DTAcademy

Return To Stage: Captioning, Transcription and Non-Auditory Access Workshop with Sparkle Plenty and Kay Slater

DTAcademy2022-01-24T02:11:41-06:00

About:By outlining best practices (and identifying the pros and cons of available auto-generated captioning services), and inviting participants to learn the basics of captioning and transcription for live and pre-recorded material, we invest in a baseline standard for access as well as a shared and shareable knowledge base. This workshop will be more informal, including a conversation around the current "return to" stage in which events are once again being held in person. This workshop is aimed towards dancers, performers and festival events, and led by Sparkle Plenty and Kay Slater.This is the outline of what is covered so that you can [...]

Return To Stage: Captioning, Transcription and Non-Auditory Access Workshop with Sparkle Plenty and Kay SlaterDTAcademy2022-01-24T02:11:41-06:00

Burlesque Accessibility, Both on and Off the Stage with Minda Mae

DTAcademy2023-02-12T21:24:15-06:00

About: Whether you’re a disabled performer navigating the performance world or an able-bodied producer or instructor who wants to create accessible events, join Minda Mae, founder of the DisabiliTease Festival and DisabiliTease Academy, as she shares some of her favorite tools, tricks, and know-how to create space for every Disabilibabe.⁠⁠ Watch Now! Cost: Rent for $15 Buy for $20 About the instructor: Minda Mae is the first wheelchair-using belly dance and burlesque performer in Minnesota. A fierce advocate for persons with different abilities, she [...]

Burlesque Accessibility, Both on and Off the Stage with Minda MaeDTAcademy2023-02-12T21:24:15-06:00

The Movement: Floor/Chair for Mobility Restrictions with Jacqueline Boxx

DTAcademy2023-02-12T21:38:19-06:00

About: This class represents step three of Jacqueline’s three-step movement program. After understanding the importance of listening to and respecting the body’s methods of communication, it is time to take your newfound positive relationship and create healthy and enticing art! For those who did not take “The Mind,” Jacqueline begins with a brief introspective guided look into what parts of students’ bodies are particularly “talkative” that day, and what restrictions they each might need to respect and attend to. Then, she discusses the importance of alignment and attentive protection for those parts. Students work with mirror posing that accommodates restriction [...]

The Movement: Floor/Chair for Mobility Restrictions with Jacqueline BoxxDTAcademy2023-02-12T21:38:19-06:00

The Mind: Dance for Mobility Restrictions with Jacqueline Boxx

DTAcademy2023-02-12T23:06:26-06:00

About: This class includes steps one and two of Jacqueline’s three-step movement program. In step one, I guide participants through how the critical language of body love and disability can increase anyone’s ability to communicate in a more positive and mutually beneficial way with their body. I use the links between chronic pain and mind-body theory, as well as my experiences in physical therapy for fifteen years, to outline potential new patterns that work through feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt and discomfort to find a healthy place where each person’s own limits are known and respected. Participants then engage in step two, [...]

The Mind: Dance for Mobility Restrictions with Jacqueline BoxxDTAcademy2023-02-12T23:06:26-06:00

Glitter Activism: Using Burlesque to Create Social Change with Eun Bee Yes

DTAcademy2023-02-12T23:11:42-06:00

About: Please join Eun Bee Yes as they talk about ways to ensure a fundraiser is not only inclusive to disabled people but also is gender and BI&POC diverse. It might seem daunting but there are specific things to keep in mind that will really make your fundraiser sparkle. Watch Now! Cost: Rent for $15 Buy for $20 About the instructor: Eun Bee Yes (Zie/zir, They/them, He/him) has been creating fundraisers since 2015. They have also been the stage manager for various fundraisers for [...]

Glitter Activism: Using Burlesque to Create Social Change with Eun Bee YesDTAcademy2023-02-12T23:11:42-06:00

Energy Flow: Safe/Centered Stage Presence with Jacqueline Boxx

DTAcademy2023-02-12T22:40:26-06:00

About: Commanding an audience’s attention doesn’t have to mean constantly moving about a stage! Whether you want to keep the drama going even during the quietest parts of your act or you need to plan for spectacular stationary sizzle due to mobility restrictions, it’s all about mastering that Energy Flow. Learn the five elements Jacqueline uses to make the absolute most of center stage and practice a brief choreography that introduces adapting these elements to your own performance style. Students should dress comfortably for movement. Supplies: Please have a pen, paper, and water Watch Now! [...]

Energy Flow: Safe/Centered Stage Presence with Jacqueline BoxxDTAcademy2023-02-12T22:40:26-06:00

Faces and Hands for Stage with Skirt Vonnegut

DTAcademy2023-02-12T22:53:41-06:00

About: This workshop will cover what to do with your face and hands when performing. These are often forgotten. Using them appropriately will make your future performance more dynamic. Watch Now! Cost: Rent for $15 Buy for $20 About the instructor: Skirt Vonnegut is the sketch comedian of burlesque, here to satisfy your wildest nerdy fantasies. A classically trained dancer with over 15 years of sketch comedy, this retired karaoke DJ is the international award-winning entertainer that will tickle your every fancy. They [...]

Faces and Hands for Stage with Skirt VonnegutDTAcademy2023-02-12T22:53:41-06:00