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Douglas Ridloff is a poet and visual storyteller creating original works in Sign Language. He is the owner, executive director and host of ASL SLAM (www.aslslam.com) a monthly open mic event in NYC that functions as a space for the Deaf community to creatively play with ASL through poetry performances, improv, games and storytelling, often bringing special guests from around the world to perform. As a widely popular platform, ASL SLAM has now been established as a monthly event in Washington DC, Chicago and Orlando with Douglas's visionary and guidance. Recently, Douglas has organized performances at the Whitney Museum, the Jewish Museum, SITE Santa Fe and the 9/11 Memorial Museum, and has traveled to perform his own poetry and to bring ASL SLAM to Deaf communities around the world, including Jamaica, Cuba, Finland, England, Europe, Norway, Israel and Australia. He has worked as an ASL consultant for film and TV with the likes of John Kraskinsky, Emily Blunt, Sam Rockwell, Donald Glover and Anthony Edwards. Douglas has been featured in NBC NEWS, Circa, HBO Vice, and CNN’s Great Big Story for his work. He gave a talk at TEDx Vienna in 2018. He is based in Brooklyn, New York, but currently lived in London with his two Deaf young boys and his wife Lauren Ridloff, the actress for The Walking Dead and The Eternals for Marvel.
Visual Performance
The Jewish Museum, March, 2019
Israel, (2019)
The Jewish Museum, March, 2019
Norway, 2 cities, 2019
Australia, 7 Cities, 2018
Norway, 5 Cities, 2018
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
Niagara Falls, Canada, 2018
Miami, Florida, 2018
Kingston, Jamaica, 2018
Tampa Bay, Florida, 2018
Helsinki, Finland, 2017
Wolverhampton, England, 2017 (A master of Ceremonies)
Havana, Cuba, 2017
Miami, Florida, 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada 2016
Lyon, France 2016
Clin d'Oeil Festival, Reims, France 2013, 2015
Yomma, Berlin,Germany) 2015
Wrote and produced:
ASL Slam show 2013-current
The Capital D Show 2010-2013
Douglas Ridloff Live! 2008-2010
ASL in the RAW 2005-2008
ASL Consultant/Coach/Master
Paramount Pictures film. A Quiet Place Part 2
Saturday Night Live, A Kayne Place
Paramount Pictures film, A Quiet Place
Saturday Night Live, 2018
1 on 1 tutor: Anthony Edwards
PRESS (Linked):
Curator
9/11 Memorial Museum 2016 & 2018
The Met Museum, NYC 2016
Visual Poetry
"Light on Sound" Poetry Celebration Held at Latimer House
The Poetry Society of New York
National Theatre of Deaf
Films:
Coffee Shop: Upcoming
Love Me Now by John Legend (2016)
Crushed (2016)
At First Sign (2016)
Purgatory (2016)
The last Crunch: Doritios (2014)
The Fast Draw: Doritios (2013)
Hot Deafrobics with Fiona (2011)
Artist in Residence:
Workshops:
Australia, The Flow Festival
Norway, Teater Manu
Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf, Jamaica, 2018
LaGaurdia Community College 2015
St. Petersburg College Clearwater Campus 2015
Northeastern University 2013
Deaf Film Camp: Creative Content Development
Educator:
St. Joseph's School for the Deaf 2015-2017
47 ASL and English School 2004-2015
Lexington School for the Deaf 2002-2003
Extra Information:
Currently hold NYS certification in Physical Education and American Sign Language from K-12
New York Deaf Theatre-Board Member 2010-2013
NAD ASL Live!- First place 2008