A New Kind of Listening

Follow the story of the Community Inclusive Theatre Group in the wonderful documentary, A New Kind of Listening. This hour long documentary follows the newly formed group in 2005 for their year long preparation of their theatrical performance. The Community Inclusive Theatre Group brought together a great mix of creative people, some with disabilities, and gave them the opportunity to express themselves as writers, dancers, and actors. The documentary follows the life of Chris Mueller-Medlicott, the co-director of the Community Inclusive Theatre Group, who finally finds his voice even though he is not able to speak. Members of the group who were also not able to speak used facilitated communication and mobile keyboards to contribute creatively to the production. The end result is their performance of “The Song that Greens the Earth.”

A New Kind of Listening has been shown all over the world! Not only has it won rave reviews here in the North Carolina area, the documentary has had showings in Munich, Germany and Ashland University. To view the trailer for the documentary visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj8jHYjZfxk. To learn more about the director and cast of the film visit http://www.anewkindoflistening.com/index.html. And don’t forget to become a fan of A New Kind of Listening on Facebook!

Look for A New Kind of Listening to only get bigger in the coming year with DVD sales and a grassroots tour that will hopefully help them reach their goal “to inform and inspire inclusive community arts initiatives across North America.”