About Me

Godfrey Brandt was the Founder and Programme Director for the MA in Arts Policy and Management. Having trained and worked as a primary teacher in Georgetown, Guyana, he received further retraining as a specialist actor/teacher/director and a teacher of Drama and English at The Central School of Speech and Drama.
His post graduate studies were in the Sociology of Education , language and Culture. He has worked, inter alia, as a teacher, youth worker, university lecturer/teacher trainer and researcher, Head of Education at the Arts Council and, as Director of Education (and Arts/cultural Programming) at the Commonwealth Institute. He has been a director of Youth and fringe theatre i London. His private passions are the arts in general, and theatre, music and literature in particular. His writing has included poetry, prose and drama and also a number of academic papers, published articles and books. He is currently working on a number of writing projects.

Acting

Experience

Accents

Employment History & Experience

Rake's Progress (Improvised Play: Musician
Land of Palms: Soldier
Twelfth Night: Malvalio
Joe Egg: Brian
Blood Knot by Athol Fugard: Zach
StreetLife: Variety Themed Show. Singer and various Roles

Presenting

Experience

Specialist Areas

Employment History & Experience

Presenter for student productions
Presenting for Bands as the 'front man'

Music

Experience

Vocal Skills

Instruments Played

Employment History & Experience

Solo

Entertainment

Experience

Employment History & Experience

Solo Performances (Various)
Part of Duet with Sarah Jane Morris: Singing and accompaniment on Guitar and Piano
Lead singer (and fellow conposer) for Congress: Jazz Funk Band
lBand Leader, Lead singer and occasional composer for Gospel Band Zenith
Previous Choirmaster

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Experience

Languages Spoken

Experience & Qualifications

General Experience

My general experience is in Education ( principally Higher Education) and the arts including working for the Arts Council (of Great Britain) nd the Commonwealth Institute)
I have worked as a Youth and fringe theatre director in London.

Qualifications & Training

Cert Ed (Speecha dn Drama), Dip IPA, B Ed (Hons) Drama and Sociuology,
MA Sociology of Education and Drama, PhD

Other Information

Relevant Skills

Acting
Singing
Playing the guitar and keryboard
Academic, administrative and management skill skills

Interests & Hobbies

His private passions are the arts in general, and theatre, music and literature in particular. His writing has included poetry, prose and drama and also a number of academic papers, published articles and books including the academic best seller ‘The Realization of Anti-Racist Teaching’, published by Falmer Press Ltd. He has a special interest in the area of language and society, with special reference to Creole, as utilised by urban black young people.
Brandt is also a specialist in cultural theory, arts/cultural policy and management.

Miscellaneous Information

Thought Brandt has dedicated his time to education and training working principally at London University. he is now taking time out to dedicate his time to his primary love and interests, Music and theatre. He is willing to work in a variety of context and to gain wide experience in the sector.