Sign Theatre Masterclass Aotearoa Performance 2019

In April 2019, Equal Voices Arts ran the first professional Sign Theatre Masterclass in Aotearoa New Zealand, at the Playhouse Theatre in Hamilton.

Co-led by a Deaf/hearing artistic team – Sign Theatre Specialist Denise Armstrong and Dr. Laura Haughey, the team spent 3 days exploring Sign Theatre and developing solo stories for each participant to develop into a live theatre performance which was accessible to Deaf and hearing audiences.

Equal Voices Arts would like to thank the New Zealand Deaf community for their ongoing support – your stories need to be honoured; your stories need to be shared.

A short film highlighting the work is featured below.

Directed by: Dr. Laura Haughey and Denise Armstrong, supported by Mihailo Ladevac.

Produced by: Rachel Turner Fahey and Kayte Shaw.

Performers: Performers: Hemi Hema, Joanne Klaver, Natasha Cloete, Lara Draper, Nirvana Graham, Donald Lindsay, Thora Hübner, Craig Inwood, Anthony Cathala, Barbara Peri, Pollyanna Ferguson, Susie Ovens.

Film by Archie Porter and Kaitlin Stewart. Music by Andy Duggan.

Thank you to the NZSL Board and the University of Waikato for supporting this project.

Performances

• Workshop Performance

  A performance developed in 3 days and performed at the Playhouse Theatre, Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand on the 28th April 2019.