Orange Eyes
Bimodal bilingualism in hearing adults from deaf families Written by Michele Bishop and Sherry Hicks For Codas everywhere Abstract Different aspects of bilingualism have been studied all over the world,...
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What is Half-N-Half?
Sherry Hicks and Michael Velez are Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) performers that collaborate and tour around the world. This dynamic duo delights audiences with their original multimedia American Sign...
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Links Of Interest
We are actively looking for Deaf and CODA resources to list here. If you know such a group or are a representative, please contact us! Vendors we’ve worked with Dan...
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Book Us
Sherry Hicks Phone: 202.288.2499, VP: 707.623.1587 E-mail: Sherry@half-n-half.com Michael Velez Phone: Voice: 925.348.1696, VP: 925.231.1706 E-mail: Michael@half-n-half.com JULY 2003 Half-N-Half was awarded the 2003 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD at the CODA...
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Upcoming Performances
- July 23, Michael Velez interpreates “Tales of the City” - July 26, Sherry’s Solo Performance – Amsterdam - July 28 – 31, CoBerlinDA storytelling, workshop, and performance – Berlin, Germany...
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Manifesto Of Craft
Musically Inspired ASL Storytelling When I made a music sign language video back in 1994, I started to define the work that I do as “musically inspired ASL storytelling”. Musically...
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Mother Father Deaf Day at California School for the Deaf, Fremont
A promotional reel featuring Sherry Hicks and Michael Velez during Mother Father Deaf Day at California School for the Deaf,...
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CODA Flash Mob
CODA Flash Mob Video – PRESS RELEASE Children of Deaf Adults Inc. CODA Flash Mob Video – PRESS RELEASE Aug 16th, 2010 by CODAWEBTEAM. Fremont BART Station: Passengers at the...
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Michael Velez Biography
Michael is a mixture of actor, performer, writer, producer, promoter and interpreter. The hearing son of Deaf parents, Michael is a co-founder of Half-N-Half. He has performed nationally and on his...
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Deaf-Hope Glimmer of Hope Performance
February 26, 2011 During the 8th annual Glimmer of Hope hosted by Deaf-Hope, we gave a performance to a crowd of 230 people. To read more about this event, please...
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Sherry Hicks Biography
Sherry is an extraordinary artist who has a developed improvization in ASL storytelling. Sherry blends the elements of theatre, music, movement and native ability with sign language. ASL is her...
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Study With Sherry
Training and Intensive Workshops Sherry Hicks, MFA, CSC “Musically Inspired ASL Storytelling” is a phenomenon first used by Sherry Hicks when working with music and American Sign Language (ASL). She...
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