Extant is the only performing arts company and charity in the UK managed for and by visually impaired professional arts practitioners
The hotly anticipated next episode of Extant's podcast series is here, with features on Catching the Ghost in May, plus news of workshops and a new pilot research project. Get those headphones in and get listening!
Narrated by Maggie Tomlin Produced by Ian Rattray of Clear Voice Enterprises
The first episode in a new podcast series. Find out what we've been up to recently with the Extant Exchange network, including clips and interviews from workshops on panto performance, voice and storytelling.
Narrated by Michelle Felix. Produced by Ian Rattray.
An introduction to Extant's new project, taking place 2-7 March 2015
Artistic director Maria Oshodi explains her exciting research involving Haptic technology.and performance.
A chance to WIN a ticket to this INVITE ONLY event.
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Narrated by Kevin Satizabal Music by Andre Louis
Extant's flexible, fascinating and fun cabaret recorded 2009 in Berlin, at The Third Annual Theater Festival, Transvisual Dramatic – Theatre by the Blind and the Seeing.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
In the autumn of 2010 and winter of 2011 Extant ran a 10 week performance writing programme called ‘Writing Stage’, for visually impaired writers at any level of experience. These pieces were first recorded and broadcast by Aculco Radio.
Each piece includes an interview with the writer, the tutor Alex Bulmer and reading of an extract from the writer's script by Rachel Drazek, Susan Harrison and BBC Radio’s Gerard McDermott and Carl Prekopp.
Maria Oshodi talks about Extant's last big production - Sheer. Here Extant takes it's company of blind artists and blends burlesque, comedy and horror in a unique and immersive experience.
Extant has teamed up with Aculco Radio to document the Forum 4Us process - a forum theatre project for visually impaired young adults aged 15-30, run in April and May 2012. This documentary is the result and was researched, edited and presented by Liam O’Carroll, with the support of Aculco’s Director Juan Toledoks.
Sidetracked is the result of a radio drama and script-writing project for visually impaired young adults run by Extant with Aculco Radio in 2013.
Kevin Satizabal from the RLSB interviews our AD Maria Oshodi about Extant's new production The Chairs
Extant newest production is an innovative take on Ionesco's The Chairs using blind actors. Leeanne Coyle went along to one of their rehearsals in London where this report is from.
Extant artistic director Maria Oshodi talks with Sam Obigbesan about the process of creating his own scene for the interactive horror story ZombieyeZ in Zagreb.
Extant's artistic director Maria Oshodi talks to one of her mentees, visually impaired young writer Lucy Hayward, about the process of creating and recording a new scene for Extant's interactive horror story, ZombieyeZ in Zagreb.
Miracle Maduforo is a young visually impaired participant in Extant's radio script writing programme. He talks about creating his own scene for the Extant interactive horror story, ZombieyeZ in Zagreb
Ian from Clear Voice Media is the visually impaired sound engineer behind the spin-off podcasts around Extant's ZombieyeZ in Zagreb interactive horror story. He talks about producing dramatized audio for the first time.
The last of three fun responses to Extant's experimental interactive horror film, ZombieyeZ in Zagreb. Three young graduates from our script writing programme penned radio versions of the final scene, which have been recorded by a mixed youth-professional team. Trapped is by Lucy Hayward
The second of three fun responses to Extant's interactive online horror story, ZombieyeZ in Zagreb. Three young graduates from our script writing programme penned radio versions of the final scene, which have been recorded by a mixed youth-professional team. The Antidote is by Samuelson Obigbesan.
The first of three fun responses to Extant's experimental interactive horror film, ZombieyeZ in Zagreb. Three of the young graduates from our script writing programme penned radio versions of the final scene, which have been recorded by a mixed youth-professional team. Returning Home is by Miracle Maduforo.
Dozens of blind people have been given the chance to learn to dance as part the iDance project by Extant. Leeanne Coyle went to see them perform in London. More details on http://extant.org.uk/news/idance
Ninth episode in Extant online Zombie story. The terrifying result of the trials in Zagreb is revealed!
Eighth episode of Extant online Zombie story. Helen visit the Clinc where the cure takes place.
Sixth episode in Extant's online Zombie story. Helen and others arrive in Zagreb airport in preparation for their trip to the clinic.
Fifth episode of Extant's online Zombie story. Debs from Brighton responds to Helen's call out describing her reasons for wanting to attend medical trials in Zagreb
Fourth episode of Extant's online Zombie story. Tom from New York responds to Helen's call out describing his reasons for wanting to attend medical trials in Zagreb
Second episode of Extant's online Zombie story. Aphrodite from Greece responds to Helen's call out describing her reasons for wanting to attend medical trials in Zagreb
Second episode of Extant's online Zombie story. PJ from New York responds to Helen's call out describing her reasons for wanting to attend medical trials in Zagreb.
First episode in Extant's online Zombie story. The start of Helen's diary calling out for other blind people taking part in the Slaboda Clinic medical trials in Zagreb.