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The Deaf and Music. Artistic Interpreting of Music into Czech Sign Language

CINCIBUS VACKOVÁ, Daniela

Basic information

Original name

The Deaf and Music. Artistic Interpreting of Music into Czech Sign Language

Authors

CINCIBUS VACKOVÁ, Daniela

Edition

Special issue 02. Brno, Experience as A Research Method in Performing Arts, 2021

Publisher

Divadelní fakulta JAMU

Other information

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

60403 Performing arts studies

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

Organization unit

Theatre Faculty

ISSN

Keywords in English

artistic interpreting; Czech sign language; theatre; the Deaf; hearing impairment; Hands Dance group

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 24/4/2022 23:04, doc. MgA. Hana Průchová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

This presentation considers the artistic interpreting of music into Czech sign language and focuses on its importance for the cultural life of deaf people. People with hearing impairment have only limited options for perceiving cultural events such as theatre performances, musical and vocal concerts. Using artistic interpretation brings down this barrier and provides the deaf with the same kind of experience as the hearing people. Furthermore, the hearing audience, owing to the artistic interpretation, receives access to this very specific way of communication which is more visual in character and is closely connected with expression via motion. Any visitors of the work demonstration had a chance to get to know the activities of the Hands Dance group, which had been dealing with the topic of artistic interpreting for the past five years. An explanation was provided for the character and individual types of artistic interpreting of music, as well as an introduction to the method of working with texts and the song‘s rhythm and various approaches to interpreting music. The presentation was supported by real examples. The artistic interpretation into sign language is primarily aimed at people with hearing impairment. That is why the input of deaf people is a vital element in the translation process, as well as interpretation itself. The involvement of deaf artists is one of the key points of this topic. Artistic interpreting is a considerably young field in which only a limited number of individuals work, yet it is still steadily developing. Its benefit for better social inclusion of persons with hearing impairment is indisputable, as well as its help with the overall growth of cultural events by adding the socially integrative aspect. The presentation was given at the 9th Conference of Doctoral Studies in Theatre Practice and Theory, held from November 22 to November 23, 2019 at Theatre Faculty Brno.
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