The voice of deaf students
Description
At Westgate College in Kent, teachers Sue Childs and Sandra Hampton get to work on putting the Royal Opera House's Write an Opera course into action with their hearing-impaired and profoundly deaf students. Teachers and students have just a few short months to facilitate the students creation of an original piece of musical theatre. It has to be written, composed, designed, rehearsed and lit, before being performed at Margate's Winter Gardens.
Runtime
60 min
Series
Subjects
- Special education (144)
- Opera (31)
- Deaf students (3)
- Hearing impaired students (2)
- Performing arts (59)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2007
Database
Alexander Street
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