Celeste Vassall
 

Creative Arts, performance and the telling of stories fascinate me. I am passionate about the process that facilitates bringing a creative project alive, including the collaboration of other artists. 

I studied Drama, Applied Theatre and Education at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and have  produced a variety of projects whilst working with organisations such as Arts Admin, Cardboard Citizens, Nomad Projects, Tower Hamlets and the City of London Corporation. 

Creative Projects   

Jan-May 2021              Black Dress Digital      ACE and SHAPE ARTS funded project

Black Dress Digital: Zoom Conversations Tickets, Sat 3 Apr 2021 at 19:00 | Eventbrite

Oct - Dec 2019              Peckham Means Business,  Mountview, Sarah Preece https://www.mountview.org.uk/whats-on/peckham-means-business-exhibition/ 

June 2019                    Windrush Whispers                 Mountview, Peter James

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25th -27th October 2018      Whitechapel History Fest,  Whitechapel Idea Store  https://surveyoflondon.org/page/fest/   

Mar - July 2018             Inside Out Aldgate Festival Perfformance https://www.spacehive.com/inside-out-aldgate-womens-oral-history#/idea   

October 2017  Caribbean Cadence Artisan Street Library https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caribbeancadence-tickets-38972607117#   Aug - Oct 2016   

Backyard Oral History Project http://backyardproject.org/   

Summer 2013        Marcus Coates School of the Imagination               Holly bush Estate http://createlondon.org/event/create-art-award-2013/    

Directing Credits 

2021   Zoom Conversations Black Dress Digital, Live streamed performance

2019   Dokunnu Catalyst Festival, Backstage Theatre   

2019   Windrush Whispers  Mountview, Peckham   

2019   The Dreamer Examines His Pillow  Mountview

2018    Inside Out  Aldgate Square,   Aldgate Festival 

2017   Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?  Golden Lanes Arts Centre, Barbican   

 2016   Ribs To Die For   Brady Arts Centre George Wood Theatre, Goldsmiths 

 Assistant Director Credits

  2020   Rob Ennis     Time and Tide Park Theatre   

2019                         Borderlands Hen & Chickens Theatre 

2019   Lekan Lawal   The Fear by Roy Williams Bunker                                                                                                      Theatre   

2019   Lucy Foster    Thomas Vault Festival   

2018   Paul-Ryan Carberry  Half a Sixpence Backstage                                                              Theatre, Mountview      

 Summer 2013        Marcus Coates School of the Imagination               Holly bush Estate http://createlondon.org/event/create-art-award-2013/    

Training

2018-2019     Mountview             MA Directing   

 2013- 2014    Goldsmiths   Performance & Culture                                                                                                       

2012- 2013    University of Cumbria PGCE                                                                                                     Primary general     

2009-2012     Royal Central School Of Speech and Drama           BA Drama Applied    Theatre & Education          

 2012             Cardboard Citizens                                  Forum Theatre Joker   

Jan 2011       Little Angels theatre/Imaginary Leaps          Creative Storytelling with Puppets in   Early Years Settings                                                         

2010              Cardboard Citizens                                  Rainbow of Desires       

2010              Cardboard Citizens                                     Forum Theatre Facilitator Master class     

2008-2009            Tower Hamlets College                       CPCAB Certificate in counselling   

Work History

2014 – Ongoing                     Off The Wall Players                                                                                                 Performance Arts     

• Directing New Writing
• Producing Performance Art
• Working in schools, community groups using a combination of education, drama & therapy
• Delivering Community Arts Projects
• Writing new theatrical pieces and poetry
• Working with partners including as Nomad Projects, Cultivators, Brady Arts Centre, Artisan Street Library ACE, St Botolph’s Church Aldgate, City Of London, Tower Hamlets

2017- 2018              Brent River College    Head of Key                                                                                               stage Two 

• Responsible for all children in Key Stage Two
• Teaching children that have been excluded from mainstream schools using a range of applied arts and counselling techniques
• Planning and delivering lessons in line with the national curriculum
• Delivering inclusive and differentia ted lesson to classes with children of varying and diverse needs
• Producing reports for multi-agency teams such as social services, health professionals etc

2016 - Ongoing        City Of London/Aldgate                                                                                                 community Events   

• Teaching children in Drama classes provided by the city of London
• Chair on ACE board
• Assisting with the mentoring of adults
• Teaching adults, drama and theatre skills
• Producing staged theatrical intergenerational events for the Aldgate community, commissioned by the City of London

March  2012 - 2014  Cornucopia Theatre Education Co-                                                                                          ordinator    

• Drama Co-facilitator Integrating the National Curriculum with Drama  workshops in outdoor environments such as Victoria Park and Glamis adventure     Produced Schemes of work for Key stage 2 and 3 Literacy, Drama, History, an education policy and an educational resource Pack

March – July 2011    Rewrite   Creative ESOL                    facilitator    

• Working with young people with ESOL needs to raise literacy levels creatively through Drama which culminated in a performance

Voluntary Work

Aldgate Community Events 2016-2019  

Chair & Drama Facilitator   

St Botolph’s Aldgate 2013-Ongoing     

Children’s Champion   

Cardboard Citizens 2010-ongoing     

Drama Co facilitator/ Mentor and Mentor co-ordinator/assistant director      

Atlee Youth and Community Centre 2009-2011    Drama Workshop leader