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Body language relating to gestures

Visual Gestural Communication (VGC) is a nonverbal, gestural vernacular of sign language developed by Gilbert C Eastman and Bernard Bragg. VGC uses facial expressions, gestures, and body language, relying on concepts rather than words or phrases. Both Eastman and Bragg attended Gallaudet University and co-founded the National Theatre for the Deaf, where VGC was developed. Today, VGC is a major component of Deaf theatre and Deaf performance art. It can be used by those who are unable to communicate in a formal spoken or signed language.