The disparate worlds of Deaf performance and opera come together for this world premiere. Across A Distance is a multimedia bilingual (English and American Sign Language) performance piece that tells the story of two people, two islands, and the path to their connection. Join them as they discover what happens when the magical first blush of love gives way to the challenges of uniting two different lives and realities.
World Premiere
by Nick Lantz; music by Scott Gendel
directed by Kelly J. G. Bremner
starring Julia Faulkner and Robert Schleifer
Mitchell Theatre
September 17,18,23,24,25 at 7:30 pm;
September 19 at 2 pm
post-performance panel discussion 9/19
Tickets at: www.utmadison.com or 608-265-ARTS
co-sponsored by the UW School of Music, the McBurney Disability Resource Cente,r the Office of the Provost for Diversity and Climate and the Arts Institute with support from the Evjue Foundation and the Anonymous Fund.
This project is funded, in part, by grants from the Madison Arts Commission and Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, with additional funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board.
Contact Jessica Brown-Velez, Audience Outreach Coordinator for more information: brownvelez@wisc.edu.
See http://sites.google.com/site/acrossadistance to learn more about the production.
