DaDaFest International 40 brings you ‘Rage, A Quiet Riot!’.
Rage is something many disabled artists and individuals within our community feel. After consulting with artists, DaDa heard loud and clear that, while some progress has been made, too many decisions are still made without involving disabled people. This has left disabled artists and disabled communities raging that the gaps in society are widening and that we are still so far from equity and representation at all levels in art, culture and heritage.
Through Film DDFI40, artists showcase different shades of rage: bubbling, building and bursting into a quiet riot.
8 – 10pm: Outside Cunard Building
Launching DDFI40 on International Women’s Day, ‘Hand Ships Sail’ is a poetic conversation in British Sign Language (BSL) – the vital, visual and versatile language of British deaf communities. Two deaf women share their dreams for the future as they look out over the night sky. Intriguing and sensual, the projected artwork begins with giant hands resembling ships at sea, rocked by waves. The sailing hands represent the lifelong voyage all deaf people must take, navigating discrimination in the hearing world. The Cunard is one of Liverpool’s Three Graces, part of the iconic waterfront and famous for its nautical history as the original headquarters of the Cunard shipping line. Cathy Mager is a deaf and Bristol-based artist and curator, specialising in immersive and monumental art installations in unusual spaces. She is founder and director of Spectroscope, an arts collective that has pioneered sign language projection mapping for the BBC, Bristol Light Festival, Science Gallery London and Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art. Previously, she has directed public realm artworks and exhibitions for Bristol Beacon, Forestry England, Southbank Centre, Arts on the Underground and Historic Royal Palaces.
Access: BSL is integrated into this performance. Captions and audio description will also be available.
Booking info: No need to book. Just arrive outside the Cunard building to enjoy the show.
6pm – 10pm: FACT
Join DDFI40 for an evening of film reflecting on our festival theme of ‘Rage’, including a screening of a feature film and film shorts created by renowned disabled artists Dolly Sen, Dora Colquhoun and Amina Atiq.
BSL interpretation and Captions will be included in the event.
Booking info: Tickets will be booked via the website. Link coming soon
8th-10th & 17th-31st March
RAWD presents Movement Megaphone
Open Eye Gallery, All day on a loop
An original dance film that explores ‘turning up our voice’through dance. Where are we supposed to be quiet? Where are we allowed to shout? 'Movement Megaphone' explores Patrick Bannon’s physical language and the environments and communities that give him a voice. Patrick Bannon is an associate artist at RAWD, a company that produce inclusive arts experiences and performances which all champion and amplify the disabled perspective.
The film is a co-commission by Culture Liverpool and DaDafor the LEAP Dance festival and will be played on a loop during Open Eye Gallery opening hours on the dates shown above.
Booking info: No booking required. Just pop in during opening hours to enjoy the film.
