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Events

The Launch and Lunch! Poster looks like crumpled paper. DAT logo is in the middle and the top right-hand corner. Blue text reads “Launch and Lunch! With speeches from our co-directors Susan and Kate” and event information. There is a computer pop-up box titled “dat dat dat” with a photo of Susan and Kate inside.

Saturday 2nd November,
12pm-1:30pm

Te Auaha
NZSL/Audio Described

DAT Fest 2024 Lunch & Launch

It's happening!!
Join us for the grand opening of DAT Fest 2024, with speeches from Co-Directors Creatif Kate & Susan Williams. Plus free feed and tours of the venue. 

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DAT's Entertainment! Launch Gala

Te Auaha
NZSL/Audio Described
Tickets from $5–$40 (pay what you can)

Get ready! We’re giving you a taster menu for the festival, with a sprinkle of everything. Short sets, fast paced; new performers and seasoned pros; whet your appetite for the coming weeks.

NZSL translated and Audio Described.

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The Gala Show! Poster looks like crumpled paper. DAT logo is in the middle and the top right-hand corner. Blue text reads “Gala Show! Featuring Isadora, Maura, Adrian Renoir, Mercury Ava, Maggie Rose and more!” and event information. Centred is a computer pop-up box titled “dat dat dat” with a photo of Isadora holding a guitar inside.

Saturday 2nd November,

2pm-3:30pm

DAT Hangs & Games

The DAT Hangs and Games! Poster looks like crumpled paper. DAT logo is in the middle and the top right-hand corner. Blue text reads “DAT Hangs and Games!” and event information. Centred is a computer pop-up box titled “dat dat dat” with a photo of Susan and Kate inside.

Sunday 3rd November, 1pm-4pm

Te Auaha
Free

Bring your own lunch then stick around and hang out with people.

Board games, card games, and other tabletop games aplenty! (Co-Directors Kate & Susan have so many games!)

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DAT Online Poetry Night

Sunday 3rd November, 5:30pm-7pm

Te Auaha
NZSL 
Tickets $5–$40 (pay what you can)

Zoom into Sunday evening’s poetic parlour and let the words wash over you. With a mixture of live and pre-recorded pieces, vital voices give verse to their world.

Hosted by festival Co-Director Creatif Kate from the comfort of her home, and featuring Bennie Greer, Kristeene Parkes, Helen Vivienne Fletcher (video), Maggie Rose (video), Trish Harris (video), Laura Yakas, Ryn Richmond, Soul In Bones (video), and more!​ Zoom link will be sent via email to ticket holders.

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The DAT Online Poetry Night! Poster looks like crumpled paper. DAT logo is in the middle and the top right-hand corner. Blue text reads “DAT Online Poetry Night!” and event information. Centred is a computer pop-up box titled “dat dat dat” with a photo of 5 featured poets and a dog inside.

Get DAT Peer Support!

The Get DAT Peer Support! Poster looks like crumpled paper. DAT logo is in the middle and the top right-hand corner. Blue text reads “Get Dat Peer Support!” and event information. Centred is a computer pop-up box titled “dat dat dat” containing a photo of a group of people sitting or standing in a circle.

Thursday 7th November,

12pm-2pm

Saturday 16th November, 

5pm-6pm

Te Auaha
Free

Come to one, or come to both!

Thursday 7th November, 12pm-2pm
Saturday 16th November, 5pm-6pm

Bring your own food, meet other makers, chat about your projects, network, and hang out with other people from the D/deaf/disabled/neurodiverse community.

See this event on Facebook: Get DAT Peer Support!

DAT's Hilarious! Comedy Night

Thursday 7th November,

7pm-9pm

Te Auaha
NZSL
Tickets $5-$40 (Pay what you can)

Fabulous funny folk doing their very best stand-up material (and, in some cases, their very worst puns). Laugh or groan, it’ll be memorable!

Emceed by DAT Fest media man Keegan Thomas, the line-up includes Semi Cho, Wesley Hollis, Agnes Widfeldt, Dahlia Dahlin, Shāni, Bennie Greer, DAT Fest design guru Liv Ward and more!

