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|       BOLD Dissent Symposium     |

|       Schedule      |

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BOLD Dissent Symposium |  Day 1

10-1pm, 12th November Morning Session

Canberra Museum and Gallery

$45 for this session of $75 for the full day

Focus: dance and design for theatre, fashion and film. 

Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman AM gives the opening keynote followed by talks from Liz Lea, Vivienne Rogis, Cynthia Jones Bryson, Megan Munro and Henry Shawcross and Dr Alessandra Lopez y Royo 

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BOLD Dissent Symposium |  Day 1

2-5pm, 12th November Afternoon Session

Canberra Museum and Gallery

$45 for this session of $75 for the full day

Focus: Access in organisations, independent practice and First Nations Audio Description 

Speakers from the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra, panel discussion led by Tammi Gissell, Ella Havelka, Yolanda Lowatta and Emma Laverty, closing session with Debora di Centa, Zsuzsi Soboslay, Annie Hanauer and Dan Daw 

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BOLD Dissent Symposium |  Day 2

10-1pm, 13th November  Morning Session

Canberra Museum and Gallery

$45 for this session of $75 for the full day

Focus: Robots, AI and Virtual Reality & climate action in dance  

Piumi Wijesundara, Shannon Hummel, Chris Knowlton, Cris Kennedy, Nipuni Wijesinghe, Liz Lea, Catherine Whyley and Jody Sperling 

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BOLD Dissent Symposium |  Day 2

2-5pm, 13th November  Afternoon Session

Canberra Museum and Gallery

$45 for this session of $75 for the full day

Focus: Disability advocacy and dissent in designing for dance  

Catherine Bailey, Shannon Kolak, Katie Senior, Anna Connolly, Sinead Skorka Brennan, Katie Cooper-Wares, Marc Brew, Dr Michelle Potter and closing Keynote by Sue Healey 

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