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2010 International VSA Festival

From June 6–12, 2010, VSA—the international organization on arts and disability—will bring together artists, educators, researchers, and policymakers with and without disabilities from around the world for a multicultural celebration of the arts and education. The Festival will feature a dazzling array of visual, performing, literary, and media artists. The guest list includes more than 2,000 people, including VSA’s network of U.S. and international affiliates, and audience members from all corners of the globe.

Performances and exhibitions will be showcased at various venues throughout Washington, D.C., including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution (American Art Museum, Discovery Theater, International Gallery), Shakespeare Theatre Company (Harman Hall and Lansburgh Theatre), Atlas Performing Arts Center, H Street Playhouse, George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, Union Station, U.S. Department of Education, DC Improv, and AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.

For full information visit 2010 International VSA Festival website.

 

 

 

Highlights of the Festival’s artistic programming: Josh Blue, Last Comic Standing season four winner Dale Chihuly, world-renowned artist Claire Danes, actor (Romeo + Juliet) Dame Evelyn Glennie, the virtuosic percussionist Patti LaBelle, R&B legend Marlee Matlin, actor (Children of a Lesser God; The L Word) Revealing Culture Exhibition, Smithsonian International Gallery Diane Schuur, jazz singer and pianist Tamar Rogoff Performance Projects, cutting-edge choreography

International representation: Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company, dance troupe, U.K. China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe, dance troupe, China Forró No Escuro, music trio, Brazil Fishamble: The New Play Company, new play readings, Ireland Narimichi Kawabata, violinist, Japan Salif Keita, singer-songwriter, Mali Rudely Interrupted, indie rock band, Australia And many more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education conference
A primary goal of the Festival is to provide information and effective strategies that can be translated from theory to practice for use in the home, classroom, or community. VSA will convene an International Education Conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington, June 10–12, 2010. The conference will focus on three areas: 21st-Century Learning, Inclusive Education, and Pathways to Employment. Keynote speakers will include Kenneth Eklindh of UNESCO, percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, and noted author and arts educator Sir Ken Robinson.

For a list of the exhibiting visual artists in the Revealing Culture exhibition that will be featured in the Smithsonian Institution’s International Gallery June through September, 2010, please click here.

To see a complete list of the Call for Performers finalists that will be featured as part of the 2010 International VSA Festival June 6 -12, 2010, please click here.

To see a complete list of the Kanikapila finalists that will be featured as part of the 2010 International VSA Festival June 6 -12, 2010, please click here.

For information on volunteering at the 2010 International VSA Festival please e-mail: festivalvolunteers@vsarts.org.