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Local Happenings
Pinocchio Commedia
May 3 - 4, 2003
City: Bethesda
State: MD
Contact Information: 301.320.2550 wcalhoun@imaginationstage.org
Description: The nationally acclaimed Deaf Access Company, a pre-professional company of Deaf and hearing teens, presents an introduction to Italian Commedia Dell'Arte. Families will experience the magic of sign language blended with the spoken voice, music and dance in this fully accessible production. *these performances are not sign interpreted, rather every line is performed in ASL and spoken English. May 3 and 4 at 3:00 Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814
Contests
Applications / Submissions are ongoing
Dancing Wheels Dancing Wheels, a professional classical/modern Dance Company comprised of stand-up and sit-down (wheelchair) dancers is seeking to hire one or two wheelchair dancers. Dancing Wheels, which is based in Cleveland will train eager, athletic men or women wheelchair users to work as apprentices with the company. Interested applicants must be willing to work 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and travel/tour when required. Most choreography is integrated with dancers with and without disabilities with a mix of experience levels ranging from 3 to 18 years of dance. Trainees are not required to have previous dance experience but will not receive remuneration for their training until they are able to move into the apprentice level. Resumes and audition tapes will be accepted to the Attention of Mary Verdi-Fletcher @ Dancing Wheels 3615 Euclid Avenue 3rd Floor Cleveland, OH 44115. Personal auditions and interviews can be arranged at the Dancing Wheels studios in Cleveland by appointment only. The Dancing Wheels Summer Dance Workshop will be offered once again the last week of June for Youth and the first week of July for Adults. This intensive week of training is also a fun and exciting way to experience the Dancing Wheels technique, get the know the company and have an opportunity to take home a truly memorable experience.
Please call (216) 432-0306 or e-mail us at Proflair1@aol.com. To learn more about the Dancing Wheels company, please check out our website at
www.gggreg.com/dancingwheels.htm
Arts Events
MoPix Introduces New Online Resource
The Media Access Group has developed a new addition to the MoPix web site, which provides viewers with up-to-date listings of MoPix-equipped theater locations, films, and showtimes throughout the United States and Canada. The new page http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/nowshowing.html enables you to search by state for the MoPix locations, films, and show times you're looking for.
Putting Creativity To Work: Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities
At a time when almost two-thirds of people with disabilities are unemployed, VSA arts is proud to present a new publication, Putting Creativity to Work: Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities. Whether you are a visual, literary or performing artist with a disability this publication provides valuable information to help you pursue not just a job, but a career that is creative and challenging. Career development, vocational rehabilitation, and special education professionals will also find this to be an indispensable resource as they assist artists with disabilities in pursuing viable career options in the arts.
Carefully designed to provide the most up-to-date and relevant information, this publication begins by describing more than 110 arts-related careers. Biographies of 25 artists with disabilities are spread throughout the guide, and describe personal strategies these artists used to succeed in pursuing their dreams. Sections on job searching skills, locating assistive technology, navigating the social services system, and finding affordable health insurance are just some of what you will find. Also included are tips and advice on successfully navigating a career in the visual, performing or literary arts.
To download this free publication, or to request a copy, visit www.vsarts.org or fax your request to the Social Security Administration at (410) 965-2037. Be sure to include the following information:
Item Name: Putting Creativity to Work
ICN: 342351
Number of Copies Requested:
Name of person requesting item:
Address of person requesting item: (include complete Street address and zip code)
ArtLink
www.gosprout.org
Sprouts offers people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to be a part of the making of a video, as well as taking part in many other activities, including traveling around the country.