Deaf Men Dancing

I am currently the Producer of all male dance company Deaf Men Dancing. DMD is a collaboration of professional male dancers who, like Artistic Director, Mark Smith are deaf. They’ve created and developed a fusion of different styles of dance with sign-language incorporated into choreography creating a unique, interesting and original aesthetic.

SHOWS

Corazón a Corazón

A rich tapestry of ground and aerial performers, character portrayal, and an original soundtrack, Corazón a Corazón, is a brand new work commissioned by Without Walls. Deaf Men Dancing’s unique performance style – a fusion of dance and BSL sign-language – is further enhanced by a contemporised version of the Argentine Tango. Corazón a Corazón toured throughtout 2017 to Brighton Festival, Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival,
Winchester Hat Fair, Stockton International Festival and Out There Festival

COMMISSIONERS AND PARTNERS
Commissioned by Without Walls, Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, Brighton Festival and Greenwich+Docklands International Festival.

TEN

DMD’s Artistic Director/Choreographer Mark Smith in collaboration with designer Ryan Dawson Laight and composer Sean Chandler,  TEN is inspired by double acts like Laurel & Hardy, Reeves & Mortimer, Flanagan & Allen, Morecambe & Wise, Abbott & Costello and Gilbert & George.

Two deaf men arrive. They set up their Soapboxes and deliver to the audience their ‘Ten Commandments for Deaf Awareness’ in BSL, mime, physical theatre and dance.

TEN has toured to Tbilisi International Theatre Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia and Baku, Azerbaijan supported by British Council.

EMBRACE

'Embrace' tells the story of two strangers who meet for the first time and discover that the only way they are able to embrace each other is through Tango and sign language. ‘Embrace’, is a collaboration with Dr Ray Batchelor, a Tango Teacher for D/deaf CAN Dance! 

EMBRACE was presented at Dubai Opera Promenade in November 2017 through the British Council UK/UAE 2017 Year of Creative Collaboration.