Clin d'œil (from French: "Wink") is an international arts festival in sign languages founded in 2003, taking place every two years in July for four days in Reims, France.
Clin d'œil (from French: "Wink") is an international arts festival in sign languages founded in 2003, taking place every two years in July for four days in Reims, France.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
France
Written in its own script on record as Festival Clin d’Œil.
03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
HistoryThe CinéSourds association created this festival in 2003 in order to "to defend the creation and expression of artists in sign language".
Featured guest countries2007: Russia 2009: Australia 2011: United States 2013: Japan 2015: Mexico 2017: Brazil In 2024, the guest country was supposed to be Israel, but due to the political situation, no country was designated as invited.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Clin d'œil festival in plain words?
Clin d'œil (from French: "Wink") is an international arts festival in sign languages founded in 2003, taking place every two years in July for four days in Reims, France. In local script on record, it is written Festival Clin d’Œil.
Where is Clin d'œil festival practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Clin d'œil festival in France.
What is the current condition of Clin d'œil festival today?
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Clin d'œil (from French: "Wink") is an international arts festival in sign languages founded in 2003, taking place every two years in July for four days in Reims, France. Various artistic disciplines are represented: theater, dance, cinema, visual arts, street performances, and others. 1
History
The CinéSourds association created this festival in 2003 in order to "to defend the creation and expression of artists in sign language". Three foreign artists were invited to the first experimental event: the Swedish director Lars Otterstedt, the Norwegian director Con Melhum, and the Italian actor Giuseppe Giuranna. For the first festival, about 400 people attended. But it was in 2005 that the Clin d'œil festival really began in full.
In its fifth edition in 2011, more than 6000 visitors participated in the various events. For its tenth anniversary in 2013, the festival welcomed more than 3000 people per day and 275 artists. In 2015, about 4500 festival-goers per day enjoyed an international program of theater and film.
The Clin d'œil Festival provides an overview of the international landscape of Deaf culture accessible to all audiences. It offers performances in sign language: one man shows, plays, dance, street theater, a short film competition, artistic and professional exhibitions, and others. 1
The festival is held every two years in Reims. Each edition honors a country outside the European Union.
David de Keyzer is the festival's artistic director. 1
Featured guest countries
2007: Russia
2009: Australia
2011: United States
2013: Japan
2015: Mexico
2017: Brazil
In 2024, the guest country was supposed to be Israel, but due to the political situation, no country was designated as invited. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Clin d'œil”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Clin d'œil festival is French arts festival, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2
