Disorientation → September 6th, 2024
Disorientation Rave was a collaboration between Eventworks, Colleges of the Fenway (COF), and the MassArt orientation team that served as the after party for the annual COF Block Party. The intention of the event was to introduce incoming freshmen and students outside MassArt to SIM and Eventworks. It was also an opportunity for the team to challenge themselves to create a rave that was sensory inclusive and accessible, included theatrical performance elements, and could accommodate a large turnout (500 people).
Disorientation was also utilized to introduce the team’s thesis and the time-travel plot connecting each of the events together. The night began by setting one goal for the audience: party as hard as possible to charge Kevin’s time machine. Each new DJ became progressively more “disorienting” as the night went on, featuring higher BPMs accompanied by increasingly more overstimulating lights and visuals. Ultimately, the event concluded by charging enough energy to send Kevin back in time, before promptly losing him in the time stream.
Performances by:
San Galel b2b Mx. DJ Clurb
Boston Babbers
T3A P4RTY!
kevin.wav
Photos: Dennis Theoharidis