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DaDaFest International 2010 is coming to town!

This year's festival will run from 18th November- 3rd December and it's going to be even bigger than last year (gosh! I'm not quite sure how we're going to fit it all in!) like delicious slices of chocolate gateux it just keeps looking more irresistable with each peak, but if you can't quite wait until then, we've got some taster DaDaFest events coming up earlier in the year.

The first event of the year for DaDaFest International 2010.  There will be several events including this one which will carry the DaDaFest moniker in the lead up to the main festival in November of this year.


No Idea- 22-23 April 2010 A witty, perceptive and eye-opening piece....
Lisa and Rachael are good friends who turned some of their real-life encounters with members of the general public to form a heart-warming mockumentary/verbatim theatre piece. With its roots in stand-up theatre this is the first ‘taster' DaDaFest event of the year to be held at Unity Theatre, Liverpool. The show uses actual recordings fed back through headphones to the performers to create a live, spontaneous feel combined with improvisation. Suitable for new audiences and the well attuned DaDaFestian in all our readers. It's a great night out, so come and join us... to book your tickets now please contact Unity Theatre direct on 0844 873 2888, unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk and tickets@unitytheatre.co.uk. The theatre also offers a touch tour, please contact direct for more information. This event is suitable for ages 16+

 ... in the meantime take a look at the films from last year's DaDaVisions to keep you in that DaDaFestian frame of mind...

 

All of the DaDaVisions films can be viewed on our homepage at www.dadahello.com

DOWNLOAD THE FULL DADAFEST 2009 BROCHURE!

WATCH THE DaDaFest International 2008 VIDEO!!!

The film is audio described, it does not have subtitles as it is very visual.

DaDaFest began in 2001 and has successfully delivered an annual festival of deaf & disability arts events throughout Liverpool, Merseyside and the North West.Last year, DaDaFest International '08 ran from 4th - 7th September to much critical acclaim and included a 30 minute broadcast by BBC 2 'See Hear' 

Here are images from just some of the events that took place at DaDaFest International 2008. All images are to be credited to Jon Stone and Imran Ali. Please contact DaDa- Disability & Deaf Arts direct for further information.

The image is taken from the performance of Beauty and the Beast that formed part of DaDaFest international 2008. It shows Beauty having climbed inside a giant balloon, it is lit from below and looks like a creature inside a huge egg.   Beauty reclining with one hand to her head, listening for Beast The image shows Beast and Beauty at the table, Beast is nude in the foreground, he wears a headress of fur and horns. The table between them is covered in fruit, vegetables and wine. Beauty is dressed in a silvery material and looks imploringly at Beast. The image shows Amelie Soleil hanging upside down in a gymnastic pose in a sling of white material. She has a small black dress on.

The image is from a rehearsed reading of 'Danny Diva', the character of Virgil looks over Mum's shoulder, his expression says 'I told you so'. Mum has pursed lips. The image is from a performance by Nivaldo Deslysim and shows a figure in white hanging in a reclining position in a white box in the background. Their face is covered. In the foreground, a figure sits on a chair, also dressed in white. They have their hands in their lap in a slumped attitude. At their feet, a third figure is sat on the floor with her arms on the kneews of the person sat in the chair. She looks over at the person in the box.

Tanya Raabe standing in front of one of her sketches The image is of Blind Gurl and The Crips performing

The Alexandras on stage, in the centre is a muscle man dressed in only the lower half of a gladiator style costume, he is posing, muscles flexed. To his right is a man in decadent full drag which is shocking pink with an elaborate headdress. To the far right is Caroline Parker in a similar blue drag style outfit with headdress. She is signing the word 'warm'. Ed Haygarth is sat with Kevin Connelly at kevin's photography exhibition. Kevin is pointing at something off camera.

 And if you would like to see some more, then please do head over to our Facebook account where we have 30 albums of photographs documenting this year's festival and some of those before it. Follow the link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1241613359&ref=profile

For more information and images from DaDafest 2009 please go to: http://www.dadahello.com/dadafest/dadafest-2009

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