Deaf Explorer
Presents Square-Eye Online Festival | 3-6 December 2020 | Watch on Facebook LIVE & ZOOM
Category: Dance
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In 2020 Deaf Explorer successfully applied to Thrive. The research question, “Can the emerging acceptance of online learning bring deaf role models into the learning environment for deaf and hard of hearing children, and can online access bring a wider audience of participants to Deaf artists?” Screen Shot from Billy Reads Online Tutorials Billy Read…
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This summer, Billy Read was commissioned by Appetite Festival to take his brand-new outdoor dance performance to the streets of Stoke-on-Trent. Forbidden Identity explores the personal struggle of a Deaf child growing up in a hearing world; denied access to British Sign Language and a Deaf community. Using street dance, tutting, mime, and sign language,…
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Asnath Losala will be presenting her Midlands Made Screen dance commission “Natal” as part of the Birmingham International Dance Festival. Thursday 3rd June: 7:30pm Watch live here: https://bidf.zootv.live Natal by Asnath Losala A snapshot of the filmmaker’s experience as a Deaf migrant to Birmingham from the Congo, fusing British Sign language and hip hop street…
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Deaf Explorer delighted to commission a team of Deaf Creatives to open Square Eye Festival – Asnath Lasala, Troi Lee, and Chris Fonseca As a practitioner, Asnath executes her movement /dance skills superbly as seen recently in her ‘it gets lighter from here’ dance film, titled, “Conquérir”. Asnath has the qualities to excel with the…
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Billy Read Received an Arts Council England DYCP to develop his International networks, Square Eye Festival commissioned new work form these innovative dancers. https://vimeo.com/542606940
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Asnath Mokeka Losala Asnath is a Deaf athlete and street dancer. She competed in Deaf Olympics in 2017. In 2019 she featured in HERE/NOT HERE, a hip hop music drama showcasing a new visual language for story-telling by combining British Sign Language, Visual Vernacular, urban dance, music, and football, directed by Bim Ajadi and broadcast…
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Live online workshops, led by Billy Read, Deaf street dancer and Choreographer. Starting the week of 16th November, UK Deaf Sport have commissioned Billy Read to lead 6 x 30 minute zoom sessions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in schools around the UK. 3 sessions will be aimed at primary school and 3…
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Rinkoo Barpaga supported Billy Read and Ariel Fung to create a filmed sequence for Billy Read’s Arts Council Funded R&D project, ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’ in 2018 and then in 2019 Rinkoo again supported Billy Read to develop this work as part of Billy’s performance at Frontline Dance Festival in Stoke. Rinkoo Barpaga collaborated with Deaf…
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Billy Read: How lockdown changed my lifestyle – plus tips for staying positive, Reflecting on the current lockdown due to covid-19, as a deaf person, it’s made me realise the importance of video calls to stay in touch with friends and family. I use WhatsApp video and FaceTime and sometimes I use Zoom. Read more using the link above.
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Billy Read: How lockdown changed my lifestyle – plus tips for staying positive, Reflecting on the current lockdown due to covid-19, as a deaf person, it’s made me realise the importance of video calls to stay in touch with friends and family. I use WhatsApp video and FaceTime and sometimes I use Zoom. Read more using the link above.
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