News & Opportunities

Janet and Yvonne shown holding the award

The Question - awarded ‘Best Paper’ at UbiComp, Beijing

Posted on: 22 Sep 2011

Our paper 'Haptic Reassurance in the Pitch Black for an Immersive Theatre Experience’' has just been awarded best paper at the international technology conference UbiComp 2011 in Beijing, China.

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Girl skipping in workshop

Envision Extantion – Free Weekend Workshop

Posted on: 9 Aug 2011

Extant has teamed up with youth company Mousetrap Theatre Projects to offer a weekend of drama activities on 26 and 27 November 2011.

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Our paper accepted for publication at UbiComp

Posted on: 8 Aug 2011

The Open University, Extant and Adam Spiers of ‘Rusty Squid’ are delighted that our paper ‘Haptic Reassurance in the Pitch Black for an Immersive Theatre Experience’ has been accepted for publication at UbiComp 2011 Papers and Notes.

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Writing stage participant listens to audio device

Broadcast and podcasts of Writing Stage live now!

Posted on: 6 Aug 2011

Weekly podcasts of Writing stage via Aculco’s internet radio station starting on Saturday 6 August 4.30pm

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Gazebo inside the Guerrilla Science Tent

Guerilla Science – Secret Garden Party

Posted on: 5 Aug 2011

Adam Spiers was invited in July to present a demonstration of the Haptic Lotus at Guerrilla Science summer festival event The Secret Garden Party
 

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Young people move around in a circle as part of a warming up exercise

Extant is looking for a project manager to work on our British Council Youth in Action project

Posted on: 5 Aug 2011

Extant is looking for an experienced Project Manager for an exciting new youth project funded by the European Commission and the British Council.

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Open Gate to a (grand? secret?) garden. There is a disability symbol on the stone wall

Extant at Outsiders Independence Day - 4 July

Posted on: 13 Jun 2011

Extant's Cracking Cane Dance will feature as part of Independence Day – a celebration of independence of single disabled people (and couples on a journey). NB – change of venue.

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Photo from 'The Question' using a night-vision camera showing a participant holding a box

Extant in Disability Now

Posted on: 10 May 2011

We've just been told that there's a great write-up about Extant in Disability Now!

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Clip from cover of the Arts Council's strategic framework document. Reads: Achieving Great Art for Everyone

Arts Council NPO funding awarded

Posted on: 31 Mar 2011

Extant is very pleased to announce that we will continue to receive support from  Arts Council England from 2012-2015 as one of their National Portfolio Organisations.  In 2013/14 we will receive a raise in our grant to further develop our artistic programme.

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Photograph: head shot of Amelia

Extant presents burlesque at the BBC Cultural Diversity Network event

Posted on: 11 Mar 2011

Amelia Cavallo will be performing at the BBC Cultural Diversity Network event, marking the launch of the BBC’s tenure as Chair of the CDN.

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Photograph: Dance Stage workshop - Man jumps in the air

Dance Stage film now available

Posted on: 11 Mar 2011

Dance Stage was a professional development programme for visually impaired adults, which ran from October – December 2010.

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Man writes with a braille machine

Podcasts of Writing Stage scripts …coming soon!

Posted on: 10 Mar 2011

In development: a radio mini-series about Writing Stage, Extant's professional development programme for visually impaired adults, which ran from October 2010 to January 2011.

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