funded PhD studentships at the new Centre for Performance, Technology, and Equity (PTEQ) Central! PTEQ pioneers research at the intersection of performance and technology with community and cultural industries partners. (1/7)

1. Digital Communities and Creative Health. Led by @DrNickyA David Harradine, in collaboration with Hoxton Hall, the project will focus on creative technology to extend the reach of Hoxton Creative Health Hub and develop a sustained approach to health-related technologies. (2/7)

2.Accessible Archiving. Kinetic Light is a disability arts organisation working in technology, access, design, & dance. Led by Kate Elswit Alice Sheppard, the project contributes to Kinetic Light’s experimentation on an accessible archival and documentation practice. (3/7)

3. Digital Cultural Heritage. Led by Dr Selina Busby Liam Jarvis, with @c_and_t, the project contributes to C&T’s research in applied theatre & technology, with focus on widening access to cultural heritage, using C&T’s Prospero digital curation and arts facilitation platform.(4/7)

4. Creative Technologies in Public Arts. Supervised by @DocKendrick Kate Lane, in collaboration with 101 Outdoor Arts, the project works on creative technologies to enable practitioners to realise powerful experiences that engage diverse audiences in public space contexts.(5/7)

5. Open Field. A proposal for research in any of PTEQ’s core areas of investigation – linking performance technologies with concerns over social equity – with supervision by any PTEQ researchers. The candidate will gain editorial experience with Contemporary Theatre Review. (6/7)

Interested candidates are invited to submit Expressions of Interest (specify the preferred PTEQ studentship) via Central’s online portal (bit.ly/4b91lfQ) by 10 am on May 28, 2024. For inquiries regarding the studentships, please contact [email protected]. (7/7)

🌟 Exciting News! Congratulations to Dr Sylvan Baker Dr Sylvan Baker and Central for being shortlisted for Best Research/Knowledge Exchange Collaboration at the 2024 London Higher Awards! 🎉 cssd.ac.uk/news/london-hi…