CRIP RAVE™

Celebrating our 5th anniversary this week 😏 Photo credit: @badreggae ID in comments

We did an interview for the MUTEK-initiated “Future Festivals Field Guide” that’s now live on @holo.mg ! Link to full transcript in bio. IDs in comments and alt text.

Thank you so much to @resident_advisor and @thendbegins for featuring the work that we do. Promoters: Reach out to us! Crip Rave is a collective force made possible by so many incredible people in our community. Huge thank you to @bricksglitter and @unit2communityspace who hosted our first rave, @who____girl @itsyosquared @deaf.spectrum @fekkledfudge @enchante091216 @color.me.bai for sharing their access wisdom with us and providing ASL-Music interpretation, @elle.mahogany and @peach.grave for designing our graphics, to @regularfantasy for designing our logo, @syrusmarcus @goblincandance and @djnikred for playing our parties, @izalaix for live painting, @dyingbutfine for hosting our sound workshop, and @tangled_arts @critical_design_lab @torontoartscouncil P.S. @syrusmarcus and @enchante091216 were also interviewed for this article! ID: An article header that has two distinct sections. In the top section, the title, “Crip Rave Is the Revolutionary Collective Prioritizing Accessibility” sits in bold white font and is split between three lines, all flushed left. The bottom section contains an abstract graphic with greens, reds, purples and blues, that is composed of horizontally-oriented shapes with rounded edges and tendril-like shapes running down the picture vertically. In the bottom right corner there are two lime-green and lime-yellow blocks with a shadow overlay and some hot pink swirls.

Up at the @ S S crack of dawn to be on the @cbc morning show in Newfoundland 🦞 Pre-sale’s almost sold out, see you on the dance floor on Saturday ID: Renee and Stefana sit in the CBC radio booth in front of two condensor microphones with pop filters. They are both smiling towards the camera.

🚨GIVEAWAY & POP-UP ALERT🚨 ⫘ 2 x tickets for ECHO x CRIP RAVE this Saturday, August 2 AND 2 x @smoodie.bowls of your choosing ⫘ unlimited entry by commenting and sharing this post! winner chosen friday ⫘ pop-up DJ set from 12-3 this Saturday @smoodie.bowls with the St. John’s via Montreal via Colorado selector @corey.clocksy aka “The Duke”. Expect something like upbeat chillout sunshine-indulgent classix for a summertime Smoodie Jam 𖤓 . . . . . . ID1: A Crip Rave x E.C.H.O. flyer displayed on a wooden bench alongside branded stickers, an iced drink, and a smoothie bowl with fresh toppings. ID2: A graphic promo poster featuring a DJ smoothie cartoon character and text announcing a Smoodie x Corey Clocksy collab on Saturday, August 2. ID3: Corey Clocksy performs a DJ set indoors, wearing headphones behind turntables under warm lighting. ID4: A Crip Rave flyer sits on a wooden picnic table with a pastel purple and brown vintage bike in the foreground and the Smoodie truck in the background. ID5: A DJ Booth is shown with turntables and other equipment at the Smoodie Bowl truck.

church rave this saturday (aug 2) ft. @rufdug @nestce.pas @stefanafratila & @mutually_feeling ✴︎ presales are over 50% sold out, v limited amount will be available on the door ✴︎ gower street united church is wheelchair accessible, more access info at the link in bio! ✴︎ song is ‘Bygones’ by @nestce.pas . animation by @public.unpublic . . . . . . ID: A reel opens with a clean event poster containing essential info: E.C.H.O. x Crip Rave, Saturday Aug 2, Gower Street United Church, with a stacked lineup (Ruf Dug (UK), Richard (MTL), Mutually Feeling (MTL), DJ Crip Time (TO)). Poster art work then drops into frame like a flag, with vivid colours and an abstract design before looping back to the start. Track: DJ Medallion - Bygones

we’re throwing a party in a 200 year old church next week with a diverse lineup of talented musicians from Manchester, Montreal, and Toronto. swipe thru for some photos of the spot ➜ featuring: @rufdug @mutually_feeling @nestce.pas @stefanafratila ticket link in bio w/ accessibility info! don’t miss our only event this summer ✴︎ photos by @lorange.pekoe ✴︎ . . . . . . ID1: Francis, Adam, and Renee stand facing a mirror that reflects their image, along with a coat rack and hanging clock behind them. ID2: A tall arched window in a brick building reflects the silhouette of a nearby rooftop and trees. ID3: Renee stands between wooden church pews with stained glass windows behind them that cast warm light through the room. ID4: The lower halves of two people entering through a church door, wearing black jackets, lace-up boots, and sneakers. ID5: A dimly lit hallway with a glowing BAR sign above an open door. A blurry-Francis walks into the light-filled room beyond. ID6: A plaque mounted on red brick that reads: Gower St. Church, Est. 1815, United Church of Canada. ID7: An abstract flared photo with long exposure and stage lighting that casts a blue and red glow over a dark room with curtains. ID8: Poster for E.C.H.O. X Crip Rave on Saturday, August 2 at Gower Street United Church ft. Ruf Dug (UK), Richard (MTL), Mutually Feeling (MTL), and DJ Crip Time (TO).

