Rowen fernandez biography of william shakespeare
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Lit in Colour
Taking down barriers to a more representative English curriculum
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“Literature is a curator of our imaginations, and schools are the caretakers of our young people’s education.
They are currently being denied access to the glorious, outstanding and often ground-breaking narratives coming out of Britain's Black and Asian communities.”
Bernardine Evaristo, author
About Lit in Colour
Books create belonging. They help us see each other and understand one another. They shine a light on the world.
It’s vital that the books we read in our formative years reflect the rich diversity of the society we live in.
Lit in Colour was created in 2020 by Penguin Books UK and race equality think tank, The Runnymede Trust. At Penguin our mission is ‘we make books for everyone, because a book can change anyone’, yet we know that barely any young people are being given the opportunity to read and study books by Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers.
Through Lit in Colour our aim is to support schools in the UK to make the teaching and learning of English literature more inclusive. This includes commissioning research to better understand barriers and possible solutions, as well as pr
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John Metcalf: Composer
John Metcalf was born in Swansea, Wales in 1946. A joint UK/Canadian citizen, he is one of the foremost composers working in Wales in today. His composing career has already embraced a large variety of work including six operas, two to commission from Welsh National Opera. His fifth opera Kafka's Chimp was premiered to great acclaim in 1996 in Canada, received its European premiere in Sweden in 1999 and US premiere in Pittsburgh in 2004. His latest opera A Chair in Love was premiered at the Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea in October 2005.
Since the early 1990's a definitive series of orchestral and chamber works have helped to enhance his reputation nationally and internationally. These include Paradise Haunts, Dances from Forgotten Places and Mapping Wales. In December 1999 a collaboration with artist Catrin Webster on Transports was previewed at the Galeria Communale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome. This production, which subsequently included performances of Transports/Mobiles and Not the Stillness, received five performances in New York in October 2001 as part of the UK with NY Festival. A commission from the English S
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Shakespeare Re-invented (5 to 7)
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Posted onDecember 17, 2012byKeith Browning
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