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Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

All DAT Jazz (and other genres) Music Night

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Friday 8th November

6pm-9pm

Te Auaha
Tickets $5-$40 (Pay what you can)

Bands, solo artists, and dance troupes mix and mingle in our magnificent musical extravaganza!

With Isadora Gallagher, Danica Bryant, Just Dance Krazy, Big Rock, Te KuraHuia, Golden Galaxies Dance Group, and more!

Stick around for Feel DAT Beat disco from 9pm–10pm with DJ Thane via Twitch stream!

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All DAT Jazz (and other genres) Music Night

Feel DAT Beat! with DJ Thane

Friday 8th November, 9pm-10pm

Te Auaha
Free entry with "All DAT Jazz (and other genres)" ticket or koha at the door.

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

DJ Thane, streamed in via Twitch, gets the party people pumping! Dance the night away and show us your best moves!

Free entry with "All DAT Jazz (and other genres)" ticket or donation at the door.

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DAT Family Friendly Day

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Saturday 9th November

10am-2pm

Te Auaha
$5 entry ticket then donation for all events & activities

Fun for all the family with events in Tapere Nui and on Level 4.

Tapere Iti schedule:

10:15–10:45: Drag Storytime (with NZSL)

11–11:30: Danica Bryant singing

11:45am–12:45pm: Kapiti Art: mark-making and movement (with NZSL)

1–1:25pm: Taxidermy (with NZSL)

1:30–2pm: Te KuraHuia singing

Level 4 includes:

Leo Hollbrook portraits
Nail salon
Face painting
Ask About My Special Interest: mix and mingle

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DAT Sexy Thing! Caberet Brunch

Sunday 10th November, 11:30am-2pm

Te Auaha
NZSL, Audio Described
Tickets $5–$40 (pay what you can)

Easy like Sunday morning? Not today!

Raunchy, risqué, and radical: DAT Sexy Thing! is definitely R18 (nudity, adult themes). Ticket price includes brunch food during the interval (alcohol available from the bar).

Hopefully hosted by Creatif Kate (health dependent) and starring Natasha Ploy, Shazzah, Shāni, Caryl Loria Illana, Crystal, Ness Quick, and more

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Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Let's Talk About DAT! Access in the Arts Panel Discussion 

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Tuesday 12th November

6pm-8pm

Te Auaha
NZSL, Audio Described
Tickets $5–$40 (pay what you can)

Three artists with disabilities discuss how accessibility needs to be at the forefront of arts. With a performance from each panellist that leads into conversations about access. Audience Q&A.

Moderated by DAT’s Access Co-ordinator Lauren Hayes, panel confirmation coming soon!

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Let's Talk About DAT! Access in the Arts Panel Discussion 

blip – DAT Fest Solo Show

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Thursday 14th November

7pm-8pm

Te Auaha

Audio Described, NZSL
Tickets $5-$40 (Pay what you can)

blip is an interactive underwater adventure by award-winning performance artist Isaac Hooper. The pioneering production of 'Cyborg Sound Poetry', blip harnesses embodied electronics for voice, light, and wordplay through clown.

Cast your voice into the whirlpool and reel in the world we sing to life.​​​​​​​

Science for Sociopaths - DAT Fest Solo Show

Friday 15th November, 6:30pm-7:30pm

Te Auaha
NZSL, Audio Described
Tickets $5–$40 (pay what you can)

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

"Science for Sociopaths – A Multimedia Show + Art Exhibition" is an electrifying performance art piece that explores societal issues from a feminist lens.

Featuring original music, guest artists, and interactive audience participation, the performance encourages viewers to reflect on their own experiences in order to contribute to an evolving communal artwork. Complementing the live show is an exhibition showcasing artworks that have been made with audiences at previous shows, providing deeper insight into the powerful message and creative process. Prepare to be challenged, inspired, and immersed in a world where art and activism collide.

