#C2SV15 EXTANT We speak to Lucy Hayward

Extant is the UK’s leading professional performing arts company of visually impaired people.We create exciting touring productions performed, directed and written by visually impaired artists, which are accessible to audiences without requiring additional audio description. We offer supported visits, ticket deals, touch tours and accessible workshops to help visually impaired audiences get the most out of our shows. We provide our tour venues with training in visual impairment awareness and accessible marketing to improve our audiences’ experience.Extant’s long-running youth theatre and adult participation programme for visually impaired people offer supportive and fun workshops, including: movement and dance (contemporary, street dance, ballroom, flamenco), script writing, creating a radio play, forum theatre, music, voice work and magic. We cater for ages 15+, and for all abilities ­­- from having a go to professional development - and support individuals looking for career progression through trainee roles.Extant offer training and consultancy to other organisations in the arts, education and beyond to improve accessibility. Our ongoing programme of research, including high tech solutions to accessibility, feeds into our unique methodology.TAKE PART!Try our fun taster theatre workshop at Sight Village: 11am, Wednesday 15 July. All abilities welcome (ages 18+), register on the ‘Seminars and Events’ page. Want to get active, improve your skills, or looking for activities for your group? From Autumn 2015, Extant have been funded to deliver our programme of performance-related workshops in the Midlands, and work with arts venues to help them become more welcoming to visually impaired audiences. We are actively seeking participants and groups to work with and would love to talk to you.Interested in career opportunities? Sign up for our ‘Train the Trainers’ course: Extant are recruiting more members to our skilled team of visually impaired facilitators to deliver our awareness training.Sign up to our mailing list to receive the spring 2016 tour dates of Extant’s next production, Ionesco’s The Chairs. Includes schools and colleges workshops about this classic drama text.Extant is a charity, supported by Arts Council England.Address The White House Oval House Theatre 52-54 Kennington Oval London SE11 5SW Telephone 020 7820 3737 Email [email protected] Web Site http://www.extant.org.uk