Together We Are Proud!
An online cabaret for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
All too often, Pride events are inaccessible - to audiences and artists alike.
That’s why Turning Worm Joint-Artistic Director, Marcella Rick, was buzzing to produce this event, in collaboration with Together! 2012 CIC.
This virtual cabaret featured a line up of exclusively young, queer, disabled artists. It was also live-captioned, with integrated audio description throughout. Hosting our cabaret online meant that we could celebrate Pride with so many people who might face physical or sensory barriers to attending in-person events.
The artists
Accessibility for audiences
We developed this event as free-to-attend, removing any financial barriers that we could.
We also distributed an easy-read guide ahead of the cabaret, detailing all accessibility measures integrated into the event.
These include:
Keeping the event to 1 hour or less
Providing a social script for audiences, detailing the timings of performances, and what they could expect from the hosting of the event
Integrated audio description, alongside live BSL interpretation and captions
Accessibility for artists
At Turning Worm, we know that accessibility is neccesary for everyone - artists, audiences, and team members alike.
To make this opportunity accessible for our artists, we ensured:
All artists were paid
Our definition of ‘young artists’ encompased those up to 30 years old
All artists had a range of experiences - we chose them for their work, not the length of their credits
