DaDaFest International 2014

DaDaFest 2014, the biggest, most comprehensive and challenging festival of Disability & Deaf Arts in the world, takes place in Liverpool from Friday 21st November 2014 until Saturday 6th December 2014.

These are the dates for the majority of live events which offer audiences a wealth of UK and International talent, with events this year including performance, comedy, dance, music, sculpture, film, photography, and poetry. During these three weekend blocks are the most exciting and inventive of disability arts with acts and performances from across the world as well as locally based artists and new raw talent.

The bedrock of the festival is also the visual arts exhibition ‘Art of the Lived Experiment’ at the Bluecoat running from 8 November until 11 January curated by Aaron Williamson with many new pieces ignited by this year’s theme.

Line-up

Katherine Araniello, Bobby Baker, Anna Berndtson, Brian Catling, Ellie Collins, Stephen Cripps, Ellen Friis, Joseph Grigely and Amy Vogel, Tony Heaton, Melanie Jackson and Esther Leslie, Floris Kaayk, David Lock, Kate Mahony, Maurice Mbikayi, Sinead and Hugh O’Donnell, Mike Parr, Becky Perriman, Simon Raven, Adam Reynolds, Juliet Robson, Terry Smith, Matthew Thompson, The Vacuum Cleaner, Aaron Williamson, Song of Semmersuaq, The Ugly Girl, Krip-Hop Nation, Laurence Clark, and Staff Benda Bilili.

Tickets

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Events

DaDaFest programme of events for this year’s festival with an eclectic mix of art, music, performance, creative word, exhibitions and workshops presenting ‘Art of the Lived Experiment’. The festival features artists and work from across the world, creating a global language of disability arts. Events range from major international visual arts exhibitions to cutting-edge comedy, deaf culture events and performances by leading international musicians.

Full programme

Event Name: Krip-Hop Nation
Category: Music
Date: Saturday 29 November 2014 (8pm to 10pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: Transcriptions of lyrics provided.

Event Name: Young DaDa Ensemble Project Celebration
Category: Music
Date: Sunday 30 November 2014 (4pm to 5pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation

Event Name: Laurence Clark – Moments of Instant Regret
Category: Comedy
Date: Friday 5 December 2014 (7:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation

Event Name: Staff Benda Bilili
Category: Music
Date: Saturday 6 December 2014 (7:30pm)
Venue: Liverpool Philharmonic - L1 9BP

Event Name: Unsung – Liverpool’s Most Radical Son
Category: Displays
Date: Friday7 November 2014 to Sunday 10 May 2015 (10am to 5pm) (Except Mondays & Sundays at Victoria Gallery and Museum)
Venue: Museum of Liverpool, International Slavery Museum & Victoria Gallery and Museum -L3 1DG / L3 4AX / L3 5TR
Access Provided: Audio Description and 3D Representations of Objects.

Event Name: Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Legacy of Edward Rushton
Category: Service
Date: Saturday 22 November 2014 (10:45am to 12pm)
Venue: Liverpool Cathedral - L1 7AZ
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation, Audio Description and Open Captions.

Event Name: The Life & Impact of Edward Rushton
Category: Talk
Date: Saturday 22 November 2014 (3pm to 4:30pm)
Venue: Museum of Liverpool - L3 1DG
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Description.

Event Name: Unsung
Category: Performance
Date: Saturday 22 November 2014 (7:30pm to 10pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Description.

Event Name: Celebrating Unsung Heroes
Category: Talk
Date: Saturday 22 November to Saturday 6 December (6pm to 7pm) (Sundays 4pm to 5pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: Let us know if you have any access requirements.

Welcome to DaDaLand
A family friendly day of free DaDaFest workshops including: poetry, art, movement sessions, storytelling and performances. Come along and get involved! There will be British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout the weekend.

Event Name: Unpicking Threads of Gold
Category: Workshop
Date: Sunday 23 November 2014 (12pm to 1:30pm & 3pm to 4:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

Event Name: Some Radical Words
Category: Workshop
Date: Sunday 23 November 2014 (1:30pm to 3pm & 4:30pm to 6pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

Event Name: Brought to Life
Category: Dance
Date: Sunday 23 November 2014 (2pm to 3pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreted and Audio Description.

Event Name: How to Fall in Love
Category: Performance
Date: Sunday 23 November (3:30pm to 4pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: Audio Description

Young DaDa Presents…
Programmed by young people, this weekend is packed full of events, workshops, films and lots of other fun stuff for everyone to take part in and enjoy. There will be British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout the weekend.

