Spoken Dance - Künstlerische Audiodeskription im Tanz

Spoken Dance

Blind and visually impaired dancer, access dramaturg, and dance educator Naomi Sanfo-Ansorge invites participants to explore and experiment with different approaches to artistic audio description. In dance, audio description is the verbal and vocal articulation of what takes place on stage – describing bodies, movement, and situations. It serves as an access tool that enables blind and visually impaired audiences to engage with dance and theatre performances.
The workshop reflects on artistic practices and experiences of audio description while addressing its critical dimensions in relation to power, representation, and perception. Through a combination of movement and descriptive practice, theory, discussion, and laboratory-style experimentation, participants will explore creative approaches to artistic audio description and consider blind and visually impaired dramaturgies for dance productions. These approaches interweave spoken descriptions of dance and performance with sound, rhythm, touch, and other sensory modalities.
Participants may take on different roles throughout the workshop, including performers, witnesses, and describers. 
Workshop Level / Target GroupOpen to everyone. Blind & visually impaired people are especially warmly welcome. No prior dance experience required.

3 Stunden

An event as part of the KUYUM Tanzplattform 2026, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.Facilitator: Naomi Sanfo-Ansorge
Naomi Sanfo-Ansorge (she/her) is a visually impaired dancer, dance educator, and dramaturg specialising in artistic audio description for dance and music theatre. From 2022 to 2024, she performed with the dance company Chorosom. In addition, she advises dance and theatre productions as well as festivals on access dramaturgy for blind and visually impaired audiences and facilitates inclusive dance theatre workshops for children and young people.In her artistic practice, Naomi develops audio descriptions collaboratively and explores the spectrum of “Aesthetics of Access,” which she understands as a source of inspiration and a catalyst for artistic processes.

Next date:

• Date Sunday, 20/September/2026 13:30
• Venue Uferstudios
• Address Uferstraße 23, 13357 Berlin-Wedding