Wednesday 30 September - Sunday 4 October
Welcome to Bounce 2026. In a year when artists and the disability community face ongoing challenges to be heard and recognised, our programme addresses the urgent theme of ‘Arts and Activism’.
The arts are a mighty tool for change. Bounce represents a collective voice of d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists, where being disabled is the norm, centralised, empowering, and powerful driving high-quality arts experiences that are genuinely accessible.
In choosing Bounce, you choose inclusion, you add your voice to equity of opportunity, you encounter the energy and diversity of disabled-led arts and living activism.
You can access the programme in various formats using the buttons on the right:
A full-colour PDF programme.
A large print programme. This version is also screen reader-compatible.
A button to request a Braille programme. We have Braille copies in our office.
Events
Echoes of the Self by Brain Injury Matters
Date: Throughout Festival
Time: Various times
see ‘More information’ below for times.
Location: First floor, The MAC
Tickets: No ticket required
Art form: Visual Arts
Emer Maguire’s Perfectly Chaotic, supported by The MakeyUppers
Date: Wednesday 30 September
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Location: The Studio at The MAC
Tickets: £19.50
Access information: BSL
Art form: Comedy
Label Me Live: Joe Kenny, Andrea Begley and Future Her
Date: Thursday 1 October
Time: 8:00 – 11:00 pm
Location: The Black Box
Tickets: £10.00 via the Black Box
Access information: Audio Description,
sighted guides
Art form: Live Music
Tender Ruins - Textile Installation by Artist in Residence Susanne Horsch
Date: From Thursday 1 October
Time: Various
Location: Atypical Gallery,
University of Atypical
Tickets: No ticket required
Access information: Artist statement and biography
in audio format.
Art form: Visual Arts
Arts and Activism Symposium
Date: Friday 2 October
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: The Studio at The MAC
Tickets: £6.50
Access information: BSL, audio description,
live captions
Art form: Talks, Workshops, and Networking
Tender Ruins: Artist Talk with Susanne Horsch
Date: Friday 2 October
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: Atypical Gallery,
University of Atypical
Tickets: No ticket required
Access information: BSL
Art form: Visual Art / Talks, Workshops,
and Networking
The Mighty Pen
Date: Friday 2 October
Time: 3:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s
Tickets: £5 pass to all Mighty Pen events
(free to participants)
Access information: BSL
Art form: Literature
An Evening With Tito Bone, aka The World Is Burning So Please Enjoy My Drag Show
Date: Friday 2 October
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: The Studio at The MAC
Tickets: £16.50
Access information: BSL, ISL,
integrated audio
description, relaxed performance.
Art form: Theatre
Very Interesting Perspectives (VIPs): Blind Artists’ Professional Network
Date: Saturday 3 October
Time: 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Location: The Studio at The MAC
Tickets: £5.50
(refreshments will be provided)
Access information: Audio description
Art form: Talks, Workshops, and Networking
CAREAID: Disability aids, our friend or functional foe?
Date: Saturday 3 October
Time: 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Location: Ledger Studio,
University of Atypical
Tickets: £5.00
Access information:
Exercises will be supported
by clear verbal and written prompts.
Art form: Talks, Workshops, and Networking
Four Out of Five - Presented by Visually Impaired Creators Scotland (VICS)
Date: Saturday 3 October
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Location: The Studio at The MAC
Tickets: £11.50
Access information:
Integrated audio description.
Touchable objects during
and after the performance.
Art form: Theatre
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Date: Sunday 4 October
Time: 12:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: Ledger Studio,
University of Atypical
Tickets: £5.00
Access information: Subtitles for film. BSL for talk
Art form: Film and post-show discussion
The Caucasian Chalk Circle - Presented by Stage Beyond Theatre Company
Date: Sunday 4 October
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Location: The Studio at The MAC
Tickets: £11.50
Access information: Relaxed performance,
BSL.
Art form: Theatre
Programme highlights in British and Irish Sign Language
Video with Irish Sign language
Video with British Sign language