Event Name: Recipe for Scouse Film Screening
Category: Film
Date: Saturday 29 November 2014 (10am to 4pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: Film has subtitles and Audio Description

Event Name: Oska Bright Screenings
Category: Film
Date: Saturday 29 November 2014 (11:30am to 1:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: Films have subtitles. Audio Description available and the Q&A session will be British Sign Language Interpreted.

Event Name: Oska Bright VJing Workshop
Category: Workshop
Date: Saturday 29 November 2014 (2:30pm to 4pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

Event Name: Light Graffiti
Category: Workshop
Date: Saturday 29 November 2014 (12pm to 6pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

Event Name: Krip-Hop & Guests Workshop
Category: Workshop
Date: Saturday 29 November 2014 (5pm to 6:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

Event Name: Body Mapping Workshop
Category: Workshop
Date: Sunday 30 November (10am to 4pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

Event Name: How to be Creative with Words
Category: Workshop
Date: Sunday 30 November 2014 (11am to 12pm and 1pm to 2pm)
Venue: Central Library - L3 8EW
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

Event Name: Unpicking Threads of Gold
Category: Workshop
Date: Sunday 30 November 2014 (12pm to 1:30pm and 3pm to 4pm)
Venue: The Bluecoa - Liverpool, L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpreters and Audio Describers available throughout.

DaDaFest International Congress on Disability Culture and Human Rights
Category: Congress
Date: Tuesday 2 & Wednesday 3 December 2014 (9:30am to 5pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Event Description: The DaDaFest International Congress will enable disability’s unique cultural perspectives to shine a light on the multiple ways in which disability culture can impact human rights and social change. Includes speakers from across the arts, creative, business and public sectors as well as performances.
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation, Audio Description, Open Captions, Lipspeakers and Personal Assistants Available.

Event Name: The City Speaks
Category: Podcast Tour
Date: Throughout the Festival (8 November to 11 January)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX (and Online)
Access Provided: See website for dates and times of accessible tours.

Event Name: Rachel Gadsden: Al Noor – Fragile Vision
Category: Exhibition
Date: Friday 21 November to Saturday 6 December 2014
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX

Event Name: Song of Semmersuaq
Category: Performance
Date: Friday 21 November 2014 (8pm to 9pm)
Venue: Unity Theatre - L1 9BG
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Description.

Event Name: The Ugly Girl
Category: Performance
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2014 (7:30pm to 9:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Description.

Event Name: You Are My Sunshine – A Kind of Love Story
Category: Performance
Date: Thursday 27 November 2014 (7:30pm to 9pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation

Event Name: Syndrome 2.1: Music/ Brain Experiments
Category: Performance/ Music
Date: Friday 28 November 2014 (7:30pm to 9pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Description.

Event Name: Backstage in Biscuit Land
Category: Performance
Date: Monday 1 December 2014 (7:30pm to 8:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Secription.

Event Name: Where’s My Nana?
Category: Performance
Date: Tuesday 2 December 2014 (2pm to 3pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: Audio Description

Event Name: Art of Living the Experiment
Category: Performance
Date: Tuesday 2 December 2014 (5:30pm Dinner, 8pm to 10pm Performance)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation, Audio Description and Open Captions.

Event Name: Penny Pepper presents Lost in Spaces plus Cabaret presented by Liz Carr
Category: Performance
Date: Wednesday 3 December 2014 (7pm to 9:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Audio Description.

Event Name: Trace Elements in Conversation
Category: Talk
Date: Monday 1 December 2014 (4pm to 6pm)
Venue: FACT - L1 4DQ

Event Name: Owen Lowery – Otherwise Unchanged plus support from Liverpool Poets
Category: Spoken Word
Date: Thursday 4 December 2014 (7:30pm to 9:30pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Interpretation and Transcripts of Poems Provided.

Art of the Lived Experiment
Category: Exhibition
Date: Saturday 8 November 2014 to Sunday 11 January 2015 (10am – 6pm)
Venue: the Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: Audio Description available to download online or via MP3 players at the venue.

Event Name: Exhibition Tours
Category: Tour
Date: Every Saturday (2pm) (Except 20 & 27 December)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX
Access Provided: British Sign Language Tours on 15 November & 3 January.

Event Name: Antix 2
Category: Performance
Date: 8 & 9 December, 2 & 3 December and 8, 9 & 10 January (12pm to 3pm)
Venue: The Bluecoat - L1 3BX

More information will be here when available.

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