I will perform and act as a presenter at MATA Expo in Ontario, California! So excited to be part of this and meet some of you guys out there!
I will perform "Cleopatra and Isis" my new ASL poetry dance show! November 4, 2023 Ontario Convention Center 2000 E. Convention Center Way Ontario, CA 91764 So excited to come to Portland for the first time and do my show "Cleopatra and Isis"! I am going to present my new show and perform at DEAFNation again.
My show is scheduled at 3:00pm (EST) October 14, 2023 Portland Expo Center 2060 N. Marine Drive Portland, OR 97217 ENTRY IS FREE but be sure to register on Eventbrite for your free ticket. Excited to premiere my new sign-language dance show "Cleopatra and Isis" at DEAFNation Expo in Greensboro, North Carolina! April 15, 2023 12pm (Noon) Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Exhibit Hall A) 1921 West Gate Blvd Greensboro, NC 27404 ENTRY IS FREE! Register on Eventbrite to get your free ticket! You can register to watch the virtual screenings of Deaf Expression works created and presented by Aarron Loggins and me. REELPoetry Feestival will also screen an ASL panel on deaf poetry (see flyer below). Visit Website for More Info NOTE: All times are given as CST, Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
* All programs are accessible to the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, using ASL interpreters, or embedded text or captioning. * All American Sign Language programs are captioned or interpreted in English SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25: 9:30-10:15 REELcafe – Host: Fran Sanders, Festival Director Audience, filmmakers and poets can drop in to chat & network online in real time 10:30-11:15 Juried Screenings (1 of 4) Selected from Open Submissions 11:30-12:15 There And Not There – Curator: Laura Bianco – Italy Lives lived in parallel, overlapped or entangled in possibilities, in repetition, in fragments, in memories, in certain places, in between. Weaving and unravelling the threads of life 12:30-1:15 Voices – Poetry film-makers Helen Dewbery [England] and Colm Scully [Ireland], and poet-curator Eleanor Livingstone [Scotland] present 3 short poetry films to illustrate their craft talk exploring topics including memory, politics, layers and voices. ~ BREAK ~ 2:30-3:15 Expressions Presenters: Sabina England, Aarron Loggins Deaf arts conveyed in music, performance and poetry. 3:30-4:15 Québec Has Many Tongues Curators: Jonathan Lamy, Rachel McCrum – Canada A showcase of poems, films, animations, languages, and landscapes of Québec, in French, English, Wendat, Romanian, Croatian, Galician (captioned in English), and sound poetry. 4:30-5:15 Ink Stained Fingertips Presenter: Crom Saunders ASL translations of written/spoken classic and contemporary poetry. ~ BREAK ~ 7:30-8:20 Juried Screenings (2 of 4) Selected from Open Submissions 8:30-9:15 ASL Open Mic All Deaf open mic hosted by Sabina England 8:30-9:15 REELcafe – Host: Fran Sanders, Festival Director Audience, filmmakers and poets can drop in to chat & network online in real time SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26: 11:30-12:15 REELcafe – Host: Fran Sanders, Festival Director Audience, filmmakers and poets can drop in to chat & network online in real time 12:30-1:15 Juried Screenings (3 of 4) Selected from Open Submissions 1:30- 2:15 21 st Century ASL hosted by Crom Saunders (deaf) with Peter Cook (deaf), Sabina England (deaf), Douglas Ridloff (deaf) How has Deaf Poetry evolved in the 21st century and what will it look like in the future? Interpreted in English. 2:30 –3:15 Juried Screenings (4 of 4) Selected from Open Submissions 3:30-4:15 Evoke Curator: Estefanía Díaz – Mexico A program of Latin and Mexican films and videos, capturing poetry in moving images that cross the borders of reality into memories and dreamlike spaces. 4:30-5:15 Changing the world one poem at a time Curators: Pamela Falkenberg, Jack Cockran – Austin, Texas Activist videopoems in all their myriad guises, running the gamut from issue oriented work to deconstructive critique of form, content, and the blind spots of language ~ BREAK ~ 6:30-7:15 Ecopoetry Films & Subjectivity: Behind the Making Process Films by Ian Gibbins, Mary McDonald and Sarah Tremlett about the devastating effects of climate change and discuss each other’s work and their varying approaches in relation to the theme of ecopoetry and subjectivity. 8:30- 9:15 Awards Judges’ and Audience’s choice for cash awards plus screening the work of winners and honorable mentions 9:15-10:00 REELcafe – Host: Fran Sanders, Festival Director Audience, filmmakers and poets can drop in to chat & network online in real time My Two Act Play, Lost in the Hereafter, has been published in Plays of Our Own edited by Willy Conley & published by Routledge Press (2023).
This anthology includes 14 plays written by Deaf & Hard of Hearing Playwrights from 1935 to 2020. Many thanks to Willy Conley for including me in this wonderful book. I am happy, honored & grateful for the opportunity! Links you may purchase this book: Routledge Press Amazon I will be doing a live performance of "Cleopatra and Isis" for REEL Poetry Festival on February 25, 2023!
I am wearing a recreation of Queen Cleopatra’s traditional headdress inspired by the goddess Isis. Cleopatra was Macedonian Greek by blood but Egyptian by heart. She saw herself as the incarnation of Isis. I am doing research and writing a historical poem with dance, music and video. The images of Cleopatra and Isis was taken from the walls of Dendera Temple, built by the Ptolemaic rulers in Ancient Egypt. More details on my performance will be coming soon. Visit REELPoetry Festival website to stay tuned for ticket information, dates and showtimes, program, and panels! All videos, talks, and panels will be subtitled and accessible for Deaf audiences! Hope to see you at DEAF MUSLIM EXPO! I did research on authentic Sufi / Islamic poetry and read a lot of books, so I made sure not to use fake, Pinterest-style English translations created by non-Muslims which are widely (sadly) prevalent online. My poetry show will have American Sign Language, video and English subtitles.
You can catch my solo poetry performance at DEAF MUSLIM EXPO this weekend! University of Illinois Chicago Student Center East 750 S. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60607 OCTOBER 8, 2022 BUY TICKETS HERE Look forward to meeting some of you! Tickets can be purchased here!
I will perform on October 8 (Saturday evening). I will present a new show called جمال القمر Jamal Al-Qamar ("Beauty of the Moon") a sign-language poetry show with Islamic calligraphy. More info can be found at Deaf Muslim Expo! Thrilled to finally share another new videopoem with you all!
"Hymn to the Nile" was a sacred hymn from more than 4,000 years ago. The Nile River was deeply sacred and very important to the ancient Egyptian people. They prayed to various deities for blessings and for bountiful flooding from the Nile River. I DO NOT CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT ON ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE. My video is NOT meant for educational purposes, it is for entertainment only! Ancient Egypt is one of my favorite topics to read and discuss, I have always been fascinated by the history. I took some liberty with English translation to make the first few lines of the hymn more clear and easier for both deaf and hearing audiences to understand and enjoy. ***Forthcoming PERFORMANCE at Deaf Muslim Expo in Chicago on October 8, 2022! More info coming soon*** Thank you for watching! http://www.SabinaEngland.com http://www.instagram.com/Sabina_England http://www.twitter.com/SabinaEngland http://www.facebook.com/SabinaEngland |