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"A Trinity Centre multisensory matinee focusing on inclusivity and mutual care. Ft. wavy ambient improv from Yoke members’ softer incarnation Kwiet Boize, surrealist puppet wonderlands from Beanpig, and left-field sonic collage from experimental scene grandmaster mr_hopkinson – plus a resting zone and library to visit between performances. Don’t forget to mask up! "
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A gig held at The Trinity Centre on Sunday 6th April. The event starts at 16:00.
Spoonie Rave is a multisensory feast for tired and sensitive folks
A party for soft heads and big hearts
Expect puppetry, music and performance in the Fyfe hall at Trinity Centre, with space to rest, engage comfortably, slow down and take things at your own pace.
Alongside live performances we’ll have puppet making and non-alcoholic drinks in the bar. There will be a library and a dedicated space to chill, and an atmosphere that encourages and supports slowness.
This is a relaxed event, you’re welcome to come in and out of performances as you wish, stand, sit, lie down, stim, be still, move and rest in whatever way feels good for you.
FFP2 (or better) masks are required (unless you’re exempt) at Spoonie Rave, to protect each other from COVID-19, flu and colds that so easily spread and can greatly affect our spoonie kin. While the world turns its back on safety protocols, let’s protect each other like the spoonie punks we are.
Accessibility
Here’s the Spoonie Rave access guide: document/d/1ONTlc_2QuB0ja1SUC8CB55e8awcIjz2eE5JqT2qlt_8/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" >https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ONTlc_2QuB0ja1SUC8CB55e8awcIjz2eE5JqT2qlt_8/edit?tab=t.0
Please read the guide before coming. Some elements of access are created with Spoonie Rave organisers and the venue, and some need the whole group to take care of our community. Access is a collective effort for collective liberation! Let’s look out for each other.
The guide includes information on:
Step-free access
Parking and public transport
Rest
Care
*COVID-19
*Scents
Sounds and light
Food
Personal Assistant tickets
No one turned away for lack of funds
Questions on access
*These parts need participation from all attendees to take care of our community.
Spoonie Rave Programme:
3pm: Doors open and settling in
3.45 - 4pm: Event Opening
4 - 4.30pm: Bean Pig Puppets and Neogaze
5 - 5.30pm: Kwiet Boize
6 - 6.30pm: Dan Johnson
6.30 - 8pm: Closing with dj mr_hopkinson
8pm: Event ends
Alongside performances Spud - a queer spoonie massage therapist is offering free mini grounding bodywork sessions to help you drop in to the restful pace of the rave.
Acts:
Bean Pig Puppets are a collective of queer puppeteers and performers who believe in the life of all things. Beanpigs expand the imagination as a revolutionary tool, inviting audiences to dream other worlds into existence through the power of objects. Their performances are surreal rituals that facilitate the lives of puppets, ultimately allowing the puppets to choose how the story unfolds.
Neogaze is the experimental electronic project of Nigerian-Welsh solo act Neo Ukandu. Neogaze brings to life their creative voice through anthems of self-acceptance and queer identity. They will be playing downtempo and dream pop influenced sounds merged with Bean Pigs surrealist puppetry.
Kwiet Boize - Normally doling out abrasive improvised skronks as half of no-wave supergroup Yoke or in their duo as Noisy Boize, Rebecca Sneddon (saxophone) and Jo Kelly (double bass) have rebranded as Kwiet Boize to bring some gentler extemporisations to the patrons of Spoonie Rave.
Dan Johnson is a percussionist working in improvised sound and expanded composition. Undermining conventional notions of drumming, his experimental work is manifested across a wide range of projects; from eight-hour solo improvisations responding to instructions provided by the audience, to invite-only performances in rail tunnels, lifts and public toilets, to non-hierarchical group improvisation project Ecstatic Drum Beats.
mr_hopkinson is a multi-disciplinary artist and stalwart of the Cube Microplex since its inception. His atmospheric and witty loop and effects DJ sets have appeared all over the globe and been featured in Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel series.
