I took the time to create this flier for Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam ll in PhotoShop. I got the book from the Internet and changed the style, composition, and so forth. I used PhotoBooth software in my Mac laptop and took a photo shot of my two hands. I then used PhotoShop to change the look. I then just put my hands and the book together and that was it. Simple and quick. Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam ll is the second performance event for this year. Last year, Def Meets Deaf Poetry Jam was a success. John Roche was the collaborator of the event last year. This year, he and I are collaborating, together, for this year. There will be deaf/hard of hearing performers and hearing performers taking turns on stage from 2-5 pm. There will be an open mic to follow for anyone who may want to jump on stage and do the skits. This event will be interpreted for the hearing and deaf audience.
Patrcik Graybill is a renown deaf actor/poet for years. He was one of the actors in NTD Theatre back in the 60's-70's. Reenah Golden and her group of teens were featured poets on HBO, doing the poetry jam, a few years ago. She will bring the group over to this event as well. Jeremy Quiroga is a well-respected artist, actor, and poet for many years. He was featured in Miriam Lerner's "The Heart of the Hydrogen Jukebox" film. Della Gorelick has been an amazing actress and performer for a long time since I discovered her acting role as a deaf survivor in Patricia Durr's "Meta" production. Luane Davis Haggerty is a singer, actress, and theater director for many years. She was a former co-founder of Interborough Repertory Theatre (IRT) in NY City and IRT is still running for more than 20 years. David Baughman is an active actor/performer at NTID theatre for a while and a truly amazing talent. Grace Flores is a well-respected poet in the city of Rochester and so is Lori Nolasco, well-known by many. John Roche is a poet and a professor at RIT's Liberal Arts department, teaching poetry.
Come, come on over and see the show. Spread the words.
Thanks for all your efforts on this, Eddie! Some additions to the bios:
ReplyDeleteReenah Golden teaches at Writers & Books and is the coach of the Rochester Teen Slam Team, which finished 4th in the USA in 2008 and was featured in Russell Simons HBO series Brave New Voices:
http://www.hbo.com/russell-simmons-presents-brave-new-voices
Grace Flores performs with the jazz-poetry group Dream Engine and also runs the Wednesday nights Rapier open mic series at Pazzo Cucina's, 36 West Main St. in Rochester.
Lori Nolasco is a talented performance poet and also the author of a new chapbook from FootHills Publishing,
"Ariadne of the Freezing Rains/Ariana de las lluvias heladas."
John
John, thank you for adding more information about Reenah, Grace, and Lori. I couldn't add more than what you can add. That helps.
ReplyDeleteSmile!
Eddie