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Des Moines program to feature deaf entertainer | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register
A Des Moines audience will soon get to experience performance art in a much different way.
Renowned deaf entertainer and storyteller Peter S. Cook will bring his craft to Roosevelt High School on April 17.
The program featuring Cook was organized by the Des Moines school district's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. His performance will help deaf and hard-of-hearing students see their own potential for self-expression, said Polly Adam-Fullbright, dean of the district's deaf education department.
"It will be good for students to see a role model who uses sign in his art," she said.
Roughly 75 students from all grade levels are served by the district's deaf education program, housed out of Capitol View Elementary, Hiatt Middle School and East High School.
Interpreters will be on hand during Cook's performance for those who do not know American Sign Language.
The ability to see art and entertainment presented by a performer who uses sign will be a unique experience for students, Adam-Fullbright said.
"This is direct and they get the performance firsthand," she said. "I think that as students watch Peter Cook it will give them a deeper appreciation for sign. He really embodies the language and the culture."
Cook, who teaches in the American Sign Language-English Department at Columbia College in Chicago, combines sign, acting, movement, storytelling and pantomime in his art. He's performed his interactive programs across the United States and abroad.
Cindy Crawford, lead interpreter in the deaf education department, said students will build confidence and trust in their own abilities from watching Cook perform.
"We want to give students the feeling that they can do anything," she said.
Adam-Fullbright and Crawford said all members of the public can learn from Cook's program.
The visit also is made possible with help from VSA Arts of Iowa, Townsend Vision, Scheels All Sports and Sorensen Communications.
A Des Moines audience will soon get to experience performance art in a much different way.
Renowned deaf entertainer and storyteller Peter S. Cook will bring his craft to Roosevelt High School on April 17.
The program featuring Cook was organized by the Des Moines school district's Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. His performance will help deaf and hard-of-hearing students see their own potential for self-expression, said Polly Adam-Fullbright, dean of the district's deaf education department.
"It will be good for students to see a role model who uses sign in his art," she said.
Roughly 75 students from all grade levels are served by the district's deaf education program, housed out of Capitol View Elementary, Hiatt Middle School and East High School.
Interpreters will be on hand during Cook's performance for those who do not know American Sign Language.
The ability to see art and entertainment presented by a performer who uses sign will be a unique experience for students, Adam-Fullbright said.
"This is direct and they get the performance firsthand," she said. "I think that as students watch Peter Cook it will give them a deeper appreciation for sign. He really embodies the language and the culture."
Cook, who teaches in the American Sign Language-English Department at Columbia College in Chicago, combines sign, acting, movement, storytelling and pantomime in his art. He's performed his interactive programs across the United States and abroad.
Cindy Crawford, lead interpreter in the deaf education department, said students will build confidence and trust in their own abilities from watching Cook perform.
"We want to give students the feeling that they can do anything," she said.
Adam-Fullbright and Crawford said all members of the public can learn from Cook's program.
The visit also is made possible with help from VSA Arts of Iowa, Townsend Vision, Scheels All Sports and Sorensen Communications.