Interview by Marcus Gordon www.shapearts.org.uk Shape speaks to Ruth Montgomery, Creative Director of deaf-led arts project Audiovisability, to find out more about their upcoming performance showcase “The Unheard World”. Shape: We’re delighted that Audiovisability’s new showcase “The Unheard World” will be at Brighton’s Fabrica on 6 December! Could you tell us how you first developed…
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Mission to Launch! With The City of London Sinfonia Orchestra
As the doors opened to communities across market towns the length and breadth of Essex and Suffolk during October half-term week; many children, babies, parents and carers sat on the colourful mats, cushions and chairs to settle down for the “Mission to Launch” performances by the City of London Sinfonia as part of their Lullaby…
Audiovisability The Unheard World review:
The Unheard World – A project by Audiovisability
Visual Vernacular and Music
I asked Douglas Ridloff who is a founder and director of ASL Slam (American Sign Language) to come up with a minute’s story using visual vernacular about the Solider and the fly. While the solider is doing a very serious job of marching away, a fly comes in causing nuisance. Visual vernacular is a…
British Sign Language and music for Audiovisability’s first ever project
I absolutely adore doing British Sign Language (BSL) composition. BSL is very natural to me and I like to combine it with my passion for classical/contemporary music. I asked 11 year old Layla Fitzgerald-Woolfe who is also deaf herself to sign a story for me, and from the video material I composed violin music…
Celebrating Pupil Success
Real life stories shared to family and friends on social media (facebook/Instagram). Click link below to read more, and to see more pictures. …
In British Deaf News #TBT
First published in British Deaf News October 2015 – Questions & Answers Ruth Montgomery She’s been profoundly deaf from birth, but with her knowledge and understanding of music – she has forged a career as a professional musician, teacher, visual artist and creative powerhouse
The FORTE Ensemble
It was a honour to be involved with Music and the Deaf’s pilot project funded by Arts Council England on tour with other deaf musicians – Eloise Garland (Voice), Sean Chandler (Cornet) and Danny Lane (Piano). We performed at the House of Lords for Decibel’s Year of Sound, then up to Newcastle at the Sage,…
Amazing Budapest
It was a honour to be invited to perform on my flute at the ‘World Music Day’ in Budapest, Hungary and also to meet 15 talented young musicians and staff involved in the concert in their music project entitled “Tuned to Each Other”. The concert was held on the 1st October 2015 in the evening…