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Science for Sociopaths - DAT Fest Solo Show

Creatif Kate's DAT Fest Double Book Launch

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Saturday 16th November

1:15pm-2pm

Te Auaha
NZSL

FREE (No need to register, just show up!)

Creatif Kate doesn’t know how to have a quiet life.

In the midst of co-directing the festival, she has also put together two new books. "Heavenly Haiku" was written during the Oasis group at church over the past year. "Open Legs Open Heart" has been in the works since 2020. It's a sexy yet wholesome confessional, an almost sequel to Squirt (her first book).

Both books will be available to buy for $30 each. No need to register for this event, just show up!

See this event on Facebook: Creatif Kate's DAT Fest Double Book Launch

Jules Daniel’s Development show 

Saturday 16th November, 2pm

Te Auaha

Pay what you can ($5-$40) 

More info coming soon...

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Redundant – DAT Fest Solo Show

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Saturday 16th November

7pm-8pm

Te Auaha
Audio Described, NZSL

Tickets $5-$40 (Pay what you can)

Comedian Jess Karamjeet had plans – ambitious ones and downright evil ones – but lately she’s been feeling redundant. Her dad died, and she’s in the queer dating-pool again after four years. There’s also the tiny issue of being a writer and performer with cuts on the horizon...

But Jess is fighting! ‘Redundant’ is a rally cry for creatives, misfits and contradictory humans: an hour of stand-up and songs navigating queer and bi-racial identity, grief, and the taboo powers of hidden disabilities.
 

R16, discussions around sex & sexuality

Buy tickets here: Redundant – DAT Fest Solo Show

Where's DAT? Next Steps Discussion

Sunday 17th November, 12pm-1:30pm

Te Auaha
FREE (No need to register, just show up!)

What's next for DAT Fest? Where do you fit in? What can we improve? What would you like to see more of? Have your say!

Ask core members of the team all those questions you've been wanting to ask. No need to register, just show up!

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Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Closing Speeches and Lunch

Sunday 17th November, 1:30pm-2:30pm

Te Auaha

NZSL

Free

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Speeches from our co-directors Susan Williams and Creatif Kate and free lunch.

DAT's All, Folks!

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Sunday 17th November

2:30pm-4pm

Te Auaha
NZSL, Audio Described
Tickets $5-$40 (Pay what you can)

The finale of the festival, featuring some of our favourites from the past two weeks – plus new acts worked on during workshops.

Cast includes: Natasha Ploy, Caryl Loria Illana, Rx Tosterone, Mercury Ava, Just Dance Krazy, Golden Galaxies, Big Rock, Mark & Robert in their debut drag performance, and more!!

NZSL interpreted and Audio Described

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DAT's A Wrap! Afterparty

Sunday 17th November, 4pm-6pm

Te Auaha
FREE (No need to register, just show up!)

Join the loud party in Tapere Iti, or the quieter one on Level 4.

Celebrate the sensational season and party! Hang out with your new friends up on level four, or get moving to the music in Tapere Iti (or go between the two!) No need to register, just show up!

See this event on Facebook: DAT's A Wrap! Afterparty

Dat Fest logo, blue text in the centre reads “DAT Fest Disabled Artists’ Theatre Festival”, inside a green and pink sunburst with blue stars.

Audio Versions

lunch and launch
00:00 / 00:23
Dats entertainment
00:00 / 00:29
DAT hangs and games
00:00 / 00:20
DAT Online Poetry
00:00 / 00:41
Get DAT Peer Support!
00:00 / 00:22
DAT's Hilarious!
00:00 / 00:33
All DAT Jazz
00:00 / 00:31
Feel DAT Beat!
00:00 / 00:23
DAT Family Friendly Day
00:00 / 00:46
DAT Sexy Thing!
00:00 / 00:38
Let's Talk about DAT!
00:00 / 00:28
Science for Sociopaths
00:00 / 00:49
Creatif Kate Book Launch
00:00 / 00:39
Where's DAT
00:00 / 00:24
DAT's All, Folks!
00:00 / 00:34
DAT's a Wrap!
00:00 / 00:26
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