actor Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/actor/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:15:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png actor Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/actor/ 32 32 10 Cool Things About The Blockbuster “A Quiet Place” https://deafniche.com/9-cool-things-to-know-about-the-blockbuster-a-quiet-place/ Sat, 21 Apr 2018 01:42:19 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=10984 The horror movie A Quiet Place is already a major success at the theaters and became the second top box office hit this year after Black Panther! The addition of a deaf character adds another layer of horror and makes effective use of American Sign Language as a plot/coping device, making A Quiet Place one of this year’s […]

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]]> What is Light Flashes? How One Woman Revolutionized Deaf Improv https://deafniche.com/what-is-light-flashes-how-one-woman-revolutionized-deaf-improv/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:31:45 +0000 https://deafniche.com/?p=11299 What is Light Flashes? Imagine it is the year 1993 and sitting in a theater with the lights dimming just a bit, increasing the anticipation of the show. The spotlight moves across the red curtains and one by one, the Deaf actors step onto the stage. The actors sign large and crisply, introducing their troupe […]

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]]> María Siebald: The Chilean actress who is bringing music to deaf people https://deafniche.com/maria-siebald-the-chilean-actress-who-is-bringing-music-to-deaf-people/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:30:52 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9488 How can music be transmitted to deaf people? Have you ever imagined a music video clip that deaf community could understand and enjoy? Now this is possible thanks to María Siebald, a Chilean actress and musician whose main goal is to make music video clips for the deaf community. She was born in 1980, and […]

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]]> Disney’s Step Forward To Promote Deaf Talent with Hunchback of Notre Dame Musical https://deafniche.com/disneys-step-forward-promote-deaf-talent-hunchback-notre-dame-musical/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:26:15 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9458 For the first time ever, a deaf actor is playing a classical deaf character It’s not very common to see deaf actors having leading roles in plays. However, Disney just gave a huge step forward in promoting deaf talent. Even though this is not their first time having deaf actors, this is the first time […]

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