Some pics from Quiet Beats in Cardiff earlier this month. Young d/Deaf kids from Cardiff had the opportunity to take up a week of dance sessions led by Billy and Ariel which they found enjoyable and a memorable experience.
Big thanks to @jonesthedance_yddawns for the opportunity to be part of this and also to @deafhubw for hosting the workshops at @cardiffdeafcentre .
Ariel and I are pleased to announce that we’re going to the world’s largest festival, Edinburgh Fringe, next week, and will be performing as part of @deafrave ’s party promoting Deaf identity and culture, at the first-ever Edinburgh Deaf Festival (one of the hundreds of festivals within the collective Fringe festival)
When: Friday 19th August 2022, 5-10pm
Location: St James Quarter B3 (Venue 598)
Suitability: Ages 18+
Warnings and additional info: Audience participation, Strobe lighting
Book your tickets at: /whats-on/deaf-rave
@aloharielfung@deafaction@deafrave@mcgeezerthedeafmc@edindeaffestival@edfringe
#deafcan #deafdance #deaftalent
More footage from our film shoot for #CogInTheWheel
Filming took place at Newman Bros @coffin_works in Birmingham.
Massive thank you to everyone involved, especially @flowerboyren and his brilliant team @onefourtwo.uk as he was directing behind the camera as well as being in front of the cameras.
Original music production by super talented @reecehaydenproducer
#deafdance #deafcan
Tomorrow, #CogInTheWheel will be showing at @bhamdancefest ’s Let’s Dance! A non-stop closing celebration through dance and movement, with a lineup of some of the best Midlands talent that took part throughout this summer’s city-wide BIDF festival.
Location: Smithfield Festival Site, Birmingham B5 6UB
Free entry for all, don’t miss out! #Festival2022 #Birmingham2022
Next week, @aloharielfung and I are running dance workshops as part of ‘Quiet Beats’ by @jonesthedance_yddawns for young d/Deaf and HoH kids people at @cardiffdeafcentre .
The sessions will take place from 8th til 11th August 2022, 9:30am til 12:30pm each day.
There are still spaces for more bookings, you can send me a DM for more details or email [email protected] to book your place. #quietbeats #deafdance
Coinciding with the launch of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Forbidden Identity will be showing at Live Sites in the city tomorrow Fri 28th and Sat 29th July. #festival2022 #birmingham2022 #commonwealthgames
Footage from our brand new film shoot for #CogInTheWheel community video that we’re working on with d/Deaf pupils from Braidwood School.
The scenes were shot at the Newman Bros @coffin_works in Birmingham. Thanks so much to everyone involved, especially @flowerboyren and his talented team @onefourtwo.uk as he took on 2 roles of directing behind the camera & being in front of the cameras.
Also a massive thanks also to @reecehaydenproducer for creating superb, original music for Cog In The Wheel.
And special thanks to Coffin Works for the location, City Grants for the funding, @deafexplorer for production, the staff & pupils at Braidwood, the interpreters, and all my Cog team. 🫰🏼
My Arts Council England commissioned show, Forbidden Identity, is currently on tour. I created the concept last year based on personal experiences of growing up Deaf in a hearing world.
Tour dates:
• Nozstock Festival, Hereford 24th July
• Commonwealth Games Live Sites: Castle Vale 29th July
• Commonwealth Games Live Sites: Sense 30th July
• Millfield Festival, Peterborough 6th August
• Arts In The Park, Leamington Spa 14th August
• First Art, Mansfield 3rd September
• Out There Arts, Great Yarmouth 17th-18th September
Announcement: Ariel @aloharielfung and I will be running dance workshops as part of ‘Quiet Beats’ by @jonesthedance_yddawns at @cardiffdeafcentre .
Suitable for d/Deaf & HoH kids, the sessions will take place from 8th til 11th August 2022, 9:30am til 12:30pm each day.
Get in touch for more details on booking your place. #quietbeats #deafcan #deaf
On Wednesday my team performed at the Ultraviolet #purpleparty disability event for @virginmedia@o2uk in Reading. We had a fab time and even got to meet the hilarious @josierones - we were lucky to watch her live stand up comedy at the event and she had us in tears! #CogInTheWheel
