The winner of Ben Steiner Bursary 2012, Ted Evans, has released the trailer of his upcoming film, Retreat, online for everyone to see! Make sure you watch the full film, which will make its premiere on Friday 17th May at Deaffest 2013!
To view the trailer, go to this link here.
The entertainment for Friday night will be Def Motion‘s Billy Read and Chris Fonseca, who will dance their feet off to amaze the audience! Billy of Def Motion has recently won a place in Deaf Explorer scheme!
Billy Read
Born in Walsall, Billy grew up in a hearing family, having being deaf since 3 years old. After seven years at a deaf school down south, Billy came home to study at college and then at Wolverhampton University, graduating in Graphic Design.
It was while at uni that Billy set up the all-deaf dance group Def Motion for their debut performance at Deaffest 2011. In the 2 years since then, Def Motion continues to enjoy a rise of success and popularity performing to both deaf and hearing audiences.
Billy is currently preparing for his Deaf Explorer trip to the Far East, whilst also busy preparing for Def Motion’s performance at Clin d’Oeil: the Deaf European Arts Festival this summer.
Chris Fonseca
From London, 23. Currently study Graphic Commutation at University of Wolverhampton in final year.
Dance is a best friend of mine, it goes through everything with me. Dance isn’t something that can be explained in words. It has to be danced.
Dance is who I am.
Christopher Fonseca.
April 18, 2013
Birmingham based Mark Barber is iNFiNiTi: Illusionist, Trickster and Magic Artist the world over.
Deaffest magician can be found on the court yard Friday 17th May 6.30pm-8.30pm and again on Saturday 18th May 12pm-2pm.
Renowned as England’s second city secret and tipped as one of the UK’s most innovative and up and coming young magicians, iNFiNiTi first found magic during a trip to New York just over six years ago. Under the artist name ‘Magic Mark’ he went on to ‘kill’ people with his mind blowing street magic and unfathomable sleight of hand skills. His client list now includes the likes of Coca Cola, 007 Skyfall and Rio Surf School, Brazil, specialising in close-up magic / street magic / walk-around, corporate events, bars and nightclubs, exhibitions and road shows, weddings and PR stunts in Birmingham and throughout the UK.
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