Applied Theatre

Daniel Marino is an experienced drama facilitator with an MA in Applied Theatre from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He has worked with organisations across the UK and internationally, delivering drama workshops, working as a creative enabler with adults with learning disabilities, and working as an assistant director.

Half Moon Theatre, London

Daniel is currently working as an access worker at the Half Moon Theatre. He provides access assistance for young participants with physical or learning disabilities who require additional support. He is working across five different youth theatre groups with participants ranging from 5 to 25 years old, both on a one to one basis and supporting an entire group.

Performance Making Diploma (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama), London

Daniel has been part of a number of projects involving adults with learning disabilities. In 2014 he worked as the assistant tutor on the Performance Making Diploma at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. The PMD is a part time course for adults with learning disabilities who are interested in professional performance training.

Here is a short video about this amazing course, check it out!

Orpheus Centre, Godstone

In September 2012 Daniel Moved to the UK to volunteer in a performing arts centre for young disabled adults. Based in Godstone, Surrey, The Orpheus Centre promotes personal development through the arts to students aged 18-25 with physical and learning disabilities. Daniel supported the students in their daily lessons and acted as a creative enabler during performing arts events and music, drama and visual art courses. Additionally, he was given the opportunity to organise and run a Spanish Drama Club in which he worked with the students on Federico García Lorca’s most famous tragedy: Blood Wedding.

Little World Theatre, London

Little World Theatre is a London based language Theatre in Education company that offers interactive plays and drama workshops in schools. The aim of this supplementary teaching is to encourage and motivate students to leap into a second language through drama. All their plays are performed by foreign actors in their native tongue and they stand out for being very interactive and having a lot of audience participation. Daniel has participated – both as an actor and drama facilitator – in the following productions: La Camarera (2015), Masterchefs (2014) and Sherlock (2013).

Teatro SEA, New York

In 2015 The Leverhulme Trust granted Daniel an award that allowed him to facilitate at bilingual arts-in-education company Teatro SEA in New York. SEA aims to develop an educational theatre and arts programme that challenges and creates possible solutions for social issues affecting the Hispanic community, intending to strengthen cultural identity and give a voice to young people.

Daniel had a very hands-on role during his stay at SEA and he was given the opportunity to help and get experience in all its departments. Some of these tasks included technical support in school performances, assisting the director with a musical production, office administration and community outreach, among many others.