Crip Ecstasy (2023)
Crip Ecstasy (Vol 1) is an immersive nightlife experience that centers accessibility from the ground up. Working with a cast of 13 disabled performance artists, visual designers, DJs, ASL Interpreters and Audio Describers, this installation brings together multiple forms of access intersect to conjure a new blueprint for what a club space can be.
Presented June 2023 in a co-production with Counterpulse, SF
Performers: Beast Nest, DJ Ladybug, DJ Fridge, Gina Stella Dell'Assunta, King Lotus Boy, Rafi Ruffino Darrow, Iman, Saira Barbaric, NEVE Mazique-Bianco
Creative Director, Producer & Host: Octavio Rose Hingle
Visual Designers: Jillian Crochet, Anum Awan, Miac Alexander, Octavia Rose Hingle
Video: Connor Roach with Cuentamé Zines
Photos: Robbie Sweeny
Accessibility Offerings: Audio Description // ASL Interpretation // Daybeds & Reclined Seating // Decompression Space // Wheelchair Accessible // Live Sound Descriptions // No Strobes / Flashing Lights // Access Doulas // Pre-Show Touch Tour with Gravity Access Services // KN-95 or similar masks required and offered on site
Crip Ecstasy Sensory Room
Our Sensory Room, designed by artist Jillian Crochet (pictured right), created a calming, and sensorily engaging environment for neurodivergent partygoers and everyone to unwind and regulate our nervous systems away from the loud music and activity of the club.