Eleanore McCann
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Eleanore McCann

Actor | Theatre-Maker | Creative Project ManagerHackney, London, UK
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Eleanore McCann

Actor | Theatre-Maker | Creative Project ManagerHackney, London, UK
About me
I am a passionate multi-creative: an actor, theatre-maker and project manager with a BA Hons in Creative Performance (Acting). My stage credits include: Athena in 'Woven' (Nine Muses Theatre Co), Woman 2 in ‘Songs for a New World’ (Quite Good Theatre), Hamlet in ‘Hamlet in Pieces’ (Dixon Studio) and Sylvia Plath in the devised production of ‘Becoming Esther’ at Brighton Fringe Festival. I have also had the honour of training with Scott Williams (The Impulse Company) and Trine Garrett in The Meisner Technique. I'm Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Blown Fuse Theatre, a woman-led multidisciplinary theatre company that creates new performance possibilities by exploring the combination of storytelling, theatre and technology. Blown Fuse's work has toured London, Essex and the Brighton Fringe Festival, and our community arts outreach work takes us all over the South East. I am as passionate about producing as I am performing. I'm committed to developing boundary-pushing productions that showcase the crème-de-la-crème of current talent in electric, high-quality performances. In short: I like to make the thing happen. Alongside my development of theatre projects, my work also involves facilitating arts and culture in the community, and I am is a Director and Project Coordinator of Elevator Arts CIC, a community company that delivers transformative and life-enhancing arts projects for children and young people. Previously, I was Project Manager for the Community Programme at the Royal Opera House, overseeing the development of the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus and the ROH Thurrock Volunteer Programme. My current work includes: • Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Blown Fuse Theatre Company • Director, Project Coordinator & Child Protection Lead - Elevator Arts CIC • Associate Producer - Quite Good Theatre My previous work includes: • Community Programme Project Manager (Thurrock) - Royal Opera House • Events Team - Twenty One Southend (Focal Point Gallery) • Village Green Festival, Metal Culture
Projects
  • In Her Shoes - Blown Fuse Theatre
    In Her Shoes - Blown Fuse Theatre'In Her Shoes' is a digital project that collates stories from the real women of Thurrock to create a virtual storytelling experience for people to access from their own homes. Working with the community to create a portfolio of diverse stories, we have created a project that fuses our passion for community work, diverse representation and creative innovation.
Projects credited in
  • METAL
    METALMetal was founded in London in 2002  by Jude Kelly OBE. We have been active in Liverpool since 2004, in Southend-on-Sea since 2007 and in Peterborough since 2012.
Work history
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    Non-Executive Director & Child Protection LeadElevator Arts CIC
    Southend-on-Sea, United KingdomPart Time
    Our mission is to deliver life enhancing, transformative and empowering arts projects with young people in Southend & South Essex. Elevator creates arts projects with young people to tackle, explore and shed light on issues affecting their lives.
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    Project Manager - Community ProgrammeRoyal Opera House
    United KingdomPart Time
    I project manage the Community Programme for the Royal Opera House (Purfleet) which oversees the 200+ strong Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus, the ROH Thurrock Volunteer Programme and the formation and maintenance of partnerships - such as The Red Cross - borough-wide. My role is focused on increasing arts and culture access to individuals and communities who have less engagement in the arts.
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Skills
  • Contemporary Theatre
  • Devised Theatre
  • Directing Theatre
  • Acting
  • Arts Events
  • Administraion
  • Creative Media
  • Community Workshop
  • Creative Arts
  • Ceative Writing
Education
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    BA (Hons) Creative Performance (Acting)University Centre Colchester
     - Colchester, United Kingdom
    My degree involved training in various types of theatre production and performance. Due to this degree, I am experienced in devising, puppeteering, storytelling, deconstruction, directing and producing which inevitably led to me creating my own theatre company which combines all of these skills.
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    HND Performing Arts (Acting)South Essex College
     - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
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