Next up is a short documentary about using American Sign Language in theater (https://youtu.be/IlX4Zt4sPtE?si=Tgs67Khh0KMaqF3q) featuring the Deaf West Theater Company, who are known for mixing both ASL & English and Deaf/Hard of Hearing & Hearing actors in their productions
#LaEsoterica #DeafWest #ASL #AmericanSignLanguage #theater #DeafCulture

“Prisencolinensinainciusol” by legendary Italian entertainer Adriano Celentano on a 1973 Italian TV show (https://youtu.be/fU-wH8SrFro?si=ABRxaOe_ss6NCvfM). Celentano wrote the song to show how the english language sounds to non-english speakers. Also, to show that music can transcend language.
#LaEsoterica #AdrianoCelentano #Prisencolinensinainciusol #linguistics

You might recognize “Prisencolinensinainciusol” from its use in a segment of Sabrina Impacciatore’s performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcolympics/video/7603872449414827278)
#LaEsoterica #AdrianoCelentano #Prisencolinensinainciusol #linguistics #SabrinaImpacciatore

And now our feature presentation: the supernatural horror film “Incubus” (1966) (https://youtu.be/ciUCLgnKJks?si=Ec9rvTD6GVg5cOpX) The entire film is in the widely spoken constructed auxiliary language Esperanto but don’t worry there’s English subtitles

#LaEsoterica #Incubus #horror #esperanto

Apparently, yesterday was “Incubus” (1966) leading man William Shatner‘s 95th birthday so Feliĉan Naskiĝtagon (“Happy Birthday“ in Esperanto) to him!
#LaEsoterica #Incubus #WilliamShatner #horror

All of the spoken dialogue in “Incubus” (1966) is in Esperanto, which was created by Polish Ophthalmologist Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof in the late 1880s as a planned auxiliary universal language meant to unite people as one. This may shock you but, as a unifying language, Esperanto never really caught on except as a niche language for dedicated hobbyists.
#LaEsoterica #Incubus #horror #Esperanto #LudwikLejzerZamenhof

The original script for “Incubus” (1966) was in english and was later translated into Esperanto. The cast was then given 10 days to learn their lines phonetically without the help of any experts in the Esperanto language which led to the film’s often stilted performances and shitastic Esperanto pronunciation
#LaEsoterica #Incubus #horror #Esperanto

Further complicating things for “Incubus” (1966) was that the film lacked wide distribution and at some point the original negative was destroyed. It wasn’t until the mid90s that a single surviving print was located in France. It’s this print that was later digitally remastered with the French subtitles translated back into English which deepened the language barriers associated with the film
#LaEsoterica #Incubus #horror #Esperanto