ISABELLA SPEROTTO
YELLOW MINDS is a multidisciplinary project connecting neurodivergence, Latinx communities and the performing arts.
THE YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHT
Boom-Plaft-Poooow! Granda Gerson crashed the beloved postcard of the city. Now, his Brazilian family is dealing with his “attitude problem” in a very special way. Whilst we try to uncover why grandpa would do such a thing, we find out more about his peculiar family, the secrets, hypocrisies, and ideologies that separate, but oddly unite them as well.
- The Yellow Traffic Light Full-Script
- Full-lengh production filmed at NSDF 2022
- Video review (Noises Off 2022)
- Press Photos & Materials
REVIEWS
YELLOW MINDS PROGRAMME
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Neurodiverse minds often find it easy to do more than one thing at a time. What are the specifics in the creation process when the author of the work is a neuroatypical artist? What are the possibilities of innovation? What methods and exercises can contemplate a neurodiverse way of thinking?
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12th FEB
THE YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHT
+ Panel with Franko Figueiredo, Andrea Maciel, Neurotribe UK and Purple Ella
+ Q&A
5:50pm
Studio - VAULTS FESTIVAL
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25th &26th FEB
THE YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHT
2:50 (only on 25th) & 5:50pm
Studio - VAULTS FESTIVAL
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11th MARCH
YELLOW MINDS: WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSION AND FILM EXHIBITION
10am to 5pm
Exchange Theatre
MEET THE CORE TEAM
Neurodiversity is a term originally coined by the Australian sociologist, Judy Singer, in the late 90s. This concept is representative of the fact that differences in neurology should be recognized and respected as a social category, similarly to ethnicity, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. When we recognize neurodiversity in our society as a result of biodiversity, we can shift mainstream perceptions of marginalised NeuroMinorities, replacing negative, deficit-based stereotypes of neurodiversity with a more balanced valuation of their gifts and needs.
PROJECT REFERENCES​
1. Office for national statistics. Autism prevalence, UK, 2020.
2. Local Government Association. Neurodiversity. 2020.
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3. National Cancer Institute. Neurodiversity. April, 2022.
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4. The Open University. Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races? 2020.
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5. Holy White (2019). The Creativity of ADHD. Scientific American.
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6. Lisa Rapaport (2015). Autistic traits linked to creative problem-solving. Reuters.
7. Anat Kasier & Nira Mashal (2014). Verbal creativity in autism. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
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8. Latin Americans in the UK: An increasingly visible population. Slas.org, 2019.
9. Gael Le Cornec (2019). Challenging stereotypes: The emergence of Latin Theatre/ British Council.