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This former opera company now helps the rehabilitation of ex-offenders and the socially excluded through the performing arts, including the advancement of young actors and performers, in Kent and the London area.", "purposes": null, "what_charity_does": null, "charitable_objects": "(1) To advance the education and the development of young professional performers in opera, drama and the creative arts through working alongside and sharing their practice with the disadvantaged and *socially excluded in workshops, live performances and online. 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