Friday, May 17, 2024
Audio Describer Training - AD
Minnesota Association of Community Theatres- Fri., May 17 at 9:00 am
- Audio Description
Location
- Accessible Entrance
- Accessible Restrooms
- Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 05/17
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 16-17, 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 18-19 at the Minnesota Fringe office) 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.
A Year With Frog and Toad - ASL
A Children’s Theatre Company Original Production-
Fri., May 17 at 7:00 pm
- ASL Interpretation
- Interpreters: TBA.
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Tickets: $15-$77. 612-874-0400 or tickets@childrenstheatre.org. For accessibility questions, go to: https://childrenstheatre.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility/.
About the Show
April 23 - June 16, 2024
Based on the books by Arnold Lobel; Music by Robert Reale; Book & Lyrics by Willie Reale; Directed by Peter C. Brosius
Meet Frog and Toad, best friends who embark upon a year’s worth of adventures with great merriment, comedic agility, and joyful song-singing. Join them as they go swimming (and boy does Toad ♫ look funny in a bathing suit ♫ ), rake leaves until they ♫ ache, ache, ache ♫, and send letters via a real live ♫ Snail with the Mail ♫! Sing along while Frog and Toad bake ♫c ookies, cookies, cookies ♫ in the only show from Minnesota ever to be nominated for three Tony Awards ®, including Best Musical!
Two hours with one 20-minute intermission.
Mind:Body, Exploring Embodied Thinking Through Dance - AD
Young Dance Performing Company-
Fri., May 17 at 7:00 pm
- Audio Description
- Large Print Playbill
- Describer: 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 17-18, 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.
More Information about Mind:Body, Exploring Embodied Thinking Through Dance - AD