Heritage Days 2024: a playful visit to the International Visual Theatre in Paris

The Journées du Patrimoine are back! After Paris was shaken up by the Paris 2024 Olympics, French cultural traditions are back in full swing, and the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days ) are descending on the capital over the weekend of September 21 and 22. Visit the International Visual Theatre to find out more about deaf culture!

The International Visual Theatre (IVT), founded in Paris in 1976 by Alfredo Corrado, is a unique institution dedicated to the promotion of visual theater and French sign language (LSF). IVT plays an essential role in promoting deaf culture by integrating LSF into its artistic productions. Located in the 9th arrondissement, it offers a varied program of shows, workshops, training courses and cultural events accessible to all.

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In addition to theatrical performances, IVT organizes educational activities to raise public awareness of the importance of visual communication. Workshops and training courses enable participants to discover and learn LSF, while performances offer total immersion in a universe where bodily and visual expression take center stage. Thanks to these initiatives, IVT enriches the Parisian artistic scene and builds bridges between the deaf and hearing communities.

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The 2024 Heritage Days program at the International Visual Theatre in Paris :

• Open Day IVT-International Visual Theatre
  Saturday, September 21, 2:00 p.m.
  

  Push open the doors of IVT for a day to discover the richness of this emblematic site of deaf culture.
  Immerse yourself in the world of sign language through a range of activities (conferences, stands, visits, workshops...) and marvel at the multidisciplinary nature of this language, which is at once artistic, cultural and linguistic.) and marvel at the multi-disciplinary nature of this language, which is at once artistic, cultural and linguistic.
  Our team will be on hand to accompany you on your journey and answer any questions you may have.
  This is also the opportunity to find out what IVT has in store for the 247-25 season!

  
  
  
• Conference on the history of IVT
  Saturday, September 21, 2:15pm
  

  Discover the history of IVT, from its creation in 1977 at the Château de Vincennes, through its first theatrical creations in sign language, to its reopening at the Cité Chaptal in 2007.
  In the presence of an LSF/FR interpreter.

  
  
  
• Immersive tour in French sign language
  Saturday, September 21, 3:15pm
  

  Discover Deaf culture through this immersive tour that will immerse you in sign language.

  
  
  
• Guided tour of IVT in LSF
  Saturday, September 21, 4:15pm
  

  Come and discover the history of IVT and 7 Cité Chaptal during this guided tour.
  Bonus: a quiz game at the end of the tour!

  
  
  
• Discussing diversity in cultural venues
  Saturday, September 21, 5:30 p.m.
  

  Diversity, whether linguistic, cultural or social, is a key element in today's challenges.
  IVT-International Visual Theatre has always been a place with a dual culture: deaf and hearing. Come and discover how these two cultures meet and enrich each other in this unique venue, and how a mixed deaf/hearing team works together.
  In the presence of LSF /FR interpreters.

  
  
  
• Conference on deaf history with Yann Cantin
  Saturday, September 21, 7:00 p.m.
  

  Deaf history is full of personalities who have fought to change the place of the deaf in our society.
  Come and discover them thanks to Yann Cantin, French deaf historian and lecturer at Paris 8 University.
  In the presence of LSF interpreters / FR