We can now share with you the good news of our Moving Words, Clore Duffield Project. We have had an initial meeting and are finalising dates in September. It builds on so much we want to explore and do, so we are really excited about it. Barbara's film element will not just record the work but will explore and engage in new ways with language and image with the groups. Each group presents different challenges and our team is joined by Jo Lumber and uses the talents of Demelza and Jessie who have just sat their final BSL level one exam. It is supported by Debbie Harvey who works within the deaf community in many different roles and is the BSL interpreter for the Hall for Cornwall. Many thanks also to our teachers, especially Barry and Susan.
BSL is a beautiful and poetic language as Mark Smith illustrated with his inspiring workshop.
Shallal for Moving words
Shallal Dance Theatre, an inclusive arts charity, will
work with young people drawn from four different contexts outside school,
including those who are home educated, leavers from special schools and a group
for young people who are deaf. The project will explore poetry created from
written and signed language. It aims to highlight the rich culture of British
Sign Language (BSL). The young people involved who aren't deaf are currently
studying BSL. Each group will attend four workshops with a writer and a
cross-arts artist, and the work they produce will be filmed. These films will
be shared across the groups and with parents. This project will be a positive
contribution to the cultural experience of young people who are deaf or
studying BSL: poetry has been identified as a perfect medium for this creative
exchange. One outcome will be the development of an inclusive writing/performance
poetry group.
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