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Opening Doors

Some 15 years ago we ran a workshop for professional performers where we hired a nightclub for two days to make work inspired by the site. We invited people to apply with the idea we would accept 20 applicants. We had hundreds of women apply. We had only two men.

This was not right. We knew from our workshops in schools that our approach connected with boys, but where were they now? Why were they not making the vocational leap? Where were those wanting to explore the potential

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