Join Kickstart & Facilitator Gaitire Persaud-Dhumoon in a 2hr session exploring music and how it is still widely inaccessible to the Deaf Community.
September 19, 2021
12:30pm-2:30pm PST
Hosted on Zoom
ASL & Live Captioning Available
FREE for Kickstart Members (membership will be confirmed upon registration)
$10 for General Public
This workshop is designed as a response to the misperception that music is an art practice solely for hearing artists. Due to the current inaccessibility of the music scene, Deaf artists are excluded from music performances, music lessons, and artistic collaborations.
In this workshop, Gaitrie will work with both Deaf and hearing artists to learn that Deafness shouldn’t be a barrier to enjoying and making music.
This workshop is designed for both Deaf and hearing artists to increase music opportunities by teaching both Deaf and hearing artists to use music to work together, build confidence, develop communication skills, and provide an outlet for self-expression. Understanding music as universal, this workshop aims to bridge communities and enrich lives.
Some of the topics covered within this workshop: the role of music in the Deaf Community, current practices in music workshops, and an exploration of how Deaf and hearing artists can work together to learn about the process of practising music, making music, and performing music differently.
This workshop has limited capacity and will include 10 artist – 5 who are Deaf and 5 who are hearing.
In order to be considered for participation in this workshop please send an email to jenna@kickstartdisability.ca with the subject line/ heading “Participant for Workshop With Gaitrie Persaud”.
In your email please include 1-5 sentences indicating if you identify as a Deaf or hearing artist, and why you would like to be considered for participation.
Decisions will be made in consultation with the workshop facilitator and the Artistic Director of Kickstart.
Submissions must be received no later than September 10, 2021
