Reflections Through a DeafLens

Hideto Noritomi, Japanese Deaf Painter talks about JSL
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Hideto Noritomi, a deaf painter from Japan is a professional artist. He is also the father of a deaf son and in his interview with a prominent Japan newspaper, he talks about how he incorporates the concept of sign language into his art. Some years ago, when I was invited to the Japan Deaf Arts [...]
Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Dec 21 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Gallaudet University to Host International WORLDEAF Cinema...
Reflections Through a DeafLens Gallaudet University to Host International WORLDEAF Cinema Festival November 4-7, 2009 Washington, DC. (November 24, 2008) Move over, Oscars, the WORLDEAF Cinema Awards are here. Deaf cinema has made a profound impact on the lives of people around the world. In recognition of excellence in deaf filmmaking, Gallaudet University will hold its first WORL...
Higher Education Language Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Nov 24 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Kennedy Center Newsletter: Focus on Deaf Artists
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Not too long ago Kennedy Center's Opening Stages, an on-line newsletter by artists with disabilities asked if I would guest edit one of their issues. I thought long and hard and decided to give it a try. The newsletter was posted last week. In case the link doesn't work, you can Google "Opening Stages" and [...]
Media Art and Storytelling Thu, Sep 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

England’s Deaf Film Festival (Oldest?)
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Wolverhampton, England will be hosting it's tenth Deaf film festival, Deaffest during November 28-30, 2008. Do you think it's possible that England may have the longest continuously run Deaf film festival in the world? Do you have information that would confirm this? My friends and I were wondering when the concept of Deaf film festivals began?...
Media Art and Storytelling Culture Tue, Sep 16 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Leon Lim, Deaf Malaysian Artist
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Leon Lim is a 2004 graduate of Rochester Institiue of Technology. He was recently featured in the Korean Times. He is an incredibly gifted artist and if you ever have the good fortune to meet him and view his work, you'll see what I mean. He is charming and delightful. His works makes you stop and wonder. I [...]
Higher Education Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Jul 25 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Bit of news from here and there
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings friends, It's been a while since I've posted. I've been focusing on projects and now that I'm up for air, I thought I'd share some of the new additions to the blogroll. Our friend, Bernard Bragg has just unveiled a beautiful site. A bit of news: he and Phyllis Frelich were just honored at the National As...
Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, Jul 10 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Eric Malzkuhn, Deaf Pioneer in the Arts
Reflections Through a DeafLens Dear friends, Eric Malzkuhn, beloved actor, playwright, poet, songwriter, teacher, photographer, sportswriter, Sign Master and gifted ASL and English translator died this morning at the age of 85. Those of us who were fortunate to have been a friend of Eric, (affectionately known as Malz), were aware of being in the presence of a genius. His love of English ...
Art and Storytelling Wed, Jan 23 2008 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf in the Picture Film Festival
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, This month's Zoom web TV edition showcases the recent Deaf in the Picture film festival in Amsterdam. The latest edition features interviews with the festival organizer, Tony Bloem as well as some of the filmmakers. For background information on the film festival, click on Deaf in Picture website. Zoom web TV is the ...
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Dec 15 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Gallaudets theatre production goes to Kennedy Center
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Exciting news, Gallaudet University's Goya: en la Quinta del Sordo, a student theatre production has been selected for Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Willy Conley and Iosif Schneiderman (renowned Russian Deaf actor) co-wrote the play. Conley also directed the production. Ethan Sinnott designed the set. To see...
Higher Education Art and Storytelling Wed, Dec 12 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

