I enjoyed my first Imagination Stage performance of “Hip Hop Anansi.” I am glad that I chose to bring my daughter along with me as well for her to enjoy the show. Although I felt the show was targeted toward children, I believed it brought a positive view of the hip hop culture to youth. All of the characters were deeply embedded in their roles while their upbeat and youthful characters seemed to keep the play moving along.
At times I felt it was difficult to pay attention to the sigh language because of the speed in which the characters were signing. Mentally, my mind was still trying to follow along with the audible spoken word, and this caused a delay in processing the sign language movements, facial expressions and nonverbals being portrayed. Watching this play helped me to get excited about how far I’ve come in my personal goal to learn sign language and become an active member within the ASL community. It was amazing how the characters’ sign language......
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