The Deaf Theatre Network Europe is an open platform of professional deaf theatres. This network was established in 2001 in Vienna during the European Deaf Theatre Conference. The mission of the platform is to bring deaf artists and deaf theatre to a bigger audience. The following projects are part of the mission statement: *1. Permanent videodocumentary of the work by deaf professionals. This work is done by the "Teatr 3§ from

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(Poland) under the artistic direction of Olgier Koczorowski. *2. Deaf Theatre for children presented in cooperation with the deaf theatre of the Janaček Academy for Performing Arts in

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VDN-DIFA-JAMU(Czech Republic), "Teatr 3" Szczecin, Quest:arts for everyone(USA) and ARBOS- Company for Music and Theatre(Austria). *3. Professional education and courseware for training of deaf actors coordinated by ARBOS - Company for Music and Thestre.
"Speaking Hands" - Documentary Film of a training course for deaf actor done by the deaf actors Horst Dittrich and Werner Mössler and the director

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. PZG-ARBOS Szczecin-Salzburg 2001-2008 *4. The history of Deaf Theatre in Europe. *5. Cooperation of "Teatr 3", ARBOS and Ramesh Meyyappan(Singapore/Scotland) during the elaboration of theatre projects. *6. Organisation of the "European Deaf Theatre Conference" and informal meetings of the theatre during the year coordinated by ARBOS. *7. Performances during the "European & International Deaf Theatre Festival" in

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plus network conference. Deaf Theatre is a part of the world of the arts and is done by deaf artists. But a cooperation of deaf and hearing artists on an equal level is possible. Deaf Theatre tells stories of deaf people, their lives and their culture. The theatre may include

sign language Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning, instead of spoken words. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulation in combination with non-manual markers. Sign l ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

, mime, visual theatre,

dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

, music, comedy and all other forms of

performing arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...

. "Deaf Theatre" is performed for deaf and hearing audience.

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"America needs more Visual Theatre!" in "The Kennedy Center" Opening Stages Newsletter March 2005, page 10
by Willy Conley. {{DEFAULTSORT:Deaf Theatre Network Europe Vienna Disability organisations based in Austria Theatrical organizations Deafness arts organizations Disability theatre

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