And we're off! What an amazing first day 🤩
We've seen shows for families, lively debates about deaf arts, and riotous comedy acts. Stay tuned for the rest of the week, it's going to be a special one.
#EdinburghDeafFestival
📸 Colin Hattersley
Me and @arielfungdancer are pleased to announce we’re going to the world’s largest festival, @edfringe, next week, performing as part of Deaf Rave’s party promoting Deaf identity and culture, at the first-ever @EdinDeafFest (one of hundreds of festivals within Fringe)
From Monday to Thursday this week - a group of fabulous young deaf people have been enjoying workshops hosted by @JonestheD & delivered by @Billy Read of @DefMotion & @arielfungdancer
Check out some of the moves & their thoughts about the opportunity to enjoy dance .......
Fabulous first day with @JonestheD @DefMotion@arielfungdancer..so lovely to see some of our friends from @CardiffDCH ...( but they have grown lots since we saw them last !!)
More fun tomorrow!!
Next week, @arielfungdancer and I are running dance workshops as part of ‘Quiet Beats’ by @JonestheD for young d/Deaf and HoH kids people at @DeafHubWales Cardiff Deaf Centre.
The sessions will take place from 8th til 11th August 2022, 9:30am til 12:30pm each day.
Announcement: Ariel and I will be running dance workshops for ‘Quiet Beats’ by @JonestheD at @CardiffDCH
Suitable for d/Deaf & HoH kids, the sessions are from 8th-11th Aug, 9:30am-12:30pm each day.
Get in touch for more details on booking your place. #quietbeats#deafdance
Photos from my residency at @BHallAcademy last week.
My dance workshops over the past 5 weeks has culminated in a residency where the hearing students have created performance w/ the help of myself and other d/Deaf professionals, including @arielfungdancer & @MaryJayneDrama
Thank you, we've enjoyed the Street Dance workshops run by Billy Read @DefMotion@arielfungdancer & all the supporting artists. Thank you to @deafexplorer@sandwelldeafcom for this fantastic opportunity. It's been a phenomenal experience to perform in front of our families today.
Last week we were up in Matlock creating new work & experimenting with dance, poetry & visual vernacular as part of our new project, Cog In The Wheel. #deafdance#visualvernacular#deafpoetry
Happy Deaf Awareness Week!
I will be running street dance sessions w/ @arielfungdancer in Sandwell
Anyone aged 12-18 yrs can take part, every Thurs at 3:30pm, at Portway Lifestyle Centre.
Want to join? DM me or contact Rachael on [email protected] to book your spot.