FOLDA 2024 ASL – Join us June 15, 2024!
We want to invite the Deaf community to come check out the shows and installations, have fun, hang out, chat and explore all the festival has to offer on Saturday, June 15. We have 4 great, family friendly activities, and a Deaf community gathering hosted by S5Waves. Plus – PARKING IS FREE SATURDAY!!
SmartSmart Performance – 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Take your phone to the theatre for coffee, crafts, storytelling, and surprises in this family-friendly, hands-on, scripted and improvised work that includes making a costume for your smartphone or device. ASL Interpreted, featuring Adrienne Wong.
Lucy.AI Installation – 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Lucy AI is an immersive multimedia AI version of interdisciplinary artist Lucy Simic you can interact with through an interpreter.
Horizon 360 Film – 6:00pm to 6:30pm
Horizon is a hemispherical film by Sesqui in a large dome installation you can watch (no ASL).
Deaf Community Gathering with S5Waves – 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Join our friends from S5Waves between the performances of SmartSmart and Mash Up for refreshments at a Deaf community gathering in the lobby of the Bader Centre. Visit, meet artists, see the installations and shows, and have a great night out.
Mash Up Performance + Online Livestream – 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Mash Up is an exploration of creative access in performance art. ASL integrated, featuring Erin Ball, Maxime Beauregard, Andrew Heule, Gaitrie Persaud-Killings, Jaideep Goray.
The first show is at 3pm. It is called SmartSmart by Adrienne Wong.
Take your phone to the theatre for coffee, crafts, storytelling, and surprises in this family-friendly, hands-on, scripted and improvised work that includes making a costume for your smartphone or device.
The second show is at 7pm. It is called Mash Up by Erin Ball and Maxime Beuregard and features Deaf artists Gaitrie Persaud-Killings and Jaideep Goray providing ASL performances alongside Erin and Maxime’s gravity-defying theatrics, and accessible, inclusive storytelling.
Between shows you can check out two lobby installations:
Lucy AI is an immersive multimedia AI version of interdisciplinary artist Lucy Simic, who has been loading images, videos, content and personality into the AI since she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2018. Participants talk to the Lucy AI, and then see into her memories, into her mind. ASL Interpreted both ways.
Horizon is a hemispherical film by Sesqui. It is a soaring visual symphony that places viewers in the centre of the action during an inspiring Canadian showcase that unfolds from coast to coast to coast. Participants will be inside a 360 dome and gain a new perspective on art and our country.
Join our friends from S5Waves between the performances of SmartSmart and Mash Up for refreshments at a Deaf community gathering in the lobby of the Bader Centre – visit, meet artists, see the installations and shows, and have a great night out.
Deaf community are invited – you can purchase tickets through folda.ca or email us for a free Deaf community ticket at access@spiderwebshow.ca, and Annie or Clayton will get you booked in and keep you up to date on all the Deaf happenings at the festival this year.
We hope to see you there Saturday June 15 – starting at 3pm. All the details are online at www.folda.ca
Hope to see you there!