Saturday, May 18, 2024
Audio Describer Training - AD
Minnesota Association of Community Theatres- Sat., May 18 at 9:00 am
- Audio Description
Location
- Accessible Entrance
- Accessible Restrooms
- Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 05/18
The cost of the training, $80, includes a copy of current audio description guidelines and hands-on describing practice. For questions or more details, call Jon Skaalen, MACT board member, ay 612-819-0949 or mactfactor@icloud.com.
About the Show
May 18-19, 2024
Are you looking to learn a new way to (A) use your visual description skills, (B) enable people who are blind to enjoy public events more fully, and (C) earn money?
Investigate the world of Audio Description — at a training offered as part of a series of workshops aimed at making arts and culture more accessible to people with disabilities. This training and other workshops are offered by the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres with funding from the Metro Regional Arts Council.
Audio Description is creating vivid descriptions of key visual elements for people who are blind or have low vision, as well as for others who may benefit from description. There are audio description tracks on many films and TV shows, and theatres around the world have increasingly offered audio description to serve patrons who can finally see — through the describer’s words — sets, costumes, gestures, facial expressions, etc. The Twin Cities have offered more audio described shows than any other city, but new describers are needed due to retirements, new opportunities, and a nearly total absence of audio description in Greater Minnesota.
The two-day training (repeated May 16-17 at Theatre in the Round) will look primarily at audio describing live events like plays, but will also address description at art galleries, museums, historical sites, film/video, parades, etc. It will cover guidelines and methods of description using portable equipment.
Trainer Celia Hughes is director of Art Spark Texas (formerly VSA Texas), which has been providing Audio Description services in Texas and across the country for over 20 years. She has presented and trained at the Kennedy Center’s annual LEAD (Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability) conferences, serves on a national committee looking at audio description standards and certification, and recently audio described the eclipse by virtual broadcast from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Celia provided four describer trainings around Minnesota for VSA Minnesota more than 10 years ago.
Including People with Disabilities in Your Shows
MACT Workshop at Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts-
Sat., May 18 at 10:00 am
- Other
- Disability topic; if you have an accessibility request (ASL, audio describer...), please request at least a week in advance.
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Registration is $25 for one workshop, $40 for two workshops (morning 10-12, afternoon 1:30-3:30); reduce by $5 for MACT members. Accessibility requests or more information: MACT Board members Jon at 612-819-0949 or Rachel at 612-326-6158.
About the Show
May 18, 2024
Hear how a small community theatre has been successful at including seniors and people with disabilities in its shows and programs; and bring your ideas and questions of how to reach this typically-undeserved part of your potential participants.
This workshop is part of a series sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres (MACT). It is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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What is the Penguin Project?
MACT Workshop at Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts-
Sat., May 18 at 1:30 pm
- Other
- Disability topic; if you have an accessibility request (ASL, audio describer...), please request at least a week in advance.
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Registration is $25 for one workshop, $40 for two workshops (morning 10-12, afternoon 1:30-3:30); reduce by $5 for MACT members. Accessibility requests or more information: MACT Board members Jon at 612-819-0949 or Rachel at 612-326-6158.
About the Show
May 18, 2024
What is the Penguin Project, and Could It Be Part of Your Season — The Penguin Project is a national program that helps organizations present musicals that include youth with and without disabilities. The shows cast young people with disabilities and peer mentor performers without disabilities in musicals. See how Northern Starz has done it and how it could work for your community.
More info about the Penguin Project: https://penguinproject.org/.
More info about Northern Starz: https://northernstarz.org/.
This workshop is part of a series sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Community Theatres (MACT). It is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Mind:Body, Exploring Embodied Thinking Through Dance - ASL
Young Dance Performing Company-
Sat., May 18 at 7:00 pm
- ASL Interpretation
- Large Print Playbill
- Interpreter: TBA
Location
- Accessible Entrance
- Accessible Restrooms
- Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Elevator to all public areas
Schedule and Tickets
Tickets: $15 General Admission; $10 Student (3–18)/Senior (65+); Free Lap Pass (for ages 2 and younger).
About the Show
May 17-19, 2024
Mind:Body is a thought-provoking exploration of the mind-body connection through dance. These innovative performances feature work by Young Dance classes and original pieces created by guest artists Emily Gastineau, Gabriel Rodreick and Meridian Movement Collective (Colin Edwards, Cecil Neal and Alex Arce) in collaboration with the Young Dance Performing Company dancers (ages 7-18).
When we think of our mind-body connection, we often think about mindfulness, attunement and harmony. While aspirational, those can be challenging, requiring much practice and patience. In addition, they can look and feel different for every individual. So, what is the mind-body connection? Young Dance has spent the last year disentangling that question this year and examining how to approach art, art-making and life from an embodied and thoughtful place.
The Young Dance Performing Company is a group of passionate dancers committed to exploring themselves and their world through dance. Dancers ages 7–18 work with professional artists to investigate and collaborate on choreography related to the year’s theme and present their work in a high-quality, innovative performance. In addition, students will showcase works they developed alongside their Teaching Artists, highlighting the individual artistry and collaborative spirit that Young Dance fosters.
Young Dance Performing Company Shows
• Friday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m. (Audio Description Services Provided)
• Saturday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m. (ASL Interpretation Provided)
• Sunday, May 19 at 5:00 p.m.
Young Dance School Showcase
• Saturday, May 18 at 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
• Sunday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.
For a free live stream, contact info@youngdance.org at least 24 hours before the performance to request the link and specify which performance and dancer you'd like to see.
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