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Sign Language Arts 2025 – Advancing the Art of Sign Language
Riksteatern Crea are proud to present the return of Sign Language Arts – now with a dedicated theme, a seminar, and performances by 16 artists from all over the world.
Sign Language Arts Night
Date: November 29, 2025
Time: 18:00–00:00
Location: Riksteatern, Norsborg
The popular Sign Language Arts Night is back – an evening filled with poetry, visual vernacular (VV), and expressive sign language performances.
Following an intensive workshop, 16 international artists will present original works created through collaboration and experimentation. Each performance is shaped by diverse backgrounds and perspectives, resulting in a night that is more experimental, more personal, and more powerful.
Hosted by Amina Ouahid and Jamila Ouahid, the evening features a rich and varied program of sign language art, including visual storytelling, VV, poetic expression, and innovative forms.
In collaboration with Stockholm Deaf Association
- Snacks and drinks available throughout the evening
- Language: International Sign
- If you require interpreting into spoken language, please contact klara.svensson@riksteatern.se as soon as possible.
Schedule
Doors open: 18:00
Performances: 19:00–22:00
Bar and venue closes: 00:00
Tickets
NOTE: Physical tickets are sold out, but you can follow the event from home via livestream. Purchase your livestream ticket via the buy button below.
Sign Language Arts Seminar
Time: 13:00–16:00
Location: Riksteatern, Norsborg
Register below!
Earlier the same day, a seminar will be held focusing on sign language research and artistic expression, in collaboration with Stockholm University.
Led by Krister Schönström from Stockholms University, the seminar features guest speakers:
- Fernanda de Araujo Machado – Assistant Professor and researcher, University of São Paulo
- Ben Bahan – Professor of ASL and Deaf Studies, Gallaudet University
- Nora Duggan – Assistant Professor, Stockholm University
- Dr. Pia Simper-Allen – Associate Professor, Stockholm University
This is a unique opportunity to explore current research and perspectives directly connected to the evening’s artistic program.
Cost: Free admission – ticket purschase required
Livestream: Want to watch the seminar from home? Purchase your livestream ticket via the buy button below.
Food: Coffee and cakes available
Language: International Sign
If you require interpreting into spoken language, please contact klara.svensson@riksteatern.se as soon as possible.
Buy tickets below!
Sign Language Arts Workshop
The participating artists will take part in workshops under the theme: Achieving Artistic Quality through Dramaturgy in Sign Language Arts.
Led by internationally acclaimed sign language artists Debbie Z Rennie and Giuseppe Giuranna, the workshops aim to explore how dramaturgy can enhance both the content and form of sign language art.
The results of the workshop will be showcased during Sign Language Arts Night. See ticket information above.
Participating Artists
- Arunas Brazinskas / Lithuania
- Boaz Blume / Netherlands
- Angela Ibáñez Castaño / Spain
- Qi Chunyan / China
- Iain Scott-Burdon / United Kingdom
- Evelina Gaina / USA
- Grace Giacubbo / Italy
- Chiara Lucia Conte / Italy
- Rafael-Evitan Grombelka / Germany
- Johan Kankkonen / Sweden
- Landon Krentz / Canada
- Fernanda de Araujo Machado / Brazil
- Arnoldas Matulis / Lithuania
- Terrylene Sacchetti / USA
- Hilde Verhelst / Belgium
- Bi Xuefei / China