NEXT UP with our friends @criprave … 𓇼 E.C.H.O. x Crip Rave 𓇼 SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 GOWER STREET UNITED CHURCH featuring: ✦ Ruf Dug (Manchester) ✦ @rufdug , the Manchester-via-Ibiza producer, DJ, label boss, NTS radio host, record store owner, computer game freak and vinyl digger melds balearica, street soul, 16-bit and everything in between for labels like Rhythm Section, Futureboogie and his own Ruf Kutz. ✦ Richard (Montréal) ✦ @nestce.pas is an artist out of Montréal who has released music as Richard, Richard Lamb, and DJ Medallion, and is a member of Library L’amour and Mild Drama, with recent features on records from Pondlicker (Naff), Any (Sferic), and Addy Weitzman. True to his genre-jumping discography, his DJ sets are varied and eclectic, playing anything from house and techno to IDM, dubstep, minimal wave, and whatever else interests him in that given week.  ✦ Mutually Feeling (Montréal) ✦ @mutually_feeling is the lovechild of Ariana Molly and Connor McComb (PULSUM). Established on accident in 2017, while experimenting with the collision of Connor’s techno and Ariana’s spoken word, the duo subsequently released their seminal album “Intertwined” (2019) with Australian label, Esoteric Exports. Spontaneously accepting occasional live shows and DJ sets, the project moonlights as a  creative outlet to the pairs’ personal artistic practices.  ✦ DJ Crip Time (Toronto) ✦ @stefanafratila is a Romanian-born artist based in Toronto, Canada. Under her alias DJ Crip Time, she has appeared on NTS Radio (London), Rinse France (Paris), The Lot (New York), Refuge Worldwide (Berlin), Radio Nopal (CDMX), HKCR (Hong Kong), n10.as (Montréal), SutroFM (San Francisco), and Hotel Radio Paris. She is also the co-founder of Crip Rave along with R. Dumaresque, an event platform showcasing and prioritizing Crip, Disabled, Deaf, Mad, and Sick body-minds within safer and more accessible rave spaces. flyer by @public.unpublic ✨venue is wheelchair accessible and IDs in comments! ticket link in bio 🌷

We have a new website !!! Designed by @ghostpep___ 🫦! Take a peek, then scratch your itch to work with us 😇 Always here to meet your consultation, curation, and collaboration needs xx 💋 ID in comments

🎧 Meet our PopExperimental Jury and apply by July 15 for the Giga-Hertz Award! • Crip Rave, founded in 2019 by Renee Dumaresque and Stefana Fratila, was the first collective of its kind, prioritizing accessibility in rave and nightlife spaces with a focus on Crip culture. • Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU is a Nairobi-born, Berlin-based sound artist whose work explores field recording, noise, and sound art. • Emeka Ogboh engages with place through all five human senses and has exhibited at documenta, the Venice Biennale, and the Dakar Biennale. • Dr. Lea Luka Sikau, as Curator for Music and Sound Art at the ZKM | Hertzlab, shapes the sonic profile of artistic research and sound programming. • Dr. Alexander Paeffgen is Professor of Composition, Music Theory, and Piano at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. 🎶 This is your chance to present your work to an international audience and become part of the Giga-Hertz Festival 2025. We are looking for groundbreaking artistic positions in electronic music at the intersection of pop and experimental. 👉 PopExperimental Production Award (€5,000) For cross-genre works at the interface of electronic music, experimental aesthetics, and popular music. The award ceremony takes place November 20–22, 2025, during the Giga-Hertz Festival. The winning works will be premiered at ZKM in 2026. 🔗 More info & application: zkm.de #GigaHertzAward #ZKMKarlsruhe #ZKM#SoundArt #ElectronicMusic #ExperimentalMusic #OpenCall #FellowFutures #ContemporaryMusic #Karlsruhe #SWRExperimentalstudio #SWR #HertzLab #PopExperimental #MusicFunding #GigaHertzPreis @popakademie  @swrkultur  @lealukatiziana @_kamaru_ @criprave

Shout out to @cbc_music for featuring the work that we do! Photo by @badreggae ID’s in comments

Meet @stefanafratila , aka DJ Crip Time, co-founder of @criprave 🟡 Transforming underground spaces, building community, and bringing accessibility to the dance floor. Catch DJ Crip Time spinning live at AccessFest on May 31. May 31 · David Pecaut Square# #AccessFest #AF2025