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Performing Arts Audio Description

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ORGANIZATION: Kentucky Performing Arts

  • 4 people are interested
Audio Describer
Audio Describer at work

Audio Description is a service for individuals who are blind or who have low vision. It provides description of the scenery, costumes and stage movement during a live performance. Audience members who request the service receive the description from a small FM receiver with a single earpiece. The Describer is trained not to speak over the lines of the dialogue or singing, only during verbal pauses. We will be offering training for both Audio Describers and Audio Description Assistants. The Describers provide the live description during the performance, this role requires two and a half days of intense classroom training.

The Assistant assist the Describer in testing the equipment and they interact with the patron. This role requires one four-hour training session, still to be scheduled.

Audio Description Describer Training*

Friday, 2/15/19 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Saturday, 2/16/19 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday, 2/17/19 9:00am - 5:00pm

*Attending all three dates is required.

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About Kentucky Performing Arts

Location:

501 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40202, US

Mission Statement

The mission of Kentucky Performing Arts is to provide artistically diverse performances of the highest quality. KPA serves Kentucky through education and initiatives which expand and diversify audiences while enhancing their understanding, appreciation and support for the arts. KPAr strives to challenge, stimulate, and entertain while operating in a fiscally responsible manner and acting as an economic and cultural catalyst for the Commonwealth.

Description

Kentucky Performing Arts hosts a wide range of performance and non-performance events in our family of venues, including The Kentucky Center, the Brown Theatre, and Old Forester's Paristown Hall.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Community
People with Disabilities
Arts & Culture, Community, People with Disabilities

WHEN

Fri Feb 15, 2019 - Sun Feb 17, 2019
05:30 PM - 09:00 PM

WHERE

501 W. Main StreetLouisville, KY 40202

(38.25739,-85.759155)
 

SKILLS

  • People Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Reading / Writing
  • Verbal / Written Communication
  • Theater Arts
  • Community Outreach

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 16
  • Orientation or Training
  • After the initial training is completed, we ask Audio Description Volunteers to commit to eight events each year.
  • Hearing and Vision are necessary for this volunteer opportunity.

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