4th March 2021 at 7.30pm in #TheGreenRoom_UK
Sophie Stone of The DH Ensemble talks to David Ellington.
Interpreted by: Anna Kitson and Kyra Pollitt.
David Ellington is profoundly deaf and a British Sign language (BSL) user. David discovered his talent for acting in 1997 when he performed as part of the Deaf Festival at the Swan Theatre. Consequently he landed a presenting job with BBC Education, which helped him to pursue his career in television, film and theatre. Since then, David has enjoyed being involved in numerous acting and experimental film-making projects. He has been part of multiple productions with Graeae, he won Best Actor for DEF in the Deaf Oscars, and he was also part of the London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony. In the summer of 2016, David landed a ground breaking in-vision signer role on TV trailer ‘We’re The Superhuman – the Road to Rio’ and on a Channel 4 Paralympic TV commercial. David loves to pursue a challenge and this is how he discovered his love for aerial work. Despite his deafness he is compelled by the demands and complexities of aerial work, and has grown to love the art form. David recognises the need to act as a role model in order to encourage young Deaf people to get involved in the creative industries.
Previous episodes in the #TheGreenRoom_UK
Episode 1: Alim Jayda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKSjs...
Episode 2: Kelsie Acton - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iLuJ...
Episode 3: Polly Jerrold - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKT2G...
