Crip Rave

CRIP RAVE™

CRIP RAVE™ is a Toronto-based collective and event platform showcasing crip-identifying talent and prioritizing Sick, Crip, Mad and Disabled body-minds within safer and more accessible rave spaces. In practice, Crip raves start/end early, featuring a non-alcoholic hydration station, anti-inflammatory snacks, comfortable and varied seating options, a stretching area, adequate lighting, heating blankets, an accessible bathroom & entrance, security, and sober/easily identifiable party organizers. Revolution is written throughout the origins of electronic music, where the genres, sounds, and spaces of rave culture have been crafted through Q***r, Trans* and Black, Indigenous and People of Colour resistance. Informed by this legacy, CRIP RAVE™ longs for the centring of Sick, Crip, Mad and Disabled folx within expressive electronic music spaces. Structural barriers, abelism, industry standards, and cultural norms have largely resulted in inaccessibility and the exclusion of Crip body-minds. Setting up an electronic music event so that all people can enter a venue is crucial, but accessibility requires us to go further— to centre disability in all aspects of planning so that people can feel safe, comfortable, and have their needs met once inside. CRIP RAVE™ is created by two Q***rCrip organizers (Renee Dumaresque, Stefana Fratila) who are passionate about electronic music and envision a world where rave sites are accessible to everyone. This project hopes to be an ever-evolving series, as a work-in-progress that moves in tandem with community needs, feedback, and collaboration.

If you are interested in collaborating with us, or have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at crip.rave.collective@gmail.com