Tag: past shows

About CRIPtic x Lewisham Micro-Festival is bursting onto the scene on 16th July, with a day of workshops and performances celebrating the explosive talent of deaf and disabled people in the borough.  Running as part of Lewisham Borough of Culture 2022, over the day you can dive into workshops brimming with creativity and learn to scratch records from found materials, create poetry and turn recycling into craft. As the sun sets, we’ve got an incredible lineup of performances from poet Daniel Sluman (recently shortlisted for TS Eliot Prize), singer-songwriter and poet Miss Jacqui (Roundhouse, Southbank, Theatre Royal Stratford East), singer-songwriter…

About The deaf and disabled community is brimming with talent and creativity, yet there are so few professional opportunities for deaf and disabled artists that showcase the calibre of that work. CRIPtic began showcasing the work of deaf and disabled artists in 2019, with the Barbican Pit Party. After a sell-out run, they were invited back in 2021, where they staged another sell out performance generating rave reviews’ . In 2022, CRIPtic is excited to break out of London and bring the CRIPtic Cabaret showcase to TransVegas, supported by the TransCreative team. The CRIPtic Cabaret includes performances by folk singer Kit Knight (Manchester Folk Festival, Sunday Singaround Resident), comedian Sam Serrano (DAVE Disability Showcase; runner up for…

About Following their sold-out Pit Party in 2019, Jamie invited deaf and disabled artists to respond to the theme of ‘the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, by ourselves’ for the 2021 CRIPtic Pit Party. Sets included music, spoken word, poetry and a dynamic collaboration between Deaf hip hop artists. These performances were the culmination of an artistic development programme led by Jamie, supporting a cultural arts scene that has been hit hard by the pandemic. Their Pit Party recreated deeply personal experiences rarely represented on stage in a spirited, celebratory atmosphere.  Images & Reviews Creative Team Jamie Hale Director Mik Scarlet Producer Caitlin Richards Co-Producer Lata Nobes Associate Director…

About In 2019 Jamie Hale created the CRIPtic Pit Party. This comprised a hope-filled solo and mixed bill of work by disabled artists. To start, Hale performed NOT DYING in which they recount their full-circle story of progressive disability, from the agony and gracelessness of threatening death to the jubilance and defiance of survival. To follow, deaf and disabled artists expanded on the selected themes of anger, fortitude and joy in short sets of music, dance and spoken word. Developed through the Barbican OpenLab programme, NOT DYING came into being as Hale began experimental medical treatment. Determined to confront and…