Douglas Ridloff Presentation - ASL Poetry
Douglas Ridloff is a poet and visual storyteller creating original works in American Sign Language. He is the owner, founder of ASL SLAM (www.aslslam.com) a monthly open mic event in NYC that functions as a space for the Deaf community to creatively play with ASL through poetry performances, improv, games and storytelling, often bringing special guests from around the world to perform. Recently, Douglas has organized performances at the Whitney Museum, the Jewish Museum, SITE Santa Fe and the 9/11 Memorial Museum, and has traveled to perform his own poetry and to bring ASL SLAM to Deaf communities around the world. Ridloff will discuss the history of ASL poetry in this presentation. Interpreting and captioning provided.
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Open to the Public
Interpreter Requested?
Yes