Music & Drama Education Expo

MDEE 2023: reflecting on Expo

Having attended the tenth annual Music & Drama Education Expo, Phil Croydon shares his first impressions as a delegate.
All images: Alex Deverill

On 23 February 2023 the tenth Music & Drama Education Expo opened at the Business Design Centre in north London. A fanfare specially written and performed by army musicians marked the opening, and by 9am I was inside the main hall enjoying the surroundings. This was my first Expo at the centre, having attended earlier shows (as an exhibitor) at Olympia, MDEE’s former home. The large vaulted ceiling, spreading natural light, and clear sight-lines were an immediate improvement, as was the spacious cafeteria, at one end, for meeting friends old and new. You could sense where things were. As previous Expo reviewers have noted, enabling delegates to connect with fellow teachers and professionals, when otherwise working in small departments (often alone) scattered across the country, is a major draw for many.

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