Accessibility at FOLDA 2021
The Festival of Live Digital Art believes in access to content for everyone, and we are committed to providing a variety of access options during the festival, including ASL and Deaf Interpretation, Audio Description and Captioning. In addition to services or content that is accessible to different communities, the festival also includes several accessible events, watch/listen parties, workshops and more.
For support in booking pay-what-you-can tickets or complimentary accessible tickets email clayton@spiderwebshow.ca
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ASL Interpreted Workshops
The basics of livestreaming performance: equipment, software and planning.
Live May 26, 2021 – 12:00pm – 1:30pm ET
Recording available until June 13th, 2021.
ASL Interpretation provided by Deaf Spectrum.
This workshop will be held on Zoom.
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Contracting in Unprecedented Times
A panel conversation exploring the performing arts sector, creating contracts for work in digital space, and anti-oppressive practices.
Live June 2, 2021 – 6pm – 8pm ET
Recording available until June 13, 2021.
ASL Interpretation provided by Deaf Spectrum.
This workshop will be held in Zoom Webinar.
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ASL Interpreted Performance
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A love letter to an empty theatre performed by Tracey Nepinak, followed by a live talkback and audience love letters hosted by Adrienne Wong and featuring playwright Yvette Nolan and Director Thomas Morgan Jones.
Live June 9, 2021 – 9:00pm ET
ASL Interpretation provided by Deaf Spectrum
This ASL Interpreted Performance will be held on Zoom.
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Audio Described Performance Watch/Listen Parties
Join our hosts Christine Malec (Curiosity Club) and Ashley King (Inside Out Theatre) for the following described performances and discussions:
Grief, vision loss and silence. The music of Beethoven and John Cage. An immersive story performed by artist and musician Leslie Ting, about her mother’s vision loss and eventual passing.
Live June 10, 2021 – 7:30pm ET / 6:30 CT / 5:30 MT / 4:30 PT
Best described as one part techno concert, one part autobiographical confessional, audiences are swept into a waking dream with Collier and his keyboards, while exploring his deep connection with family.
Live June 12 – 6:30pm ET / 5:30pm CT / 4:30pm MT / 3:30pm PT
This wildly inventive exploration of the possibilities of live theatre and the magic of cinema explores what connects us, and is broadcast live and online from a small room in a village in South America.
Live June 13 – 6:30pm ET / 5:30pm CT / 4:30pm MT / 3:30pm PT
All watch/listen parties will be held on Zoom.
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Relaxed Performance
Cabin Fever Prototype
Cabin Fever Prototype is composed for an ensemble of voices, domestic sounds and Zoom. Every hour in this durational Prototype performance singers softly share a real pandemic dream collected from around the world, punctuating long dreamlike silences in between.
Download the Visual Story for Cabin Fever for more information.
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Captioned Workshops & Artist Talks
All Start Up Workshops and Artist Talks are Live Captioned using Rev Auto-generated Captions, and available on-demand with edited Captions until June 13th.
More info on the StartUp Workshops
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Captioned Performances
A love letter to an empty theatre performed by Tracey Nepinak, followed by a live talkback and audience love letters hosted by Adrienne Wong and featuring playwright Yvette Nolan and Director Thomas Morgan Jones.
Live June 9, 2021 – 9:00pm ET
Live captions on Zoom by Rev Captions (auto-generated (live talk) and pre-prepared (performance))
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This wildly inventive exploration of the possibilities of live theater and the magic of cinema explores what connects us, and is broadcast live and online from a small room in a village in South America.
Live Friday, June 11 at 7:00PM ET
Live Saturday, June 12 at 9:00PM ET
Live Sunday, June 13 at 2:00PM and 7:00PM ET
Live captions on Zoom by Rev Captions (auto-generated)
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Caption-Friendly Performance
This wondrously immersive experience is a meditation on goodness, generosity, and the struggle to stay tender in a world that asks us to be hard.
The performance features written content on a screen, with limited audio interface (soundscape of rain, music, water, and a bell to alert you to open your eyes). It is not screen-reader friendly. Participants are also asked to type in some short responses to written questions.
Live Wednesday, June 9 at 10:00PM EST
Live Thursday, June 10 at 9:00PM EST
Live Friday, June 11 at 8:00PM EST
Live Saturday, June 12 at 2:00PM EST and 10:00PM EST
Live Sunday, June 13 at 4:00PM EST
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Financial Accessibility
The Festival of Live Digital Arts believes that art should be experienced by everyone, which is why we keep our ticket pricing low. Performance and workshop tickets start at $5, all in. If this cost is a barrier, we have made 5% of our admissions free to members of the Deaf, disabled or Mad communities. If you identify as being from one of these communities, and need complimentary access, you can request tickets to our accessible performances or events.
Note: We will collect some demographic information from you in exchange for the accessible ticket, to support further programming development and future fundraising efforts to keep Folda financially accessible.
Accessible FOLDA is brought to you by Spiderwebshow Performance in association with Electric Company Theatre.
