Collide: An evening of queer live art & performance

Join us at Stanley Arts as we transform the building, filling the space with queer art. 10 artists – performers, poets, filmmakers, DJs, visual artists & plenty in between – will share new pieces of work in this experimental, building wide takeover!

This is an evening like no other, a mix of installation art, performance and party! There will also be an opportunity to preview Bold Mellon’s Queer Joy Exhibition in the Stanley Arts Gallery Space. Commissioned works by (artists in a-z order): Amani, anOmaly, Bilan Suliman, Danny Bailey & Alizée Ndiaye, Dot Alma, Duncan Disorderly, June Lam, Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson, Orion Isaacs & Tanaka Fuego.

Collide is a project  that supports 10 LGBTQ+ artists with money, space, time & resources to actualise their next big idea. A collaboration between Raze Collective & Stanley Arts, Collide is part of the London Borough of Culture programme & it reflects a mission shared by both organisations – to give more opportunities to LGBTQ+ artists.

Spaces are limited due to the unique nature of the event, please do book ahead to avoid disappointment!

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Doors open: 7pm
Please note that this event will take place in multiple venue on site.

Access Provisions at Collide

If you are joining us at Collide and want to know if our event is accessible for you, drop us an email at access@razecollective.com and we’ll happily give you as much information for you to make an informed decision. Here’s some information to get started with:

What to expect?
Collide will showcase new works by 10 artists. 4 works are installations and can be visited any time during the evening. 6 works are performance / film works which will take place at certain times. Pieces vary in length between 5-15 minutes. The evening will have regular breaks between works & Stanley Arts is an indoor/outdoor space, ideal for getting fresh air.

Collide Guides on hand to help…
We will have a number of Collide guides on hand to assist with building orientation, signposting access provisions, step-free routes & generally being available to give any assistance you might need. They will be identifiable in black & white Raze Collective t-shirts.

BSL Interpretation
2 BSL interpreters will be on-hand during the Collide event. To let us know ahead of time if you will require BSL interpretation, drop an email to access@razecollective.com

Audio Description
Audio Description will be available at Collide, This will be in-ear audio description, via headsets. Please ask any team member if you require a headset upon arrival. You can also let us know ahead of time that you will require audio description, by sending an email to access@razecollective.com.

Relaxed Space
The space will be run in a relaxed way. This means audience members can enter or exit spaces as they wish, stim & move as they wish. Performances will not be relaxed, so please do email for more information if you require it.

Content Notes
We expect that some pieces will include; partial nudity, flashing light, loud music, some haze & themes such as transphobia, homophobia, racism, ableism. For more details, email us on access@razecollective.com.

Information on the Step Free access to spaces at Collide:
Collide is a building wide event at Stanley Arts. Most of these spaces have step-free access but unfortunately 1 of our performance spaces is not accesible by wheelchair. See below for more information:

Society Room – Access for wheelchair users is through the main corner entrance, the first entrance on your right as you are coming up the hill. This entrance is accessed via a ramp and leads into a lobby with automatic doors which in turn leads to an access lift. This lift brings you down to the Society Room level. The accessible toilet is behind you on the left as you come out of the lift.

Main Hall – Access for wheelchair users is separate from the main entrance, it is the fifth and final entrance on your right as you are coming up the hill, below the clocktower. This entrance is accessed via a ramp with a push button for a power assisted door which leads to a lobby. The accessible toilet is on the left as you come through this entrance. Once in the gallery lobby, pass the doors in front – which lead to the gallery or turn right towards the main hall lobby. From here take the double doors on your left to enter the main Stanley Hall.

Scene Dock – Wheelchair access to this space is currently not possible. If you’d like to know more information about how this space is being used in the event before coming, please drop an email to access@razecollective.com

The Living Room – Access for wheelchair users is through the alley entrance, the second entrance on your right as you are coming up the hill. The route down to the living room is down a slope. Access into the living room, accessible toilet and indoor space is all on one level through the doors on your second right.

The Old Box Office – Access for wheelchair users is separate from the main entrance, it is the fifth and final entrance on your right as you are coming up the hill, below the clocktower. This entrance is accessed via a ramp with a push button for a power assisted door which leads to a lobby. The accessible toilet is on the left as you come through this entrance. Once in the gallery lobby, pass the doors in front – which lead to the gallery or turn right towards the main hall lobby

For more detailed accessibility information on Stanley Arts, head to https://stanleyarts.org/disability-access/