LOS ANGELES, April 29 -- Disney Animation is giving some of its most iconic songs a new voice - one spoken through hands, faces and movement - reimagining classic numbers in American Sign Language to mark National Deaf History Month.

Songs We Don't Talk About Bruno from Encanto, Beyond from Moana 2 and The Next Right Thing from Frozen 2 were recreated using Deaf West Theatre performers as models for the animation.

The performances are bundled with behind-the-scenes footage in Songs in Sign Language, which premiered Monday on Disney+.

DJ Kurs, artistic director of Deaf West Theatre, said the project challenges the common misconception that deaf people and music don't mix.

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