About:
Virtual and open to public, the "Community of Reception” online conference is part of a project that is a lab for researching artistic audio description in dance at the theatre Tanzhaus NRW in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Kayla Hamilton of Circle O will speak on the second panel, titled: Anti-racism and audio description in dance and performance

This panel will address the question of what role audio description can play in anti-racist practices. The panelists will discuss how audio descriptions can challenge power relations, avoid stereotypes, and make diverse perspectives tangible. The focus is not only on what is described and how, but equally on who is doing the describing, in order to question the political dimension of the so-called “objective” or “neutral” assignment. Together, the panelists will talk about how audio description consciously addresses these dimensions and can itself be both an artistic and an anti-racist practice based on solidarity.

Panelists: Monique Smith-Mcdowell, Amy Zayed, Kayla Hamilton

Hosts: Zwoisy Mears-Clarke

Languages: English, Interpreted in German and DGS

When/where: November 22, 2025 from 2-4pm ET
The Zoom link will be available 24 hours before the panel at www.kampnagel.de.

The event is produced by Zwoisy Mears-Clarke, Fia/Sophia Neises, Kampnagel and tanzhaus nrw. For more information, visit the event website.