Cripping The Past

ID: A poster for Cripping The Past with three visibly and invisibly disabled people wearing masks and dressed for an evening event. The person in the upper left hand corner is a femme presenting black person with dark skin and tight curly back hair off to their right side. They are wearing a fishnet cropped body suit with a yellow crop top and shiny yellow shorts overtop. They are also wearing yellow knee socks, shoes and gold jewelry. Midway down the poster on the right side of the page is a brown-skinned manual wheelchair user. They have straight shoulder length dark brown hair, an upper arm sleeve tattoo and wearing a patterned green dress with green shoes that match their green wheelchair. In the lower left corner is a light-skinned cane user. They are wearing a pink cow print hat, fringed jacket, bolo tie and cow print shorts to match their pink cowboy style boots.
The text of the poster reads: Cripping the Past. Social Dance Ball. Free. All Ages. Family Friendly. Relaxed Event (Come and go as you please). Masked Event. ASL Interpretation. Wheelchair Accessible. Service Dogs Welcome. PSWs on Site. Blind/Low-Vision Inclusive. Saturday September 27th 2025. 6-9 pm. The Village at Black Creek. RSVP @ http://www.pushmakers.org/cripping-the-past
Logos on the poster include: Pushmakers, The Toronto Arts Council, The Village at Black Creek, Dancemakers, Crossroads Theatre
Event Details
Cripping the Past is a celebration of our disabled traditions and a dream of an accessible future. Part community social dance, part performance, and part family-friendly queer-crip nightlife experience it is a celebration of what it means to joyfully gather as a disabled community. Learn a new dance, take in a performance, and gather joyfully as our full selves in disability space!
Happening September 27th 2025 at 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm at the Village at Black Creek Wedding Pavillion.
This is a COVID safer-space with mandatory masking.
Dress Code: Whatever makes you feel fabulous! Whether it’s rocking your PJs, regency wear or your favourite club outfit! Show up in what makes you feel good.
Cripping the Past is supported by Dancemakers and Crossroads Theatre. Funding for Cripping the Past was generously provided through the Toronto Arts Council – Animating Historic Sites program. Poster design by Cleopatria Peterson.
Access Features:
ASL Interpretation
Wheelchair Accessible with multiple accessible washroom options including accessible stalls and a dedicated accessible washroom on site
PSWs on site
Blind-inclusive social dancing