SASL Newsletter - Fall 2019 Issue Issue 15 - Fall 2019 | Page 13

THE BLACK DRUM is a very exciting full feature theatrical production with multiple signed
music performances that were created by performers who come from the deaf community. Signed
music can be seen as the newest artistic development that provides an authentic musical experience
for deaf people. The Black Drum's synopsis: ...the story about a young woman, whose life is upturned
when her tattoos come alive and propel her on a fantastical journey in search of her own inner music
(https://dobbernationloves.com/life-culture/the-black-drum/). The Canadian Council for the Arts has
funded $360,000 to the Canadian Cultural Society for the Deaf for the development of THE BLACK
DRUM, and this production was presented by Soulpepper Theatre. THE BLACK DRUM's opening
premiere was on June 19, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario and it played through June 29th. They also
performed for two days at Clin d'Oeil an International festival in Reims, France from July 6-7, 2019
that focused on "the discovery of signed language in all its diversity of its culture and its artistic forms"
(https://www.clin-doeil.eu/en-gb/festival).
https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyMoth/videos/2117491308548785/UzpfSTkzNzA4NDM4NzI1OjEwMTU3MDcxODgxMjgzNzI2/
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