This is from a wonderful piece on "Here and Now" that I encourage you to listen to. There's a <a href="http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/04/12/concerts-deaf">stream available on the Here and Now website</a> where Aaron Malgeri describes the work - fascinating. He talks about the c

One of Aaron's comments on the website:

<blockquote>I think that the debate about whether any translation can adequately express the intent & content of the original piece is an interesting one. I don't think it can ever be 100%. My goal is to create an equally poetic product that can allow someone to access ideas and perspectives within the music or play that I'm interpreting. My question: if it cannot be a perfect 1:1 representation, do we then say forget it? Should we then forget attempting to translate works in French or Chinese into English because they might only give us partial insight?

In my opinion an all or nothing approach risks leaving out a rather large portion of the population. In essence, it would be saying to many people who are disabled/differently-abled that they cannot have any access to some of our natural or cultural wonders. There are many creative ways for this access to take place. I would much rather provide what I can if people are interested in enriching their lives by taking part, even if they don't experience the event exactly as I do. </blockquote>



<strong>"Apologies"</strong>
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Love this, doesn't the emotion really come through? I know I've posted a few other signers at live shows in the last few years but I'm having trouble finding the videos. Anyone help?

Here's one thanks to Snowbird:
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