Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Swedish dance performance highlights deaf performers

The show, "Vibragera" (Vibration/action), opens in Stockholm, Sweden, this week and will be webcast to Gallaudet University, Thursday, March 12, 12:45-2:30 p.m. in Andrew Foster Auditorium. (Thanks to Kjell for the tip.)

A description of the performance from Skane in Sweden:

Vibragera is an exciting co-production between world famous Cullbergbaletten, Riksteatern "Silent Theatre" and Royal Institute of Technology.

The choreographer Martin Forsberg has created this piece together with two hearing dancers from Sweden and two deaf dancers from Japan and South Africa.

The music in the performance can not only be heard, but also seen and felt. It is represented by sound, vibrations and visual projections.