Mark of A Woman is a performance project by Chisato Minamimura, celebrating and exploring personal histories and authentic accounts of the undertold relationships between women and tattooing cultures.
Using Visual Vernacular (the choreographed and poetic form of sign language), digital animation, kinetic projection and haptic technology, it offers an accessible new exploration into women’s social, cultural and historical relationships to body marking.
This performance of Mark of A Woman uses Haptic straps. Haptic straps are vibrating belts designed to offer an additional sensory experience for audiences by enabling the user to feel sound vibrations. There are a limited number, available on a first come first serve basis. Priority is given to Deaf audience members, but everyone is encouraged to use them. If you are Deaf and wish to use a haptic strap, please let a member of venue staff know on arrival, or contact the venues in advance.
Chisato Minamimura is a Deaf performance artist, choreographer and BSL art guide. Born in Japan, now based in London, Chisato has created, performed and taught internationally and is currently a Work Place artist at The Place. Chisato trained at Trinity Laban in London and holds a BA in Japanese-style painting from JOSHIBI University and an MA in Performance and Health from YOKOHAMA national University. Chisato approaches choreography and performance making from her unique perspective as a Deaf artist, experimenting with and exploring the visualisation of sound and music. By using dance and technology, Chisato aims to share her experiences of sensory perception and human encounters.
A Touch Tour will take place 30 mins before the event. Booking required.
Show Credits:
Artistic Director and Performer: Chisato Minamimura
Production Manager and Lighting Designer: Jon Armstrong
Projection Designer: Mark Morreau
Sound Designer: Dominic Kennedy
Animator: Dan Chambers
Producer: Michael Kitchin
Dramaturgical Support: Sarah Pickthall and Orrow Bell
Costume Designer: Sophie Donaldson
Filmmaker: Caroline Smith
QLab programmer: Simon Jackson
Interviewees: Sonia Zambakides and Shuko Fujita
Audio Describer: Willie Elliot
BSL Translator: Fifi Garfield
Visual Vernacular Expert: Giuseppe Giuranna, Tetsuya Izaki
BSL/Visual Language Consultant: Ramesh Meyyappan
Tattoo Consultants: Stewart O’Callaghan and Nikole Lowe
Trailer: No Class
This performance of Mark of A Woman uses Haptic straps. Haptic straps are vibrating belts designed to offer an additional sensory experience for audiences by enabling the user to feel sound vibrations. There are a limited number, available on a first come first serve basis. Priority is given to Deaf audience members, but everyone is encouraged to use them. If you are Deaf and wish to use a haptic strap, please let a member of venue staff know on arrival, or contact the venues in advance.
If you have questions about accessibility for any of our events, or you require further information, please contact [email protected]
All events are live and/or involve discussion, we have listed some trigger warnings for each event and will do our best to forewarn about any potential triggers during the events as they unfold.
All events will deal with topics of Disability, Access and Ableism.
Additional trigger warnings for this event are:
cancer treatment and mastectomy surgery, abduction, sexual assault and mild torture, and reference to colonialism. There is haze, flickering lights and some loud noises.
Tickets: €17 full price, €10 concession
Booking is essential through the online booking system at Project Arts Centre:
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A Touch Tour will take place 30 mins before the event. Booking required:
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Or email the [email protected] , or call +353 1 881 9613
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