The Naked Hands: Sign of new times for deaf artists
As theatres plan to open their doors again, Gail Bell talks to deaf visual artists Paula Clarke and Jane O Brien and director-interpreter Amanda Coogan as they bring sign language centre stage Gail Bell Jane O Brien and Paula Clarke discussing The Naked Hands project
A HUGE telephone exchange will soon be making the right connections at Belfast s Lyric Theatre - if award-winning performance artist Amanda Coogan can work out the logistics of creating an authentic one and setting it up as a veritable Sign of the times on stage.
It is yet another creative set challenge for the visionary artist who is directing an upcoming groundbreaking piece of theatre visually documenting the journey of the deaf community - and development of sign language - in Northern Ireland.
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