Deaf or Hard of Hearing
AUSLAN INTRODUCTION – ADELAIDE FESTIVAL
ADELAIDE FESTIVAL ACCESS FOR DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING AUDIENCES
AUSLAN
The Auslan symbol indicates that Auslan interpreting is provided. Auslan Interpreting will be provided at selected festival events for Theatre, Visual Arts and Adelaide Writers’ Week.
Make sure you tell the BASS or Venue*Tix representative you are seeing an interpreted performance so they can provide the best seating for you to see the interpreter.
You can request Auslan interpreting services at an Adelaide Writers’ Week event. Download the Auslan Request Form and return it to us by Friday, February 10 2013.
The following events are Auslan interpreted. Please check this page regularly for updates and additions.
Thursday
Norwood Concert Hall, The Parade, Norwood
Tue 5 Mar 11am
Sat 9 Mar 2pm
Itsoseng
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Sat 2 Mar
Artists talk 12.30pm
Session 2pm
Adelaide Writers’ Week
War Stories: Tom Bissell, Kevin Powers and Madeleine Thien
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Mon 4 Mar 6.30pm
Adelaide Writers’ Week
The Secrets of the Ancient World: Tom Holland
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Wed 6 Mar 6.30pm
Laurie Anderson, The Language of the Future
Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
Thurs 14 Mar 2pm
Turner from the Tate
Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace
Auslan tours (for Deaf patrons): Tours for deaf and hearing-impaired visitors assisted
Sun 17 Feb 2pm, Sun 17 Mar 2pm, Sun 14 Apr 2pm
Free with exhibition admission
Meet at the exhibition entrance
VISUAL SYMBOLS
75 – Fully Surtitled providing access to spoken word but not background music or sounds.
The Visual Symbol provides an indicator of the level of visual elements in a performance, to assist in determining if the event is accessible for audience members who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
6000 Miles Away
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Fri 1 Mar 7pm
Sun 3 Mar – Mon 4 Mar 8pm
No Spoken word. A Performance with high visual content.
Flamenco Hoy
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Fri 15 Mar – Sat 16 Mar 7.30pm
No Spoken word. A Performance with high visual content.
What the Body Does Not Remember
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Thu 7 Mar 7.30pm
Fri 8 Mar – Sat 9 Mar 8.30pm
Sun 10 Mar 7pm
No Spoken word. A Performance with high visual content.
Skeleton
AC Arts Main Theatre, Light Square
(Preview) Thu 28 Feb – Fri 1 Mar 7pm
(Season) Sat 2 Mar 7pm
Sun 3 Mar 3pm
Tue 5 Mar – Sat 9 Mar 7pm
No Spoken word. A Performance with high visual content.
Children / A Few Minutes of Lock
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 6 Mar – Sat 9 Mar 7.15pm
No Spoken word. A Performance with high visual content.
Nosferatu
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 13 Mar – Sat 16 Mar 8pm
Fully Surtitled in English providing access to spoken word but not background music or sounds.
Kamp
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Tue 12 Mar – Sat 16 Mar 8.30pm
Sun 17 Mar 5.30pm
No Spoken word. A Performance with high visual content.
OPEN CAPTIONING
Thursday
Norwood Concert Hall, The Parade, Norwood
Wed 6 Mar 8pm
Post-show Artist talk
ASSISTIVE LISTENING
Assistive Listening Systems can be used to amplify or enhance sound quality and eliminate background noise.
FESTIVAL VENUES WITH ASSISTIVE LISTENING TECHNOLOGY:
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Festival Theatre Dress Circle Foyer
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Grote Street
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, King William Road (excludes Adelaide Writers’ Week Kids’ Day)
