Events
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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Saturday 2nd November,
2pm-3:30pm
DAT Hangs & Games
Sunday 3rd November, 1:30pm-4:30pm
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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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.
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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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All DAT Jazz (and other genres) Music Night
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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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.
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
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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Let's Talk About DAT! Access in the Arts Panel Discussion
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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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)
"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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Creatif Kate's DAT Fest Double Book Launch
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!
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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's All, Folks!
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!
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