Follow us on social media for updates on Spoonie Rave events:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spoonie_rave/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573939049355
This event is supported by The West of England Combined Authority
Entry requirements: 16+
A party for soft heads and big hearts
Expect puppetry, music and performance in the Fyfe hall at Trinity Centre, with space to rest, engage comfortably, slow down and take things at your own pace.
Alongside live performances we’ll have puppet making and non-alcoholic drinks in the bar. There will be a library and a dedicated space to chill, and an atmosphere that encourages and supports slowness.
This is a relaxed event, you’re welcome to come in and out of performances as you wish, stand, sit, lie down, stim, be still, move and rest in whatever way feels good for you.
FFP2 (or better) masks are required (unless you’re exempt) at Spoonie Rave, to protect each other from COVID-19, flu and colds that so easily spread and can greatly affect our spoonie kin. While the world turns its back on safety protocols, let’s protect each other like the spoonie punks we are.
Accessibility
Here’s the Spoonie Rave access guide: document/d/1ONTlc_2QuB0ja1SUC8CB55e8awcIjz2eE5JqT2qlt_8/edit?tab=t.0" target="_blank" >https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ONTlc_2QuB0ja1SUC8CB55e8awcIjz2eE5JqT2qlt_8/edit?tab=t.0
Please read the guide before coming. Some elements of access are created with Spoonie Rave organisers and the venue, and some need the whole group to take care of our community. Access is a collective effort for collective liberation! Let’s look out for each other.
The guide includes information on:
Step-free access
Parking and public transport
Rest
Care
*COVID-19
*Scents
Sounds and light
Food
Personal Assistant tickets
No one turned away for lack of funds
Questions on access
*These parts need participation from all attendees to take care of our community.
Spoonie Rave Programme:
3pm: Doors open and settling in
3.45 - 4pm: Event Opening
4 - 4.30pm: Bean Pig Puppets and Neogaze
5 - 5.30pm: Kwiet Boize
6 - 6.30pm: Dan Johnson
6.30 - 8pm: Closing with dj mr_hopkinson
8pm: Event ends
Alongside performances Spud - a queer spoonie massage therapist is offering free mini grounding bodywork sessions to help you drop in to the restful pace of the rave.
Acts:
Bean Pig Puppets are a collective of queer puppeteers and performers who believe in the life of all things. Beanpigs expand the imagination as a revolutionary tool, inviting audiences to dream other worlds into existence through the power of objects. Their performances are surreal rituals that facilitate the lives of puppets, ultimately allowing the puppets to choose how the story unfolds.
Neogaze is the experimental electronic project of Nigerian-Welsh solo act Neo Ukandu. Neogaze brings to life their creative voice through anthems of self-acceptance and queer identity. They will be playing downtempo and dream pop influenced sounds merged with Bean Pigs surrealist puppetry.
Kwiet Boize - Normally doling out abrasive improvised skronks as half of no-wave supergroup Yoke or in their duo as Noisy Boize, Rebecca Sneddon (saxophone) and Jo Kelly (double bass) have rebranded as Kwiet Boize to bring some gentler extemporisations to the patrons of Spoonie Rave.
Dan Johnson is a percussionist working in improvised sound and expanded composition. Undermining conventional notions of drumming, his experimental work is manifested across a wide range of projects; from eight-hour solo improvisations responding to instructions provided by the audience, to invite-only performances in rail tunnels, lifts and public toilets, to non-hierarchical group improvisation project Ecstatic Drum Beats.
mr_hopkinson is a multi-disciplinary artist and stalwart of the Cube Microplex since its inception. His atmospheric and witty loop and effects DJ sets have appeared all over the globe and been featured in Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel series.
Follow us on social media for updates on Spoonie Rave events:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spoonie_rave/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573939049355
This event is supported by The West of England Combined Authority
Entry requirements: 16+
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