Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 12:30–17:00
LMTA Study Campus, Cinema Hall (Olandų g. 21A, Vilnius)

DEAF PERSON – PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER: HOW TO ACHIEVE IT?

The project “Not What We Agreed” invites you to an exclusive event, during which deaf performer Marko Vuoriheimo from Finland and actor and theater researcher Dominykas Vaitiekūnas will present the methodological publication “How to Connect Sign Language and Music?” Another guest of the event – deaf theater director from Sweden Debbie Z Rennie – will share her experience as a professional theater director.

At the end of the event, there will be a discussion, during which we will seek an answer to the question of why there is still not a single deaf professional performing arts performer in Lithuania. How could we change this?

The event is intended for inclusive education specialists, art teachers, educators, higher education educators, performing arts professionals, and anyone interested in inclusive art and education.

Program:

  • 12:30 – 13:00 Registration with welcome coffee
  • 13:00 – 13:30 Welcome speeches (speakers to be confirmed)
  • 13:30 – 14:40 Presentation by theatre director Debbie Z. Rennie
  • 14:40 – 15:15 Methodology presentation with Markus Vuoriheim
  • 15:15 – 16:30 Panel discussion (Moderator: Dominykas Vaitiekūnas, panelists: to be determined)
  • 16:30 – 17:00 Networking with coffee

Registration required: https://forms.gle/qK3drMhsFSUhUgC99

The event is organized by: Public Institution “Liūdni slibinai” together with partners: Lithuanian Centre for Inclusion in Education, Lithuanian Centre for Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Lithuanian Society of the Deaf, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, LMTA Art Centre.

The event will be held in Lithuanian and English spoken languages, Lithuanian sign language, and international gestures.

The preparation and presentation of this publication has been funded by the European Union. This work reflects the views only of the author, and the National Agency and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. #ErasmusPlus #EUfunded

The event is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture and the Vilnius City Municipality.

All are welcome.