Deaf Explorer
Presents Square-Eye Online Festival | 3-6 December 2020 | Watch on Facebook LIVE & ZOOM
Category: New Work
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Basingstoke Festival and Deaf Explorer have commissioned emerging artists to present their new work.
Get moving and head to Basingstoke Festival, three weekends of free street performances for the whole family across Basingstoke and Deane. Deaf Explorer and Basingstoke Festival put together an opportunity for deaf and hard of hearing emerging artists, wanting to work outdoors, try out new ideas, or translate existing work to an outdoor space. Irish…
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TALK // Kevaughn Laing // Warren Murray // Fabric // Hippodrome // 5th February 2024 Talk Is a dance piece in R&D by Kevaughn Laing and Warren Murray performed at Fabric in the hippodrome. Two men. Dancers. Artists. Raised in the same area. The only difference is that one of them is deaf. The piece…
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A brand new outdoor dance production, by Def Motion. ‘Cog in the Wheel’ is a street dance choreographed & performed by Billy Read and crew, Def Motion. The piece explores a world where the production of smart phones is more important than human life. The dancers are not characters with stories and personalities, but are…
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We are delighted that Rinkoo Barpaga has received amazing reviews for his performances at Soho theatre, London in June 2023 REVIEWS Interview with Rinkoo Barpaga by Lucy Basaba at theatre full stopA story. A stage. A spotlight. And a chair. Sometimes that is all it takes to bring an audience to tears. Continue reading the 5…
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Trailer for Made in India Britain, Performance at The 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance Two, Venue 33. Time 1.40 pm. Roo is a deaf Punjabi boy from Birmingham, immediately plunged into a world that wasn’t made for him. He explores the impact of ableism and racism throughout his childhood, and how that has seeped…
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Billy Read will co-create with young deaf and hearing people. He will make a dance show that tells a story that aims to improve community cohesion and reduce isolation due to language and communication barriers. The project will have three phases; all phases will be open to hearing people and Billy will use BSL interpreters…
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In January 2022, Deaf Explorer organised a week of Research and Development at Attenborough Arts Centre. Maral decided to use this time to develop her own story through movement and jewellery with a professional dancer and choreographer. Maral’s artwork is about the loss of freedom amongst women in oppressive regimes. At Attenborough Arts Centre Maral…
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On Saturday 29th January 2022, the terrace at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, became the backdrop for Rinkoo Barpaga’s R&D sharing of his new show, Remote Control. About Remote Control: Rinkoo has spent time exploring and testing new work for a family audience, directed by Richard Hayhow (Open Theatre) and working with Deaf actors, Caroline Parker…
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For Square Eye Festival in April 2021; Deaf Explorer commissioned artists to make short films for two day online festival. Funded by Culture Recovery Fund Arts Council England
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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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