Posted On: October 13th 2026, 04:48 pm
Meet our panelist, Natasha “Courage” Bacchus!
We’re excited to welcome Courage to Give Us A Minute, presented by AMAVA Collective at the Disability Collective Conference on October 14, from 4 PM to 5 PM.
Get to know Courage!
Natasha “Courage” Bacchus is a multidisciplinary artist, theatre-maker, and visual performer, as well as a former three-time Deaflympics gold medalist sprinter. Her artistic practice explores signed music, body movement, scriptwriting, and solo performance across theatre, cabaret, film, and television. Since 2019, she has collaborated with artists and companies across Canada, the United States, Colombia, and France. As an Indigenous and Black Deaf theatre-maker, Bacchus continues to break barriers and expand visibility for Deaf artists within contemporary performance. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and embodied storytelling, her work centers transformation, resilience, and self-discovery. Her solo works, Rebirth of Courage and Mangoes, premiered in 2022 and 2024, marking significant milestones in her evolving artistic journey.