Friday, July 26, 2013
Movement Workshop with Antoine Hunter
Antoine Hunter, a local dancer, joined us today and facilitated an energetic movement workshop. We learned about various ways to move our bodies and how we can create a story using movement.
The video shows our process and at the end you will see our movement story "Freeing the Bird."
The video shows our process and at the end you will see our movement story "Freeing the Bird."
What Are You Doing? Game
We played a game that helped us with thinking on the spot and going with the flow! The "What Are You Doing" game is explained here by Maribel and Andrew.
Person A asks Person B what s/he is doing. Person B answers and Person A acts it out. While Person A acts it out, Person B asks Person A what s/he is doing. Person A answers, and Person B acts out the action. This goes on until an action is repeated or if someone can't think of anything fast enough!
Person A asks Person B what s/he is doing. Person B answers and Person A acts it out. While Person A acts it out, Person B asks Person A what s/he is doing. Person A answers, and Person B acts out the action. This goes on until an action is repeated or if someone can't think of anything fast enough!
Thursday, July 25, 2013
What we did today: Day 4
Today we focused on movement! There are many ways to express ourselves through movement, be it through dance, gestures, or total-body physical theatre work.
We watched clips of dancers such as Antoine Hunter and the Wild Zappers Dance Company. We also viewed Russell Harvard's interpretation of Nicki Minaj's "Turn Me On" and discussed sign choices. We then did a series of fun theatre exercises that focused on creative physical expressions!
We watched clips of dancers such as Antoine Hunter and the Wild Zappers Dance Company. We also viewed Russell Harvard's interpretation of Nicki Minaj's "Turn Me On" and discussed sign choices. We then did a series of fun theatre exercises that focused on creative physical expressions!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
What we did today: Day 3
We developed our own solo performance/film piece that involved at least two characters with one teaching another character something. This was inspired by Rosa Lee Timm's piece called "My Deaf Lady." Some of us filmed our work.
We also created our own "ASL Campfire Story" in which a story is begun and each person adds a scene to the story.
We also created our own "ASL Campfire Story" in which a story is begun and each person adds a scene to the story.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
What we did today! Day 2
Morning:
Art of Journaling
Afternoon:
Bernard Bragg Video Call
Theatre Workshop
Filmed a skit: Gone Camping...With the Phone
Art of Journaling
Afternoon:
Bernard Bragg Video Call
Theatre Workshop
Filmed a skit: Gone Camping...With the Phone
Today's Report
Monday, July 22, 2013
Our First Films...
For this series of films, we used a Flip camera and the iMovie 09 program. This was inspired by Wayne Betts, Jr's film called "Mr. V"
Theme: Feet and Hands
Theme: Feet and Hands
Our Crew
Our fun staff
Our awesome volunteers
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| Debbie (Family Connections) |
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| Mary Ann Hencker (Deaf Youth Arts) |
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| Shira Grabelsky (Deaf Youth Arts) |
Our awesome volunteers
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| Rachel |
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| Dominic |
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| Conor |
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| Ethan |
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| Carol |
Introducing our Visual Artists!
DCARA's Family Connections and Deaf Youth Arts Literacy Camp has begun!
This year's theme is Deaf Visual Arts and here are our Visual Artists!
Sunday, July 21, 2013
About the Camp
DCARA’s Family Connections is proudly presenting its second annual week long Literacy Day Camp held at the Deaf Community Center on July 22-26, 2013. The camp is for pre-teens ages 10– 12. Deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind kids and KODAs (hearing kids-deaf parents) are welcome!
Literacy Day Camp offers young campers a wide array of enriching opportunities to socialize, collaborate on projects, and explore their Deaf and Hearing cultures as well as their own identities. The camp also offers opportunities for young campers to learn from Deaf adults who are language role models. Interacting in small groups provides a context for youth to extend their thinking, build on one another’s ideas, and cooperate to solve problems. Literacy is an integral part of our lives. Lets make it a part of our children's lives!
The daily morning program will have Deborah O’ Willow guide campers through the textural and visual world of journaling for self-discovery through the combination of words and art. The art of journaling is about the creative process of pulling together color, words and images as you wish on a page. Unlike many other forms of art, it is not about the outcome. Campers will learn about themselves
as they process their art work. Campers will learn various art materials to support their creativity development and to journal their experiences at camp!
Shira Grabelsky and Mary Ann Hencker will lead the daily afternoon program that will focus on exploring the works of Deaf actors, dancers, and filmmakers through video and movement. Campers will learn about various artists, themes within their work, and create theatre and film pieces inspired by the Deaf artists they learn about. The camp's website will also be maintained by the campers through photographs of and vlogs about their experience at camp!
Literacy Day Camp offers young campers a wide array of enriching opportunities to socialize, collaborate on projects, and explore their Deaf and Hearing cultures as well as their own identities. The camp also offers opportunities for young campers to learn from Deaf adults who are language role models. Interacting in small groups provides a context for youth to extend their thinking, build on one another’s ideas, and cooperate to solve problems. Literacy is an integral part of our lives. Lets make it a part of our children's lives!
The daily morning program will have Deborah O’ Willow guide campers through the textural and visual world of journaling for self-discovery through the combination of words and art. The art of journaling is about the creative process of pulling together color, words and images as you wish on a page. Unlike many other forms of art, it is not about the outcome. Campers will learn about themselves
as they process their art work. Campers will learn various art materials to support their creativity development and to journal their experiences at camp!
Shira Grabelsky and Mary Ann Hencker will lead the daily afternoon program that will focus on exploring the works of Deaf actors, dancers, and filmmakers through video and movement. Campers will learn about various artists, themes within their work, and create theatre and film pieces inspired by the Deaf artists they learn about. The camp's website will also be maintained by the campers through photographs of and vlogs about their experience at camp!
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