Residency: Chisato Minamimura
Chisato Minamimura is a deaf performance artist, choreographer and art guide born in Japan, now based in London. She approaches choreography from her unique perspective as a deaf artist, creating what she calls visual sound/music, with her practice meshing Sign Mime, BSL art guide approaches, Visual Vernacular and digital elements to explore sensory and human experiences.Â
http://chisatominamimura.com
My idea for this residency was to explore the concept of visual music and soundscapes from my perspective as a Deaf choreographer. I would like to develop an inclusive and creative way which supports a collaborative process, challenging the assumptions of who can create soundscapes, and what this may look, sound or feel like should the leading perspective be a non-hearing one.Chisato Minamimura