Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
LANGUAGES (Professional & Facilitation Level)
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
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AXENIA RAULET

Bristol,UK

Summary

A dedicated multilingual professional with expertise in workshop facilitation and community arts delivery, specialising in inclusive and participatory mixed-access groups. Deep expertise in embodied practices (clowning, physical theatre, puppetry) and intercultural approaches, with high sensitivity to diversity, identity and social justice themes. Funded by ACE, WEMA, Bristol Redistro,etc. and founder of community initiatives. Passionate about celebratory, ritualistic, and accessible arts.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Teacher Assistant / SEN Coach and Tutor

Zen Educate, South West England / Listen&Learn, London
09.2025 - 01.2026
  • Supporting inclusive education and SEN students; delivering tailored learning and emotional support in diverse settings.

Multilingual Language Consultant / Cultural Mediator

Language Empire & LSUK, Bristol / Oncall, London
01.2018 - 01.2026
  • Provided high-quality interpreting and cultural mediation in public health emergencies, asylum support (EASO, Vilnius), and Home Office contexts; facilitated communication and participation for non-English speakers.

Multidisciplinary Artist & Workshop Facilitator

Various Bristol/Cornwall companies
01.2018 - 01.2026
  • - Performer, Wake the Tiger, Bristol (immersive/celebratory installation, 10/2022–05/2024).
  • - Performer, “The Wall” by Juan Ayala — Tobacco Factory, Bristol (10/2022–04/2023).
  • - Performer, Bristol Physical Theater, Space 238, Bristol (01/2019–06/2019).
  • - Performer & Workshop Facilitator, Swamp Circus, Cornwall (04/2019–07/2019).
  • - Performer & Workshop Facilitator, Eden Project, Cornwall (07/2018–09/2018).

Private Tutoring (Online & In-Person)

Freelance
01.2015 - 01.2026
  • Multilingual tutoring in languages, arts, and creative skills.

Home Office Language Liaison & Communication Specialist (ITA/FR/ENG)

Home Office, Oxford
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Enabled cross-cultural understanding, supported social participation, and provided cultural input in multilingual environments.

Arts & Crafts Facilitator

Eden Project, Cornwall
10.2017 - 06.2018
  • Led hands-on creative workshops for diverse public audiences in an environmental/arts venue, promoting imaginative and inclusive engagement.

Media Production & Communication Specialist

Radiosonar, Rome / Radiogas, Prato
01.2008 - 01.2018
  • Coordinated creative content, presented ideas, booked guests, and delivered bilingual (English/Italian) broadcasts as Radio DJ — fostering public storytelling and engagement.

Education

MA (M.D.) - Italian Culture & Language for Foreigners

Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
01.2014 - 01.2016

BA (B.D.) - Linguistic & Intercultural Mediation

La Sapienza University
Rome, Italy
01.2011 - 01.2014

Internship - Italian Studies

Université De Caen Normandie
Caen, France

Erasmus Semester - Germanic Languages

Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Germany

Diploma - Special Needs and SENCO

Vanderbilt University IRIS Center

Skills

  • Workshop facilitation & community arts delivery (inclusive, participatory, mixed-access groups)
  • Special Needs Awareness & SEN support (Diploma from Vanderbilt IRIS Center)
  • Emotional intelligence, flexibility, adaptability, problem-solving & project management
  • Intercultural & linguistic mediation
  • Physical theatre, clowning, fooling, puppetry & celebratory performance
  • Arts & crafts, creative education, and public engagement

LANGUAGES (Professional & Facilitation Level)

Fluent (C2/Native): Italian, Russian, Romanian
Fluent/Advanced (C1): English, French, German
Conversational: Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese

Accomplishments

    2025 - Bristol Redistro Fund

    2024 - WEMA - Freelance Creative Education Grant

    2023 - Resident at Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol, UK

    2023 - Intercultural Roots Grant - Art and Movement Residency, Yorkshire, UK

    2022 - Develop your Creative Practice Fund, Arts Council England

    2021 - Traumlands Project, Arts Council England

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

  • Trisha Brown School — New York (01/2023–02/2023)
  • ACE-funded Develop Your Creative Practice (DYCP) — somatic/performance research (10/2022–06/2023)
  • Fooling and Clowning School with Holly Stoppit (01/2020–02/2020)
  • The Curious School of Puppetry — Bristol (11/2019–12/2019)
  • Clown Training with Robyn Hambrook — Bristol (09/2019–10/2019)
  • Clown Training with Zuma Puma — Swamp Circus School, Falmouth (06/2019–09/2019)
  • LISPA Intensive: Clowning and Comical Worlds — Berlin (02/2019–04/2019)
  • Bristol Physical Theater (10/2018–01/2019)
  • Mime and Physical Theater with Eloisa Gatto — Teatro dei Gatti, Bologna (10/2015–02/2016)

Timeline

Teacher Assistant / SEN Coach and Tutor

Zen Educate, South West England / Listen&Learn, London
09.2025 - 01.2026

Home Office Language Liaison & Communication Specialist (ITA/FR/ENG)

Home Office, Oxford
01.2019 - 01.2020

Multilingual Language Consultant / Cultural Mediator

Language Empire & LSUK, Bristol / Oncall, London
01.2018 - 01.2026

Multidisciplinary Artist & Workshop Facilitator

Various Bristol/Cornwall companies
01.2018 - 01.2026

Arts & Crafts Facilitator

Eden Project, Cornwall
10.2017 - 06.2018

Private Tutoring (Online & In-Person)

Freelance
01.2015 - 01.2026

MA (M.D.) - Italian Culture & Language for Foreigners

Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna
01.2014 - 01.2016

BA (B.D.) - Linguistic & Intercultural Mediation

La Sapienza University
01.2011 - 01.2014

Media Production & Communication Specialist

Radiosonar, Rome / Radiogas, Prato
01.2008 - 01.2018

Internship - Italian Studies

Université De Caen Normandie

Erasmus Semester - Germanic Languages

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Diploma - Special Needs and SENCO

Vanderbilt University IRIS Center
AXENIA RAULET