SCORED IN SILENCE
Chisato Minamimura (Tokushima | London)
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It has been 80 years since two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Survivors of this catastrophe are called “hibakusha” in Japan, among whom are deaf people whose perspectives have rarely been documented. Artist and choreographer Chisato Minamimura, deaf herself, dedicates a vivid solo performance to those so ignored: She tells her story through gestures, dances with projections, and provides deaf audience members with so-called “Woojer belts” that translate sound into vibration. Chisato Minamimura therefore follows the artistic concept of the “aesthetic of access” that perceives access not as a subsequent adaptation but rather as a creative principle. Archival material, interviews, as well as her own research combine to form a dense, visual and palpable composition that shows the meaning of surviving a catastrophe and yet barely being part of the collective consciousness. A reflection on remembrance, exclusion, and the possibilities of non-verbal narration.
SCORED IN SILENCE is one of two productions FOR EVERYONE selected by SPIELART’s advisory board for accessibility, in which barriers have been comprehensively removed. For more information, please visit Accessibility.
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Biography
Chisato Minamimura is a deaf performance artist, choreographer, and arts educator. She employs British Sign Language (BSL). She is the current “Work Place Artist” at London dance house The Place. She studied at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London as well as at Yokohama National University. She develops her choreographies from the perspective of a deaf artist – with a special emphasis on visualising sound and music.
Cast
Artistic direction & performance
Chisato Minamimura
Producer
Michael Kitchin
Lighting design & management
Jon Armstrong
Animation
Dave Packer
Sound design
Danny Bright
Audio description, text & mentoring
William Elliot
Vibrotactile specialists
David Bobier | Jim Ruxton (VibrafusionLab)
‘Sign mime‘ specialist
Tetsuya Izaki
Mentor sign language
Steven Webb
Info
The utilised bass belts are meant for deaf members of the audience in the first place. In case of sufficient supply, they may also be distributed to some members of the hearing audience. However, the bass belts do not constitute a necessary part of the performance for hearing persons and may therefore not be available for all seats.
Audio description with tactile tour on 22.10 & 23.10. at 18:00
Introduction in Plain German on 22.10. at 18:30 in the foyer
Accessibility
Production & Realization
Funded by Arts Council England | Canada Council for the Arts | The Great Britain SASAKAWA Foundation | British Council Supported by VibrafusionLab | Fanshawe | Ovalhouse Theatre | Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft | Cuspinc Thanks to Mayumi Bono (National Institute of Informatics) | Mami Kaneko | Tomoe Kurokawa| Fumie Nakagawa | Susumu Oya and the Nursing home Awaji Fukuro-no-Sato.
