{"id":598,"date":"2025-11-24T12:22:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/217.199.187.196\/mulberryarts.org\/?page_id=598"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:36:10","slug":"rightful-place-arts-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/217.199.187.196\/mulberryarts.org\/rightful-place-arts-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Rightful Place Arts Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-ynvau-b585ad9c731ad9b224c188c7cef45b54 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-p1w1y-f9b3181a2517ee6cadb52264412693f6 av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-jg5pi-b3d848c949ce63b58c3a6621bcba4fc3 av-gridrow-cell av_three_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-miefcx12-768cb3cb6b179c4454afced289c1f5e8\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-miefcx12-768cb3cb6b179c4454afced289c1f5e8 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-miefcx12-768cb3cb6b179c4454afced289c1f5e8'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Rightful Place Conference<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-miefeof8-98a4447c51221a74768de0e883eb99d9\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-miefeof8-98a4447c51221a74768de0e883eb99d9 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-miefeof8-98a4447c51221a74768de0e883eb99d9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On Wednesday 30<sup>th<\/sup> April the annual Mulberry Arts Rightful Place conference took place which was curated, planed, and run by MPAA students. This year\u2019s theme, chosen by the students was Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Breaking Barriers &amp; Widening Access in Production Arts. The conference was attended by over 150 student delegates from Years 7 to 12 representing seven schools. The day started with two keynote presentations delivered by Jenny Sealey OBE (Artistic Director, Graeae Theatre Company) and Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE (Principal, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), followed by a panel discussion with Mark Dakin, Leeluu Dallas King, Khadija Raza, Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng, Alison Pottinger and Mig Burgess Walsh. The speakers spoke powerfully about their experiences in the industry and the changes they would like to see to support new talent to take up their rightful place in offstage roles. In the afternoon the students attended workshops enabling them to find out more about the incredible career opportunities that are available in the sector and the pioneering work of global organisations like TAIT.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mieffyei-f4ce65839930bc19eddb330fc680819f\">\n#top .avia-testimonial-wrapper.av-mieffyei-f4ce65839930bc19eddb330fc680819f .avia-testimonial-content{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.avia-testimonial-wrapper.av-mieffyei-f4ce65839930bc19eddb330fc680819f .avia-testimonial-name{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.avia-testimonial-wrapper.av-mieffyei-f4ce65839930bc19eddb330fc680819f .avia-testimonial-subtitle{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.avia-testimonial-wrapper.av-mieffyei-f4ce65839930bc19eddb330fc680819f .avia-testimonial-link{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n.avia-testimonial-wrapper.av-mieffyei-f4ce65839930bc19eddb330fc680819f .avia-slideshow-controls{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-content av_inherit_color'><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;Watching you [students] work together as a team to manage today\u2019s events was incredibly impressive, and I hope you all take pride in the way you represented your schools so beautifully.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'  itemprop=\"name\" >Leeluu Dallas King<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' 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