Sign Circle is one of the biggest BSL outdoor camping festivals the UK and it will take place on the 28th – 31st May 2010 in Longridge, Preston, Lancashire. There will be lots of activities & fun with your family and friends!
Ticket price includes:
Festival Pass which includes Activities/Workshops; Entertainment; Shower & Toilet facilities; Camp Fires & plenty of volunteers to look after you and the site
We have lots of things booked! Read below some of what will be happening!
Caroline Parker, Actress & Comedienne
Caro Sparks will be performing well known recorded songs such as Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in sign, dance and mime! In the daytime, there will be a workshop where you can explore how to portray songs in a visual way by using different skills. Woo hoo!
Mr Tippy, The Magic Clown
Mr Tippy comes to Sign Circle to make all the children giggle and laugh – keep your eyes open for his fantastic magic acts! Pssst, Mr Tippy has appeared on TV in BSLBT’s ‘Wicked’, so we think he’s quite famous!
Signdance Collective: Dances For A Lost Traveller – ‘Listen’ & ‘Travelling’
Sign Dance Collective will perform several plays in artistic forms that will make you think! It will be a visual play with film and sign language. The performers have travelled all over the world so will have lots of cultural experience. Sit back and experience a bit of culture!
DeafDrumma & DeafTappa
Deaf musician playing on the drums. Using different styles that HOH & Deaf can feel to use as music or to simply create a story in the minds with the audience eyes closed. Evening performance by a Deaf tap dancer, flowing with BSL and mime, creating a visual story. Not to be missed!
Chloe Reynolds, Henna Artist
Choose from a range of designs in the henna books. Choose where on your body you would like the design. Then sit back, relax, and let the henna artist create your beautiful temporary tattoo. Want to have a go yourself? Create your own henna design with a friend, and tattoo each other!
Martial Arts workshop with Carol Ferguson
Fitness workout with martial movements. Carol is a multitalented woman who is going to do Indian Head massage as well! Aren’t we lucky!
SignForward: International Sign workshop
This workshop by Gavin Lilley &Kabir Kapoor will enable participants to think more visually and use sign language in international contexts – suitable for these who often meet foreign deaf people either in professional or social settings. It’s full of practical exercises! You will have fun and your skills in BSL will also increase – that’s a promise!
All this will be included in the festival ticket with no extra charge, and there will be a whole load of other activities and fun, too! Make sure you book your tickets now – www.signcircle.org.uk.
The tickets are running fast this year and its selling quicker than the previous years so grab your tickets before it’s sold out!!!
P.S. New stuff is added to the programme all the time! Keep your eyes peeled for our updated programme!
