Welcome to DAFT 2022 FREE/KOHA Workshops!
DAFT Koha box is available for any donations on workshop days, please only donate if you want and are able to. No pressure!
Please sign up in advance if you are keen to attend a workshop because spaces are limited.
You are welcome to bring a support person, assistance dog, or anyone or anything else that will help you be comfortable and able to participate.
We will have friendly, super helpful volunteers who will be keen to answer any questions and help you have a good experience at BATS Theatre & the workshops.
Accessibility info
- The workshops will be held in The Stage theatre on the ground floor at BATS Theatre, 1 Kent Tce, Mt Vic.
- Ramp access to the building is on the left hand side of the building, go to the doorway at the top of the ramp and we be ready to welcome you
- There is an accessible toilet and bathroom on the ground floor at BATS.
- Workshop presenters and volunteers can offer Audio Description within the workshop
- We apologise that we are unable to offer NZSL for the workshops this year
- If you have any access needs or questions please contact DAFT Team at [email protected]
DAFT: The Launch
Welcome to the launch of DAFT – the Disabled Artists' Festival of Theatre!
DAFT Launch is NZSL interpreted
Join us for welcome speeches, info about the Festival programme and kaupapa, food and drink, and a living library where you can speed date an artist – meet and interview DAFT participants and ask about them and their creative work!
please email [email protected] to RSVP
Image description: The text reads: “THE LAUNCH, Sunday 18th September, 1-3pm, BATS Theatre, free with food & Living Library. The DAFT logo is a yellow and red theatre ticket with the words: Disabled Artists’ Festival of Theatre, 18th - 25th September. The background image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides.
DAFT: Intro to Improv with Susan Williams
Where: Monday September 19 The Stage, BATS Theatre
When: 10am-2pm
OR! You can attend for the first two hours (10am-12pm).
We will be building on the first half during the second half of the workshop.
This workshop includes a 45 minute shared lunch break, bring something along to share or your own lunch if you prefer not to share.
Have you always wanted to try improv, or do you already love it?
And are you disabled or have a long-term mental or physical condition?
Come along and learn how to make theatre on the spot, have some fun, and unlock your spontaneity!
No experience is necessary. This will be a fun jam, and an exploration of skills, for any experience level.
Learn from a fellow disabled improviser, and throw away your inhibitions, expectations, and a decent chunk of your dignity. As we play games, look over some basics, and have an amazing time connecting with each other, and above all, making stuff up!!! All the exercises and games are adaptable, and no one will make you do something you are uncomfortable with. The tutor is blind and neurodivergent, so the day will absolutely be blind and ND-friendly.
This is a koha event. To register (plus a support person if you need one), please email [email protected] Limited to 14 participants.
Image description: The text reads: “INTRO TO IMPROV: koha workshop with Susan Williams, Monday 19th September, 10am-2pm, BATS Theatre." DAFT Disabled Artists’ Festival of Theatre, Sept 18 – Sept 25.” The DAFT logo is a yellow and red theatre ticket that reads "Disabled Artists’ Festival of Theatre, Sept 18 – 25.” It also has the BATS logo embedded. The background image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides. The image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides.
DAFT: Inside Drag with Les Femmes
an audience with three members of New Zealand’s leading cabaret drag sensation Les Femmes
Where: Wednesday September 21 The Stage, BATS Theatre
When: 11am-1pm
Les Femmes, New Zealand’s cabaret drag sensation is coming to DAFT! This trio of gals deliver slick vocals, tight choreography, and bucket loads of belly laughs.
Come behind the scenes and grab a taste of Drag prep and performance! DAFT 2022 are excited to be hosting the Les Femmes queens for an insightful performance preparation demonstration. Join us for a fascinating window into the complex 'getting ready' process the Les Femmes queens embark on each time they prepare for a performance. From makeup design and application to body work, wigs, jewellery and costuming - watching the queens become 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' and performance ready is an education you won't want to miss out on! You will have lots of opportunities to ask questions and talk with Les Femmes about Drag performing.
This is a koha event. To register (plus a support person if you need one), please email [email protected] Limited to 14 participants.
Image description: The text reads: “INSIDE DRAG - behind the curtain with Les Femmes: Wednesday 21st September, 11am-1pm, BATS Theatre, koha." The DAFT logo is a yellow and red theatre ticket that reads "Disabled Artists’ Festival of Theatre, Sept 18 – 25.” It also has the BATS logo embedded. The background image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides.
DAFT: Drama Workshop with Silver Noodle Soup
try out some drama in a no-stress, friendly and inclusive environment
Where: Friday September 23 The Stage, BATS Theatre
When: 10am-1pm
Would you like to try out drama in a no-stress, friendly and inclusive environment or check out how our Silver Noodle Soup Film and Theatre Company approaches inclusive performing arts practice? At the workshop, you will meet and spend time with disabled performing artists, play games, share ideas, devise and perform pieces with a disability-led film and theatre company! Silver Noodle Soup Company members alongside tutors Madeline McNamara and Haidee Clark will lead this fun session. SNS Company members are young performing artists, film and theatre makers with intellectual disabilities and/or who are neuro-diverse. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend this workshop!
This is a koha event. To register (plus a support person if you need one), please email [email protected] Limited to 14 participants.
Image description: The text reads: “DRAMA WORKSHOP - koha workshop with Silver Noodle Soup, Friday 23rd September, 10am-1pm, BATS Theatre." The DAFT logo is a yellow and red theatre ticket that reads "Disabled Artists’ Festival of Theatre, Sept 18 – 25.” It also has the BATS logo embedded. The background image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides. The background image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides.
MC Workshop with Creatif Kate and how to be a disabled MC
Where: Saturday September 24 The Stage, BATS Theatre
When: 10am-1pm
Join Creatif Kate for a beginner's guide to MCing as a person with disabilities. Learn about stage presence, crowd work, and setting the scene for shows of all kinds. Practise your skills with the class, gain confidence in front of an audience, learn how to manage your disabilities, and have fun!!
Creatif Kate is well-known for the poetry, comedy, and cabaret circuits of Wellington. She's a poet, producer, performer, photographer, preacher – basically, if it starts with 'p' she's in. She has done MC work of various kinds for many years and lives with multiple chronic conditions, both physical and mental.
This is a koha event. To register (plus a support person if you need one), please email [email protected] Limited to 14 participants.
Image description: The text reads: “MC WORKSHOP - koha workshop with Creatif Kate, Saturday, September 24th, 10am-1pm, BATS Theatre." The DAFT logo is a yellow and red theatre ticket that reads "Disabled Artists’ Festival of Theatre, Sept 18 – 25.” It also has the BATS logo embedded. The background image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides. The image is of a brightly lit stage floor with red velvet curtains tied back at the sides.
