Festival of Dyslexic Culture
Announcing the first International Festival of Dyslexic Culture.
Organised by people who identify as dyslexic, dyspraxic, dyscalculic, ADHD and Asperger's for everyone to enjoy.
A celebration of who we are through what we create, showcasing the things we excel at: from aft to innovation in academia, from music to creative writing, from acting to engineering, from dance to entrepreneurial business and beyond.
Pennie Aston from GroOops is presenting a workshop on creative dyslexia aware counselling addressing the emotional repercussions of dyslexia.
The 2014 festival has three themes:
- What is dyslexic culture?
- The best things about being dyslexic.
- Conditions for success.
It will include:
- A festival with live performances by dyslexic musicians, artists, dancers and poets. Workshops by dyslexic innovators and entrepreneurs, film makers and authors. An exhibition of art, film, engineering and guidance for success.
- An academic symposium, where speakers are dyslexic or have associated neurodiversity.
- An evening’s entertainmentwith live music and comedy.
Contacts
Email: festivalofdyslexicculture@gmail.com
Symposium and event overview: Dr Ross Cooper (O7955229800; O2O75619419)
Symposium and London Met venue: Anne Morris (O79O3 833228)
Festival comms and workshops: Tessa Polniaszek (O138O 859O32; O7425 137994)
Festival/evening acts: Pierre Marsh (O7828 91O281)
Exhibition: Donald Schloss (O7974 755163)
For more information, including how to buy tickets or take part, visit:
Website: http://www.festival-of-dyslexic-culture.org.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dysculture
Youtube: festival-of-dyslexic-culture.org.uk/youtube-channel/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dyslexicculture
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Notes:
1. The Festival of Dyslexic Culture is a community group of dyslexic individuals and organisations founded in 2014 to organise an annual festival. This is its first festival and is being held in association with London Metropolitan University.
2. We feel proud that dyslexic innovators make an extraordinary contribution to society and dyslexic entrepreneurs are at the forefront of economic recovery (US estimates: 20% - 35% of highly successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic).
3. Significant numbers of successful musicians, actors, film-makers, animators, scientists, engineers, politicians, dancers, designers, athletes, comedians, writers, police, fire-fighters, architects, artists, games designers, chefs, inventors, TV presenters, academics and poets are dyslexic, dyspraxic, dyscalculic and/or have AD(H)D or Asperger’s. That is not an accident.
4. It is estimated that there are six million dyslexics in the UK (BDA, DyslexiaAction). If we include people who are dyspraxic, dyscalculic, AD(H)D and Asperger’s then that estimate increases to 10 million.
5. The event is taking place in National Dyslexia Awareness Week (3-9 Nov 2014).
6. International artists include: Aakash Odedra, Ross Noble, Matthew Scurfield, and Aqualina.
7. Other speakers and acts include Professor Angela Fawcett, Dr Nim Folb, Sally Gardner, Anne Morris, Rebecca Loncraine, Dr. Anne Nortcliffe, Dr Ross Cooper.
Full details will be available on the website nearer to the event.
8. Anyone with dyslexia or associated neurodiversity wishing to speak, run a workshop, take part in the exhibition (including careers, employment and entrepreneurialism; education and self-development; home life and access to products and services; and assistive technology) or exhibit their art, please contact the festival email address:
festivalofdyslexicculture@gmail.com
Supporters of the festival include:
London Metropolitan University, The British Dyslexia Association (BDA), BDA Music, Dyslexia Action, the Adult Dyslexia Organisation (ADO), DysPla, RASP, AchieveAbility, Steven Naismith, Aakash Odedra and Ross Noble.