Closing Party | Dance of Dissent
About this event
Join them in the courtyard of the National Film and Sound Archive to close the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Festival with an evening of dance, design and celebration under the Canberra sky.
Curated by acclaimed dance artist Liz Lea, Dance of Dissent brings the Festival theme to life through the most immediate medium of all: the human body. A series of solo performances by leading female dancers open the evening, each a distinct act of creative resistance through movement, costume, and presence. We are thrilled to present Yolanda Lowatta's acclaimed solo performance in partnership with Australian Dance Party.
The night closes with an ensemble work by the Chamaeleon Collective, Canberra's first inclusive dance company of dancers with disability.
Dance is the Festival's closing argument: bodies in motion, in space, and in community, dissenting against expectation, against exclusion, and against the limits of who is seen.
Accessibility at this event
Shared by the event organiser via ATDW, where provided. Check with the organiser if you need specifics.
Public accessible toilet near National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) records an accessible toilet. The nearest public one outside the venue, for before you go in or when it is closed, is High Jinks, City, about 260 m away.
High Jinks · about 260 m away in a straight line
16 Kendall La, City, ACT (food outlet)
- Right-hand transfer
Open: Venue hours
Source: the National Public Toilet Map, data as at 1 September 2026. Distances are straight-line, not the walking route, and facilities can change — check before you rely on one. Facility record
Event information courtesy of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW).
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