Keywords: Deaf arts, multidisciplinary arts, physical theatre, mask
Rebirth of Courage is a solo performance blending Visual Vernacular, physical theatre, voice work, and the symbolic use of a mask.
This multidisciplinary piece explores the lived experiences of a Black Deaf body navigating colonial systems, internalized code-switching, and the psychological weight of assimilation in white standardized society.
The mask becomes a metaphor for survival, erasure, and reclaiming of identity—moving between the roles of colonizer and decolonizer.
Through raw body movement, silence, and shifting voice, Rebirth of Courage challenges audiences to witness the cost of being unheard and the power in reclaiming one’s truth.
About the Artist
Courage created and performs in Rebirth of Courage.
Natasha “Courage” Bacchus is a former 3 times Deaf Olympian Sprinter. She began working as an actress in 2019 – and since then she's performed in: The Black Drum, The Two Natasha’s, 21 Black Futures, and season four of The Corner on Netflix.
She has participated as an art collaborator with numerous theatre and film productions in Canada. Courage has also worked in multiple positions including an interdisciplinary visual artist, art accessibility consultant, and activist for IBPOC Deaf art community in terms of expanding IBPOC Deaf artists representation.
View Courage's profile on our directory here.
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Project Details
- Currently located in Toronto, Ontario
- Contact Courage for additional information and/or booking
