Deaf Spotlight Presents LIMITLESS EXPRESSIONS

Back for 2nd time, Deaf Spotlight will host LIMITLESS EXPRESSIONS, a month long festival featuring art, dance, visual vernacular and solo performances! Weekend passes and individual tickets details available below. 

FESTIVAL LINEUP

• Friday, April 25 | ART NIGHT OUT from 7 - 10 PM

• Saturday & Sunday, April 26-27 | ART MARKET from 10 AM - 5 PM

• Friday - Sunday, May 2-4 | URBAN JAZZ DANCE COMPANY (Friday/Sat 7-8:30 PM & Sun 1-2:30 PM)

• Friday - Sunday, May 9-11 | VISUAL VERNACULAR (Friday/Sat 7-8:30 PM & Sun 1-2:30 PM)

• Friday, May 16 | 8585 FISH from 7 - 8:30 PM

• Saturday, May 17 | ASL CABARET from 7 - 8:30 PM

• Sunday, May 18 | DEAF TALKS from 1-4 PM

LIMITLESS EXPRESSIONS is made possible with support from: 4Culture, ArtsFund, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Conru Foundation, Hearing Speech and Deaf Center (HSDC), Seattle Peoples Fund and Washington State Arts Commission. 

Attendees with other access needs can submit a request at least two weeks in advance by emailing access@deafspotlight.org.

Deaf Spotlight inspires and showcases Deaf Culture and Sign Languages through the arts. A nationally recognized leader in Deaf arts, the organization emerged from the first Seattle Deaf Film Festival in 2012. Programming has since expanded to include theater productions / festivals; curated visual art exhibitions; and workshops for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and Hard of Hearing artists. 

FAQ

IMPORTANT TICKETING INFORMATION  

We are offering individual tickets and festival passes at the festival.  

• An individual event ticket will allow you to attend a specific event.  In this ticketing platform, you will have a chance to pick specific events you would like to attend. 
• A festival pass will guarantee you a seat at each event (Art Night, Art Market, Dance, Visual Vernacular, 8585 Fish, ASL Cabaret and Deaf Talks). You will need to specify which date you would like to go for some repeated performances like Art Market, Dance and Visual Vernacular).  

ONLINE TICKETS 

Online ticketing sales will end at midnight the day before each event. Tickets will be available at the door. Some events may be sold out, we will announce online with any updates.   

For specific experiences: Art Market (2 days), Dance (3 performances) and Visual Vernacular (3 performances), when you purchase a specific day, your ticket/ pass is NONTRANSFERABLE to other days. We want to ensure that everyone has a chance to attend on the day of without any issues. Thank you for your understanding.  

NO LATE SEATING POLICY 

We value our artists, audiences and festival crew’s time during the LX festival, we respectfully request you to arrive before and/or on time for all performances. Doors open half hour before each performance time. We will not accept any late seating for all paid events.  

RADICAL HOSPITIALITY 

We are using a different ticketing approach this year. We are using the Radical Hospitality Ticket Program, inspired by Sound Theatre Company and other organizations to make our event more inclusive and welcome for all. Please get the ticket that you are financially comfortable to buy. 

There are no assigned seatings at any performances at the Limitless Expressions Festival. We will prioritize seating for disabled community members. 

CONTAGIOUS ILLNESSES SAFETY POLICY 

To ensure a successful and healthy experience for all, Deaf Spotlight has a request for audiences like you: when attending a performance at the LIMITLESS EXPRESSIONS Festival, we encourage you to wear masks. Masks will be provided at the door.  

Deaf Spotlight asks that all audience members be respectful of this decision.  Deaf Spotlight reserves the right to require health and safety protocols for all performances.   

We ask that you help us protect everyone’s health this year.  Anyone who is sick or was sick with ANY CONTAGIOUS ILLNESSES (flu, cold, COVID-19, RSV, etc) or recently in contact with someone with ANY CONTAGIOUS ILLNESSES in the last 14 days— including staff, artists, and community members — should not come to the festival.  

If you are unable to attend due to your illness, we will issue you a ticket refund. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We look forward to welcoming you soon.