Courage Bacchus

Interdisciplinary Artist

Natasha “Courage” Bacchus is a very active multidisciplinary artist, former three times gold medallist Deaf Olympian Sprinter. Her theatre /TV and Film performances include Shaw Host Talk (2014), ‘The Black Drum’ with Soulpepper Theatre (2019) in Toronto and France, ‘The Two Natasha’s’ (2020) comedy performed in art festivals, ‘21 Black Futures’ produced by Obsidian Theatre and CBC Arts, (2021), mini-TV series ‘The Coroner’ season four on Netflix (2022). She has participated in cabaret events including the 2019/2024 ASL Deaf Drag Performance and Criptonite at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.

Her areas of expertise include interdisciplinary visual artist, art accessibility consultant Deaf LGBTQ/racialized marginalized Indigenous, Black, People of colour, Sign Language Translation for theatre, Interpretation and Promotional vlogs, Panellist and presenter for workshops, emerging art curator, and activist for Indigenous and Black Deaf art community to expand Indigenous and Black Deaf artists representation.

Courage has participated as an art collaborator with numerous theatre and film productions focusing on breaking down barriers for Indigenous and Black Deaf Artists in Canada.

She has participated in Leelee Oluwatoyosi Eko Davis and Donna Michelle Bernard’s method of social justice community. Natasha was one of the winners of Canada Top 100 Black Women to Watch by the Canada International Black Women Event (CIBWE) 2019.

She continues her journey of self-discovery in her art.