In The Silent Dance, Rushton features the China Disabled People’s Performing Arts Troupe. The dancers are hard of hearing and the musicians are visually impaired.
Rushton gives the following prompts to accompany this video:
"Pick anything you love to do. How might you approach doing that if you couldn’t see or hear?
What do you imagine yourself incapable of doing now? Might there be a way to make it happen? If so, what would you need? Why not try? The more unlikely it seems, the cooler it is if you make it work."
It was fascinating to see how these people compensated for their disabilities. They were still able to do amazing things. I can’t imagine how difficult this would be! I think one of the things that would be helpful is that they are able to work together and support each other. This is something that I think would be inspiring to many students.
Please check out the video and think of other prompts you might come up with. Please share.
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