Join Dr. Carolina Bergonzoni, Assistant Professor, School of Education and Health, for a free workshop on Audio Description (AD) for live performances.
In this series, Dr. Bergonzoni will share her research and insights on making theatre and musical productions accessible, including her award-winning project Dancing Voices: An Audio Described Show and her collaboration with the Highland Arts Theatre Association on A Christmas Carol.
Participants will learn about the research process, practical applications of AD and strategies for making live performances accessible, while engaging in discussions on inclusive arts practices. AD makes visual experiences accessible for people who are blind or have low vision by translating important visual details into spoken words. Participants will explore the basics of AD for live performances and practice tools for observation, description and narration.
Dr. Bergonzoni, a dancer, somatic practitioner, educator and scholar, draws on Critical Disability Studies, accessible arts-based education and curriculum studies. She is actively researching Audio Description for live dance in Canada.