Deaffest Arts & Film Festival is offering free VV workshops to deaf school pupils

Information forwarded on from Deaffest:

Deaffest Arts & Film Festival is offering free VV workshops to deaf or hard of hearing students aged 13 and over on Friday 16th May 2014 from 9am – 4pm at Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton.

VV or Visual Vernacular is an art form significant in the Deaf and signing world. It is a form of physical theatre performed by Deaf artists in an entirely visual manner, without any form of BSL (British Sign Language) using the entire body, iconic gestures and facial expression to tell a rhythmic story.

We are delighted to have VV expert Giuseppe Giuranna from Italy leading the workshop (see information below).

We are inviting schools, colleges and universities to attend the workshop on Friday 16th, and give their students a unique opportunity to learn this fascinating art form from a world expert. The workshop is free to attend.

Please contact Jack Smallwood jack@zebra-uno.com to book your group or for further information.

 Internationally acclaimed Visual Vernacular expert Giuseppe Giuranna, “The V V Maestro” will be bringing his magnificent skills to Deaffest 2014 with a package of workshops and performances throughout the festival weekend, 16 – 18 May.

Deaffest launched its V V project back in 2012 with an open stage performance event, following up in 2013 with the UK V V competition.

Now, for the first time at Deaffest, Italian born Giuseppe Giuranna will be coaching V V skills at the Deaffest workshops to be held on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 May.

You will also get a chance to see him in action when he performs on the main stage at Deaffest