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is an alternative form of theatre which is a collaboration of deaf actors or actresses. Using open space, the performers use gesture, dance, and sign language to perform to a audience. Production teams create theatre in their respective signed languages and many companies choose to have both hearing
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Norwegian Association for the Deaf began hosting annual culture days in 1967, which featured signed performances. Mira Zuckerman was an actress during this era and became the first professional Deaf actress in the country. In 1997, a study commenced about signing theatre, which led to the first
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National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) Mime Group, which gave Deaf actors opportunities to perform in gestural productions. By 1969, this transformed in the British Theatre for the Deaf. This company existed throughout the 70s, but has since dissolved. They were known for their
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Queensland Theatre of the Deaf opened in 1975 and closed unexpectedly in 2005. During the period between 1970 and 2000, other theatre companies existed for periods of 2–30 years, such as Victoria Theatre of the Deaf and the Gestures Theatre of the Deaf.
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Founded in 1987, Teatteri Totti was the only Deaf theatre in the country. It originally operated under a different organization but moved to be operated independently in 2015. In 2006, Teatteri Totti started to receive financial support from the state.
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Teater Manu began in 1999 because a high school and Deaf center wanted to establish a professional sign language theatre. After 2 years of trial performances, the organization received state funding and was officially stationed in the capital of
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and Dutch. In the 1970s, two Deaf performers began creating live performances mostly in mime. The two performers, Wim
Emmerick and Jean Couprie desired work in Dutch Sign Language but it was not widely known enough still.
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Signdance Collective was founded from the roots of the Signdance Theatre of 1987. The company has touring productions and aims to establish both deaf and disabled artists.
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The translation of Tyst Teater means "silent theatre". In 2020 it was changed to Riksteatern Crea. In 2008, the company added a youth component for young Deaf people to practice the arts.
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The first European Theatre school to have a sign language specific program was École de Théâtre Universelle. It is a 2-year long track founded in 2013 by Deaf performers.
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