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Inclusive language

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Alongside the skills of listening and communicating clearly, was the skill of ensuring that the language you use is inclusive.

This could be around the art form itself, through avoiding jargon that might exclude people, to ensuring that language is inclusive to people with different abilities.

Quotes from the research

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“We choreographed steps to the side, and steps to the other side. And there were some people in wheelchairs in that group. And I remember just thinking normally my language was like ‘step to the side’ and I realised Oh, no, that doesn't work. It has to be move to the side. So now I use that language for all sessions, my language became more inclusive.” 

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with Kane Husbands

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Kane Husbands is the Founder and Artistic Director of The PappyShow, now in its tenth year. Kane is an artist, leader and facilitator, creating spaces where people can turn up and be themselves, where their difference is seen and celebrated.

The PappyShow’s first production BOYS, created and directed by Kane, has been performed across the UK. The short film adaptation has screened at festivals internationally this summer. Stand out shows, GIRLS and What Do You See? have cemented The PappyShow as a leading devised theatre company, as well as training hundreds of facilitators and theatre makers in their approaches.

Beyond The PappyShow, Kane is acting course leader at Central Saint Martins on the BA in Performance: Design and Practice course, as well as an associate of the National Youth Theatre, Squint Theatre, and The North Wall.

www.thepappyshow.co.uk

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