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And just as it must be incredibly difficult for Hamilton actors to learn their lines, it's also a tremendous challenge for ASL interpreters to translate and perform the play. Need a break?
Amber Galloway Gallego lets her fingers do the rapping. Sure, Twista was declared the “fastest rapper of all time” back in the day when he clocked in at 280 words per minute — but certi… ...
Sometimes, the words just get in the way. Take, for example, the words of James Madison, who in the musical “Hamilton” is something of the straight man to the much more flamboyant Thomas ...
But for just one show, a woman furiously moving to the lyrics of the Chicago rap star took the spotlight. The woman is American sign language interpreter Amber Galloway Gallego, who is from Houston.
A dancing sign language interpreter’s quick moves have mesmerized the Internet — and even impressed the world’s “ fastest rapper,” Twista.
Sign language interpretation and its talented performers have infiltrated hip-hop in a major way and here, XXL explores how it all works.
When Hamilton's touring production came to Milwaukee, three sign language interpreters tackled the challenge of translating the show.