Douglas Ridloff Presentation - ASL Poetry

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Douglas Ridloff looking at sparkling orb in his left hand with text about the event as stated above.

Douglas Ridloff is a poet and visual storyteller creating original works in American Sign Language. He is the owner, founder of ASL SLAM (www.aslslam.com) a monthly open mic event in NYC that functions as a space for the Deaf community to creatively play with ASL through poetry performances, improv, games and storytelling, often bringing special guests from around the world to perform. Recently, Douglas has organized performances at the Whitney Museum, the Jewish Museum, SITE Santa Fe and the 9/11 Memorial Museum, and has traveled to perform his own poetry and to bring ASL SLAM to Deaf communities around the world. Ridloff will discuss the history of ASL poetry in this presentation. Interpreting and captioning provided.


Contact
Jill Bradbury
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When and Where
September 30, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Room/Location: 1300/1310
Who

Open to the Public

Interpreter Requested?

Yes

Topics
deaf community
diversity
performing arts