2009 Summer Deaflympics language to express the message of "Power in Me," Lai said. World-renowned deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie has been invited to perform at the opening ceremony, as well as the local drumming group U-Theatre, and more than 80 children from schools for the hearing-impaired in Taipei and Taichung cities, according to Lai. The team from the People's Republic of China did not attend the opening ceremony. Neither side has officially given the reason, although most news sites are attributing it to the Dalai Lama's recent trip to Taiwan. The People's Republic of China had previously not attended the opening of the
Alison Glennie is a comedy heist and features a cast of actors with intellectual disability (ID). Glennie facilitates drama workshops for children at Uillinn - West Cork Art Centre in Skibbereen, West Cork, Ireland. Alison Glennie Alison Glennie is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Ingrid Dorf in the BBC thriller serial "Kessler". She also appeared in Z-Cars for the BBC, Thriller, Blake's 7, Cribb, Horse in the House and A Little Princess. Glennie played Gertrude in Hamlet at the Cork Opera House. She regularly reads "The Book on One" RTÉ radio 1. Glennie's films include "Escape