Extant

Britain's leading professional performing arts company of visually impaired people is led by Artistic Director and CEO Maria Oshodi. Extant has become an innovation in arts management and creative practice, bringing a unique cultural perspective of visual impairment to broaden employment, training and consultancy through the arts.

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Enhance - access doesn’t have to be complicated or costly

Everything you always wanted to know about access but were afraid to ask.

Tom Skelton looking over dark glasses dressed in a beige trench and black trilby

Visually impaired comedians do stand-up in a brewery

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Until We Get More Black Actors On Screens, We Should Work With Those Like Natalie Dormer Who Get It

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Pathways – now accepting applications [Updated]

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I am privileged to be a patron of Extant. They have a unique and very special place in our cultural life

Clive Merrison, Extant patron