This proposal is for R&D to develop my climate justice pantomime for full performance in 2020. It:
- Builds on my previous digital / video / multimedia work;
- Challenges silos within disability art by involving only/both visually and hearing impaired performers;
- Makes access part of the art by using a range of ‘languages’ including BSL, audio narration, ‘call and response’ and creative captioning;
- Reaches out to a mainstream audience by sharing the richness of diverse ‘languages’.
To address the practical challenges, the R&D:
- Partners with ‘language’ experts;
- Workshops two selected scenes;
- Asks an invited audience specific questions at a sharing performance