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DaDaFest International - 2020
Translations
27 November - 3 December 2020
DaDaFest's first digital, online festival.
DaDaFest International 2020 Translations - Launch
The launch of DaDaFest International 2020: Translations
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Words Collect in My Mouth:
Artist Alexandrina Hemsley has compiled a publication drawing together elements of her disability and social justice led enquiries of the past five years.
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Maelstrom Under Glass
Maelstrom Under Glass is the first film project of newly formed company Yewande 103 led by choreographer and writer Alexandrina Hemsley
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In Conversation
Following the premiere of "Maelstrom Under Glass" artist Alexandrina Hemsley will be taking part in a discussion with Zuleika Lebow.
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Artist Takeovers
We hand over control of our social media to three artists.
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Game of Spoons
Play an educational board game and take on the role of someone living with chronic illness, otherwise known as a spoonie.
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Broken Biscuits: Unheard Voices
An experimental film to explore and capture the stories of Yemeni newsagents.
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Re:Form
Through photos, film and spoken word, Tammy Reynolds will explore dwarf visibility with Natalia Bedkowska, and what it means when she controls the gaze.
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Translating Experiences
Touching on the theme of Translations, the duo A Little Commitment bring four podcasts to DaDaFest International 2020.
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CHAIR DANCING Fitness TAKE 2
Inspired by a series of online videos encouraging people to keep fit whilst dancing in their chair, artist Nicola Smith questions what happens when bodies behave differently from perceived norms.
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First Do No Harm
A new cross artform, spoken word film exploring how doctors’ words translate to the patient
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SpokeCast
A humorous and informed deep dive into the taboos, the stigmas, the mysteries and the misinformation that surrounds disabled people.
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Disability Arts and Access in the Digital Age
Join our panel discussion in association with Disability Arts Online.
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Kintsugi Gold
Chanje Kunda is a performance artist with complex PTSD. Her latest project is a short film that seeks to make invisible disabilities visible and valued.
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Permission To Speak
The video work interrogates the authority and power of translation, revealing that interpretation can not match the rich visual language of the artists.
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Deaf Explorer Q&A
Join Deaf Explorer for a live Q&A session and previews of their new films.
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The Misunderstandings of the Other Side
An exploration of how the world of neurodiverse people differs from the world of neurotypical people.
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I was Naked, Smelling of Rain
This intimate, moving and connecting experience explores wellbeing through an artistic response to the physicality of weather, dis/connectedness and being ‘alone’ or ‘lonely’.
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Future Possibilities
A panel discussion featuring artists from the Translations 2020 festival
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Weasel International
What is it about weasels and why does artist Dominic G find them so fascinating? This and more will be explored in Weasel International.
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Celebrating Our Identity
Coming from different countries with different cultures, Indonesian artist, Hana Madness, and St Helens-based Alexis Maxwell explore the shared experiences that wind their narratives together.
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The Edward Rushton Lecture: The Language of Disability
Our annual lecture moved online in 2020.
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Scars: Memories of the Skin
Scars communicate different meanings, lived experiences and emotional changes as a script on the body. Like translated texts, they can be interpreted in different ways.
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The Third House (online version)
23 November at the Bluecoat, or online from 28 November, a live-performance anthology exploring inherited and existing identities, both Yemeni and British
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