Thursday, May 16, 2024
Audio Describer Training - AD
Minnesota Association of Community Theatres- Thu., May 16 at 9:00 am
- Audio Description
Location
- Accessible Entrance
- Accessible Restrooms
- Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 05/16
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.
Disability and Progress
"Disability and Progress" Radio Program on KFAI-FM- Thu., May 16 at 6:00 pm
- Other
- Weekly radio program devoted to disability topics
Location
Schedule and Tickets
Schedule: 05/16
To hear the current Disability and Progress show, or the previous week’s show, download Real Audio Player to your device or put the app on your smart phone. To receive a weekly email about the next show, or to offer feedback or suggest future interview subjects, call 612-341-3144, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com, or mail KFAI, Attention: Disability and Progress, 1808 Riverside Ave. S., Box 116, Minneapolis MN 55454.
About the Show
Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 PM
Sam Jasmine, Producer
On the weekly radio show “Disability and Progress,” Sam Jasmine interviews people on many disability topics, including arts, health, technology, special events. Listen Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at 90.3 KFAI-FM Minneapolis, stream online, download the app for your smart device, or access the podcasts. Shows are subject to change.
Thursday, May 2: Jon Skaalen, of the MN Association of Community Theatres and MN Access Alliance, and Celia Hughes, executive director of Art Spark Texas (formerly VSA Texas), will talk about audio description training, Captioning training, and other disability related workshops coming up in May and June.
Thursday, May 9: Robb Leer, the new head of Partners in Policy Making, will bring people from class number 41 to talk about their experiences in learning to advocate for people with disabilities in this class.
Thursday, May 16: Amos Miller from the company Glidance will talk about the product Glide.
Thursday, May 23: Metal Meltdown will take over this day of programing. If you're a metal rocker, you will enjoy this music. Oh, and if you didn't have a chance to donate during pledge drive, feel free to do it that day.
Thursday, May 30: Susan Kline, MD, MPH professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine at the U of M Medical School, will talk about Measles. What in the world is going on with all these growing outbreaks?
RECENT SHOW podcasts or online recordings may still be available:
Thursday, April 18: Dr. Emil Lou speaks about Colorectal Cancer. What are your options?
Thursday, April 11: Wendy Fagan, executive director of Envision Blind Sports, talks about her new venture.
Thursday, April 4: Roger Khouri speaks about Out-Of-Sight.net, a free gaming, chat and learning, website offered to the blind community.
MJ The Musical - OC
Hennepin Theatre Trust and Broadway Across America-
Thu., May 16 at 7:30 pm
- Scripted Captioning
- Assisted Listening Devices
- Captioning by c2 inc.
Location
- Accessible Entrance
- Accessible Seating
- Wheelchair Accessible
Schedule and Tickets
Tickets ($50 to $229) can be purchased through the Hennepin Theatre Trust Website or in person (no service fees) at the State Theatre Box Office, 805 Hennepin Ave. (Monday-Friday, noon - 5:00). For other accessibility questions, contact accessible@broadwayacrossamerica.com or 612-339-7007.
About the Show
May 14-26, 2024
Created by Tony Award®-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage
He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to Minneapolis as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own. MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status. MJ, making its Twin Cities premiere at the Orpheum Theatre in May, is recommended for ages 8 and up.
Run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.
This production contains theatrical haze and fog as well as a significant amount of strobing effects.