Posted Sunday September 08 2013 at 9:52 pm
in Cultural Inclusion
SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the New England premiere of TRIBES, the hit London and Off-Broadway drama by Nina Raine, from September 13 through October 12, 2013.
There will be two ASL-interpreted performances: Sunday, October 6 at 7PM and Friday, October 11 at 8PM. (Please note that both performances are sold out as of September 20. A third ASL-Interpreted show has now been added. See our blog post for details.) There will be a talkback following the October 6 performance moderated by John Pirone, Director of the ASL/Deaf Studies Program at the College of the Holy Cross and the former Executive Director of the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf (MSAD).
A 2011 Olivier nominee for Best Play and winner of the 2012 Drama Desk and Off-
Broadway Alliance Awards for Best Play, TRIBES is a penetrating new work about belonging, family, and the limitations of communication. Born deaf into a fiercely intellectual and opinionated British family, Billy was pushed to assimilate into the hearing world as best he could by reading lips and staying out of the way. But when a young woman introduces him to the Deaf community, Billy decides it is time his family learns to communicate with him on his terms.
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Posted Saturday September 07 2013 at 10:28 am
in News
VSA MA is proud sponsor of the Artist Market at Boston Abilities Expo September 20-22, 2013 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (Hall C). In addition to us, there will be nearly 150 suppliers of products and services that will increase your quality of life through new technology, great seminars on important issues and fun activities for the whole family. Don't miss THE leading event for people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals.
There is no charge for admission so pre-register now and receive priority entrance to the show onsite where you will experience:
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Posted Tuesday September 03 2013 at 07:20 am
in Education
A professional learning community tailored to your needs as an arts educator . . .
- Learn effective inclusive strategies using the arts.
- Collaborate with peer arts educators.
- Examine literacy through drama and dance.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
The Embodying Literacy professional development program will enable 12 BPS Arts Teachers to explore arts integration strategies to support literacy and inclusion of students with and without disabilities. Through discussions with fellow participants and coaching from the instructors, participants will develop inclusive, arts-integrated literacy curricula based on Dance, Drama and English Language Arts Common Core standards. The program is open to arts teachers in any discipline, but will focus on drama and dance techniques and processes. It will be led by two VSA MA master teaching artists; dance instructor Priscilla Harmel, M.Ed, BC-DMT and drama instructor Marianne Adams, M.Ed.; both faculty members at Lesley University. Each participant will receive a $400 stipend and up to 23 PDPs after completing the program between November 2013 - June 2014.
First Meeting: Saturday, November 16th 9:30 - 3:30
Location: The NonProfit Center, 89 South Street #101, Boston, MA 02111
*Four additional meeting dates and locations will be decided by each cohort of teachers
Register by Friday, October 4th on BPS My Learning Plan
Contact education@vsamass.org or 617.350.7713 for more information.
This program is made possible through a generous award granted by the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative.
