{"id":8640,"date":"2024-03-21T14:52:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youngpeoplestheatre.org\/dramaschool\/?page_id=8640"},"modified":"2024-03-21T15:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:00:01","slug":"khadijah-salawu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youngpeoplestheatre.org\/dramaschool\/drama-school\/about-the-drama-school\/drama-school-staff\/khadijah-salawu\/","title":{"rendered":"Khadijah Salawu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Khadijah Salawu<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8635\" src=\"https:\/\/youngpeoplestheatre.org\/dramaschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Khadijah-Salawu-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Khadijah Salawu headshot\" width=\"213\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Khadijah Salawu is an actor, arts educator, creative producer and DJ. 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