It may not be a full festival year, but DaDa are still here to warm up your winter, bringing you some brilliant Deaf and disability arts events to bring a bit of sparkle to the darker nights.
Here are some key events to look out for and get your tickets booked over the coming months.
Toilet Paper Diaries
When: 23rd November, 7.30pm
Where: Unity Theatre, Liverpool
DaDa Fellow Porcelain Delaney brings her unmissable show to Liverpool this winter.
We meet Eloise in a hospital bathroom, She needs to do a sample but she just can't go. We jump into her childhood diaries exploring what's brought her to this moment. Eloise was a happy child, a promising ballerina with no doubt she was going to grow up to be a star. Then at nine years old her periods start and completely derail her life. She's thrown face first into a war against gaslighting doctors. They refuse to listen or believe her but she's determined she will keep getting louder until someone hears. A heartbreaking and hilarious tale which anyone with endometriosis or another condition which has led to medical gaslighting will instantly recognise.
Toilet Paper Diaries had access at the heart of the play and includes creative captions and audio description. There will be an optional touch tour before the play starts. There will also be BSL interpretation
Booking Link: https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/toilet-paper-diaries/
DaDa Cabaret Showcase
When: 24th Nov 2023, 7.30pm
Where: Unity Theatre
DaDa Cabaret has been a popular staple in our programming and we are pleased to bring it back to Unity Theatre to warm up your winter with a melting pot of engaging performances.
The night promises to be an explosion of emotions and ideas - fun, uplifting, challenging, extravagant, silly, and politically charged all rolled into one dazzling event!
A showcase of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent acts will light up the darker November nights with a sparkling array of cabaret entertainment. We are excited to confirm the sensational Diva Hollywood as host with Dora Belle delivering BSL. Not to be missed!
Full confirmation of acts coming soon. This event will be BSL interpreted.
Booking Link: https://www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/dada-cabaret/
Edward Rushton Lecture with Ashok Mistry
When: 3rd Dec
Where: Museum of Liverpool
Each year DaDa present our Edward Rushton Social Justice Lecture on the United Nations International Day for People with Disabilities (3rd December) to keep alive the passion and fire demonstrated by Rushton, a Liverpool poet, activist, abolitionist and disabled man.
This year the Rushton Lecture will be held at Museum of Liverpool, and we are thrilled to announce that we have secured a fantastic and insightful keynote speaker for the event, Ashokkumar D Mistry, who will be exploring ‘Reclaiming Nonchalance’ the value of disabled lives, particularly exploring the value of the lives of disabled children and young people. We are thankful to our event partners Disability Arts Online who are supporting us in presenting the event.
Read more about the event here:
https://www.dadafest.co.uk/article/dada-announce-ashok-mistry-as-keynote-for-ruston-lecture-2023
Book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dada-annual-rushton-lecture-featuring-ashok-mistry-tickets-728352270247?aff=oddtdtcreator
DaDa Young Ensemble
When: 18th Dec
Where: Venue TBC
Our DaDa Young Ensemble have been gathering again through the Autumn making music and honing their composition skills.
DaDa Ensemble is a group of disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent musicians aged 12 – 25. They include songwriters, drummers, guitarists, pianists and much more. With their incredibly wide range of skills and influences.
DaDa Ensemble is led by young people. The group decide on the music and DaDa team work with the young musicians themselves, SEND school staff, the young people’s PA’s and parents and guardians on how it can be performed live or recorded in a studio.
This December they will be showcasing where they are up to at a small performance for friends and family. We can’t wait to hear what they have been working on.
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