BOLD Dissent
Speakers | Dan Daw, Marc Brew, Tammi Gissell, Yolanda Lowatta, Anca Frankenhauser, Jody Sperling, Dr Alex L Bruni, Natsuko Yonezawa, Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra Dance Theatre
12 – 13 November 2026
Day + Time | Thursday – Friday | 10am – 5pm
Location | Canberra Museum and Gallery, 176 London Circuit, Canberra ACT 2601
Entry | General admission $75 for a single day and $135 for both days
Access | All events will be accompanied by Auslan interpretation and Audio Description
BOLD Dissent '26 brings together Canberra's arts leaders of international standing with nationally and internationally acclaimed artists, inviting creatives living with and without disability to speak about their experience of dissenting from convention through dance and design.
Celebrating the power of dissent, BOLD '26 delivers talks, performances and thoughtful provocation from acclaimed dance artists and academics championing groundbreaking creativity. The program challenges and provokes, inviting audiences to embrace new ways of thinking about creative practice.
Patron Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman AM will open BOLD Dissent '26 and the symposium will close with a screening of a new film by award winning dance filmmaker Sue Healey.
Speakers include Dan Daw, Marc Brew, Tammi Gissell, Yolanda Lowatta, Anca Frankenhauser, Jody Sperling, Dr Alex L Bruni, Natsuko Yonezawa, Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra Dance Theatre.
Performances will be presented by Canberra Dance Theatre's GOLD Company, ZEST Dance for Wellbeing, the Chamaeleon Collective and The Stellar Company.
All events will be accompanied by Auslan interpretation and Audio Description.
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The BOLD Festival celebrates the legacy of dance through an international presentation of intercultural, inclusive and intergenerational dance programming. Drawing on the legacies of cultural elders and celebrating the empowerment of ageing, BOLD provides a platform for older artists to celebrate their longevity while nurturing intergenerational exchange and seeding new works from emerging artists and their cultural legacies.
First presented in 2017 and returning in 2019, 2022 and 2024, BOLD has become an integral part of the dance world in the ACT and across Australia, with strong international connections.
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Proudly supported by ACT Government
Images | The BOLD Festival | Photography by Andrew Sikorski