Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Blind, deaf actors take centre stage in Israel
Yahoo! News: "The theatre lights dim and the audience settles into their seats -- usually a cue for the actors to deliver their opening lines. Instead, the Nalaga'at troupe start pummeling and stroking each other's hands."
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It is amazing how people can work together, overcoming both social difficulties (the Arab/Jew conflict) and physical disabilities. The article mentions how the attitude of the employer can sometimes be the biggest barrier for blind or deaf people, so it is wonderful to see that this has been a success so far. Perhaps one of the reasons why employers can have a negative attitude towards blind, deaf people is because of the reaction of the general public. Seeing that this show has been sold out since December gives me hope that people will give the blind and deaf the respect that they deserve.
I think this is really cool. Despite whether the theatre is any good or not, it is a different way of interpreting the world around us than most of us are used to. I think that in professions like ours we rely completely on our hearing and sight, and we forget what other senses tell us. I especially like that not just the theatre emphasizes this, that the cafe is kept in complete dark.
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