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National Technical Institute for the Deaf (The Kennedy Center)

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

The Performing Arts program at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), has offered courses and experiences to foster theatre appreciation and to broaden professional opportunities since its founding by NTID’s first deaf professor, Robert F. Panara, in 1970. Students from the program have gone on to work and pursue further study with the National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD), Deaf West, Garth Fagan Dance, the Alvin Ailey Dance Company and a number of Broadway and off-Broadway companies. Over 100 NTID Performing Arts students have worked in the fields of theatre, film, and television. In its 40-year history, the program has grown from an extracurricular club to a credit-bearing academic program offering 25 courses in acting, dance, playwriting, technical theatre, history, ASL translation, and aesthetic appreciation.

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<i>Flying Solo</i> 7/23/09: Flying Solo

An evening of monologues from theater artists representing Deaf West Theatre, Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the National Theatre of the Deaf, and Quest: Arts for Everyone. Presented in partnership with the NEA in conjunction with the National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities.

Flying Solo

An evening of monologues from theater artists representing Deaf West Theatre, Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the National Theatre of the Deaf, and Quest: Arts for Everyone. Presented in partnership with the NEA in conjunction with the National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities.

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