This barrier free performance starts with four letters, including Braille Field Journal, live commentary, and disposable eye mask drama | Audience | Letters
"We use braille magazines to explain the development of the plot and live commentary to illustrate visual symbols. In order to allow ordinary audiences to experience the experience of blind people watching the drama, disposable eye masks are also provided on site. When I saw the audience's tears at the end of the play, I knew our experiment was successful," said the instructor, Li Zepeng. On June 14th, in the Joyful Hall of the East Hall of the Shanghai Library, the Film Academy of the Shanghai Academy of Drama, in collaboration with the Shanghai Library, brought a unique and accessible stage play to more than 80 visually impaired individuals and over 100 audiences from all walks of life.
The students of the Hosting Department of the Film Academy of Shanghai Academy of Drama, with the theme of "Hosting Language Art Course" created and performed by Zhongyuan, told four touching stories: "Not Being the Outsider of the Era", "Once Slow", "Letter to Teacher", and "Zhu Guangya", integrating revolutionary sentiment, ideal pursuit, patriotism, and the spirit of the times. Actors adjust the rhythm of their lines, enhance their physical expression, enhance their voice's infectiousness, and add commentary on the details of stage actions, scene environment, and characters' inner thoughts, so that disabled people can enjoy the same dramatic experience as able-bodied people.
Lou Wei, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Library, said, "The performance showcases the charm of excellent literary and artistic works, and makes positive contributions to promoting the construction of accessible public services. Students go to the people and let their professions be reviewed by society.". Dong Jian, the initiator of the event and Vice Dean of the Film Academy of Shanghai Theatre Academy, said, "Accessible drama will continue to be promoted as a public welfare brand activity of the Film Academy. The creative team will further research the paradigm of accessible drama to make it replicable and promotable, allowing more visually impaired people to enter the theater, appreciate drama, and 'understand' drama. Participating in public welfare performances is also a process for college students to enhance their sense of faith, create, stimulate, and transform their sense of social responsibility."
The on-site audience and volunteers were both excited and emotional: "I have never watched an accessible drama before, and the experience was unexpected." "The performance was refreshing.". After watching the performance, Qu Dapeng, the head of the Shanghai Broadcasting Accessibility Film Commentary Team, commented, "Stage art+accessibility, showcases the warm feelings of cultural communicators. We look forward to more and more exciting accessible art works created by students in the future, playing a leading role in social and cultural integration." Mentor Meng Cong couldn't help but be excited, "Accessibility drama has moved from campus to society, and seeing the audience listen so attentively has strengthened our creative motivation."
