** VOCALEYE ALMOST LIVE WATCH PARTY
Flight PathsWednesday, November 25 at 6:30 pm Pacific Time
An interactive online adventure created by Extant Theatre, the UK’s only professional performing arts company of blind/partially sighted artists. Experience a rich multi-sensory world inspired by the Goze, blind female performers of medieval Japan who travelled around the country recounting epic tales.
Flight Paths tells the contemporary stories of three performers with sight loss who migrate to the UK. Living independently in London for the first time, they each face new challenges with accommodation, language, and forging their careers and lives. With a virtual Goze to guide us, we will journey through story, music and aerial movement to encounter unique reflections on travel, blindness and migration with integrated description. For the best audio experience, you may want touse headphones.
These contemporary stories are based on verbatim interviews with the three blind artists in the show. We're thrilled to have Sarah Houbolt joining us to talk about her performance and this interactive, digital adaptation.
The VocalEye virtual lobby opens at 6:30 pm Pacific Time for some pre-show mingling with host Amy Amantea. The pre-show introduction will begin at 6:45 pm with Ingrid Turk. The show begins at 7 pm.Running time is approximately 90 minutes including a Q and A with special guest, Sarah Houbolt zooming in from Australia. BC residents will be entered to win one of two White Spot gift cards.
Registration is required for first-time guests. Register for your VocalEye Zoom invitation by contacting events@vocaleye.ca or call 604-364-5949. Please let us know where you're from and if you identify as a member of the blind/partially sighted community or as a sighted guest. This one-time registration will give you access to all upcoming Virtual VocalEye events. Registrants will receive a Zoom link and reminder on the day of the event. Be sure to add us to your contact list and check your junk folder. If you don't receive your reminder link on the day, please contact us!
Sarah Houbolt is an internationally acclaimed Australian actor, dancer and physical theatre performer who specialises in aerials, acrobatics, hula hoop and sideshow. In addition to being an accomplished screen actor, Sarah has toured her award-winning solo show Koo Koo The Bird Girl internationally and performed with acclaimed companies around the world. In 2018 Sarah was awarded the Australian Disability Leadership Institute‘s national Arts award. Currently, Sarah focuses on making short films and audio works, including for the Biennale of Sydney in 2020.
** COMING UP...
** VOCALEYE ZOOM EVENTS
* Romeo and Juliet, a 90-minute adaptation of this classic tale of star-crossed lovers with description from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on Wednesday, December 2 at 6:30 pm.
* Holiday Lockdown with Tippi & Stan, an evening of festive storytelling and song with special guest Dorothy Dittrich on Wednesday, December 9 at 6:30 pm.
* The 12 Dates of Christmas, a fun and flirty spin on the holidays from the Arts Club, with describer Eileen Barrett on Wednesday,
December 16 at 6:30 pm.
**VocalEye's New Hotline
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Now you can find out what's on by calling
the new VocalEye Hotline:
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toll-free within Canada
** VOCALEYE + THE ARTS CLUB
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Theatre venues have closed again, but Buffoon is still available for
streaming online with (and without) VocalEye description. The Arts
Club is offering a special 50% discount at the link below (regular
price $19). Available for purchase until December 31. After purchase,
you'll have a four-week window to begin viewing. Once you activate
your viewing selection, you'll have 48 hours to finish watching.
Please spread the word and help support our theatre partners through
this challenging time.
Discount Link
** COMMUNITY EVENTS...
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* Assassinating Thomson is a one-person show written and performed by
Bruce Horak. This tale of Canadian painter Tom Thomson’s unsolved
murder is a compelling mix of fact and fiction. Free live stream on
Tuesday, November 24 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time. This event launches The
Listening Stage, a new initiative, hosted by Common Boots Theatre and
BALANCE for Blind Adults. Register here
* Acts of Faith is a one-person show about the power of belief, the
disillusionment of youth and the eternal struggle between good and
evil. Beautifully staged for Zoom with a riveting performance from
Natasha Mumba, this Factory Theatre production is recommended as
accessible without description. Free live streams November 26, 27 and
28 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time. Register here
** DESCRIBER CAFÉ...
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Professional development workshops, mentorships and training for
describers have been on the VocalEye back burner for a long time. This
summer, we finally got things cooking at the Describer Café. These
casual monthly Zoom meetings give professional describers, students,
users of description and access providers the opportunity to connect
and share resources.
At this month's café, special guests Dr. Rachel Hutchinson and Matthew
Cock will share the findings of their recently published research
report, Describing Diversity. Join us on Friday, November 27 at 11 am
Pacific Time. Register for the Zoom link by emailing
events@vocaleye.ca
* VocalEye Almost Live Zoom events are part of our response to
Covid-19. We're here to make live arts events more accessible, even if
they're recorded, and to stay connected, even if we're at a distance.
Thank you for holding this virtual space with us until we can gather
together again in person.
* Huge thanks to VocalEye funders, donors and supporters who help make
the arts more accessible for people who are blind and partially
sighted.
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