The power of Deaf artists
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, In between teaching and working on projects, I try to stay abreast of new discoveries on the Internet. I'm particularly exicted about my latest find, Tommy Motswai. I'm blown away by his use of color and ability to capture the complexities of a nano-second moment. I'm sure you'll agree. While I'm constantly seeking Deaf ar...
Art and Storytelling Culture Sun, Dec 09 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Janes interview with Opening Stages
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Recently I was interviewed by Paul Kahn, editor of Opening Stages, a newsletter produced by the Washington, D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at [link] I thought I'd share the interview with you. Opening Stages is a quarterly newsletter for people with disabilities pursuing careers in the performing arts. I'...
Media Higher Education Language Culture Sat, Dec 08 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Tia Lihua, China
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Asia Pacific Arts is a bi-weekly web magazine published by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Asia Institute. The current November 16, 2007 issue features a video interview with Tia Lihua, the president and art director of China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe. Ms. Lihua, Deaf, discusses My Dream, the documentary film the tr...
Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Nov 19 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Exciting developments around the globe
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, There is much going on around the globe in terms of Deaf art and related events. What I've here, is just a fraction of positive developments that serve to inspire, motivate and ground us as human beings and artists. Belgium: Theatre Hand in the Eye: www.handinhetoog.be is a beautifully designed site and I know you'll enjoy the infor...
Art and Storytelling Culture Tue, Oct 23 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Marlee Matlin's book adapted for the stage
Reflections Through a DeafLens Hello, Most of us know Marlee Matlin as the actress who won the 1987 Oscar as Best Actress for her work in the film Children of a Lesser God. Since that time, she has appeared in movies and many popular television shows. I don't think many of us realize that Marlee is also a writer who has published two books for children. Her first book, Deaf Child Crossing...
Art and Storytelling Culture Thu, Oct 11 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Jane's Picks: Bernard Bragg
Reflections Through a DeafLens QuickTime Transcript: Hello, for Jane's Picks, I've selected Bernard Bragg, known by most of us as "BB." There are many reasons for my choice. Basically it's because he's a artist, actor, director, translator, playwright and teacher. BB is a second generation Deaf actor, his father was an actor and director in the New York area. Whi...
Higher Education Art and Storytelling Culture Mon, Sep 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Signs of Progress
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, It is exciting to see competitions in arts for Deaf and hard of hearing students take place throughout the country. Some have been around for a while and others are new. I've included here five links, all related to arts in education. It is my hope that you will, after viewing the works of Deaf and hard of hearing children, do all you can to [...]
Art and Storytelling Education Culture Sun, Sep 09 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Women of Silver Screen
Reflections Through a DeafLens Congratulations to Onisha Blagdon, Producer and Mei Te, Artist/Graphic Designer! Together they have created a new organization, Deaf Women of Silver Screen. Their website announces the first bi-annual Film Festival, "Divas of Silver Screen." Click here for details [link] Cinema is mostly a male domain with women traditionally providing [...]
Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Mon, Sep 03 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Pencils and pens: Communicating is an art
Reflections Through a DeafLens QuickTime Pencils and pens are a staple of Jane's life. She shares mementos from her childhood. Transcript: You know, I really like this flat pencil. Carpenters usually use this type of pencil for rough, framing, not really for fine work, just for outlining. I enjoy using this pencil, I wonder if it's still made entirely of wood? It [...]
Language Tech Mon, Aug 27 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Filmmakers Forum
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Check out the Deaffest's Deaf Filmmakers Forum! This forum, I believe, originates out of Wolverhampton, England, the site of one of the oldest Deaf film festivals in the world. This presents a wonderful opportunity for Deaf filmmakers to exchange information and support.I understand we have something similar here in the States. David Pierce, of [...]
Sat, Aug 11 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Filmmakers Forum
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, Check out Deaffest's Deaf Filmmakers Forum in the Festival category of the blogroll. This forum, I believe, originates out of Wolverhampton, England, the site of one of the oldest Deaf film festivals in the world. This presents a wonderful opportunity for Deaf filmmakers to exchange information and support. I understand we have something similiar here [...]
Media Culture Tue, Jul 24 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Jane's Picks
Reflections Through a DeafLens Jane introduces a new feature on her site. Play Quicktime version Transcript: Hello, it's great to have you here. From time to time, I'll be talking about perhaps a book, a film, a play, a piece of art work, perhaps a painting; maybe a person or a group; or maybe something from TV. I'm calling this category, “Jane's [...]
Art and Storytelling Culture Fri, Jul 20 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Deaf Artists Blogroll
Reflections Through a DeafLens Jane discusses the blogroll on her site. She offers her blogroll as a resource–a place for people to find Deaf artists and also for anyone who wants to learn about the arts and entertainment industry. Play Quicktime version Transcript: Hello, glad you can join me. You know, it's really astonishing; the Internet is a wonderful and amazing tool. [...]
Media Art and Storytelling Tech Culture Sat, Jul 14 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post

Welcome!
Reflections Through a DeafLens Greetings, this is my first vlog and with your support, I look forward to many more to come. Play Quicktime version  Transcript: Hello, I'm Jane. Welcome to Reflections Through a DeafLens. We will be focusing on art by Deaf people in different disciplines. I hope you will join me in future discussions. I'd like to make clear that the original [...]
Media Language Art and Storytelling Culture Sat, Jul 07 2007 hide this blog flag post bookmark post