About Us
Raze Collective is a charity dedicated to nurturing and developing innovative queer performance in the UK.
We create cultural opportunities for LGBTQIA+ artists, audiences and the wider public. We value the diversity of the queer cultural scene and work with artists, producers and organisations who share our values and ethos.
Raze was formed by grassroots performers, producers & audience members in the face of the closure of LGBTQIA+ venues. We're called Raze as the organisation was established in response to those queer spaces being razed.
WHAT WE DO
Artist Development
We run regular artist development and commissioning programmes championing LGBTQIA+ performance makers working across disciplines to create dynamic new work!
Performance Platforms
We host digital screenings, events and performances at venues and festivals across London and beyond. Collaborating with partners including Stanley Arts, London Philharmonia, The Glory, The Yard Theatre and many more!
Sector Support
We manage the Queer Arts Consortium, a group of organisations working collaboratively to strengthen the queer cultural sector. We also host Queer Clash Diary, an annual get together for artists, producers & community groups to share projects, plans and ideas that shape the future of queer culture.
WHO WE ARE
Raze Collective is a queer artist-led organisation. Our team works within the queer community to support queer artists.
Creative Team
Seyi Osibamowo (she/they)
Creative Producer
Lucy Hayhoe (she/her)
CEO
& Live Artist
Fraser Buchanan (he/they)
Creative Producer
& Dance artist
Gayathiri Kamalakanthan (they/them)
Access Producer
& Poet
Artist Steering Group
Our Artist steering group reviews and advises on our programme, future plans and community outreach
Cassie Leon (she/her)
Frankie Thompson (she/her)
Ade Bajomo (they/them)
Pierre (they/them)
Board of Trustees
Lynsey Bonnell (Co-Chair): Workshop facilitator, writer, producer / performer
Pembe Tokluhan: Technical Production Manager & Founder of Petok Productions
Steve Hignell (Co-Chair): An expert in cultural strategy, policy & impact analysis
Emily Drake: Associate Creative Director Rankin Creative
Florent Trioux: Freelance Producer
Almiro Andrade: University Lecturer, educationist, actor, director, dramaturg & theatre translator (this is a live list, growing as my practice continues expanding)
Alice Holland: Creative Producer & Festival Programmer
Accessibility Statement - October 2023
We are working towards disability justice* as coined by Sins Invalid. Disability justice is a social justice framework that recognises the intersecting impacts of white supremacy, colonial capitalism and ableism in understanding how people's bodies and minds are labeled 'unproductive', 'disposable' and/or 'invalid'.
We align ourselves with Scope’s ethos that follows the social model of disability:
The social model says people are disabled by society, not by their impairments or conditions.
We have a broad understanding of what disability means. This includes physical and mental health conditions, neurodivergence and chronic illness. We appreciate that not all individuals who fit into one or more of those categories will describe themselves as disabled, and will follow their lead on the correct term to use.
We offer to build access riders with artists we work with as we understand these are a key tool for people to communicate their access needs effectively. We listen to our audience’s requirements and aim to be specific about what access needs can be met at a given time. We will be as detailed as possible about the access provisions that will be present at our events. We have an Access Coordinator within our team and we work with specialist access consultants throughout our projects.
We are still learning, unlearning and implementing ways to be as accessible as possible. We will always welcome feedback. Feel free to email access@razecollective.com.
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