Mademoiselle Coco is a Deaf Drag Queen who began her illustrious career in Melbourne at Winterdaze in 1998. Over the years, she has graced various venues with her captivating performances. Since relocating to Sydney, her appearances have become more selective, allowing her to focus on quality and impact. Drawing inspiration from the iconic Coco Chanel, Mademoiselle Coco collaborates with Auslan interpreters who add a French accent, further enhancing the allure of her character. Deeply committed to the Deaf community, Mademoiselle Coco tailors her performances to entertain and engage Deaf audiences. Her dedication to supporting and uplifting the Deaf community through her art is a testament to her passion and advocacy.

Jodee Mundy OAM Fully sick coda, artist and creative director, Jodee Mundy OAM creates award-winning performances, films and festivals. Highlights include: When Claude Met Roxy - the Erotic Finger Puppet show (Melbourne & Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Festival), Personal, a solo multimedia performance about growing up in a Deaf family (Arts House, Sydney Opera House, Darwin Festival, Brisbane Festival), The Carers Project: A sanctuary in the city (City of Melbourne) and Imagined Touch, a Deafblind live art, film and research project. (Arts House, Sydney Festival, Carriageworks, ACMI, Barbican Centre, London and Lincoln Center, NYC). Jodee collaborates with artists, forms accessible alliances and hustles with various institutions to further increase investment into the incredible talent of the arts and Disability community. Imagine art. Create Community. Connect the dots.

Kitty Obsidian Fierce, fat and FAborigional! Kitty Obsidian is a proud Wiradjuri/Gamilaroi trans performer specialising in slow seduction, ferocious fetish and sickening sideshow! Hailed as aggressively queer, Kitty is a teacher, mentor & producer as well as internationally recognised performer of Burlesque & Drag. VIC NAIDOC LGBTIQ+ person of the year 2022, GLOBE VIC winner for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts 2023; Kitty loves to bring their award-winning brand of activism to their art. Dubbed 'The Jewel in Melbourne's kinky crown' by Melbourne Rubber, Kitty is a lifelong fetish educator and facilitator working alongside incredible businesses, organisations and people to provide premium kink performances, skill shares and events. The Don of the Melbourne Queer Mafia, they/them wrecking mayhem & putting the ow in meow – its Kitty Obsidian!

Naavikaran Previously awarded the 30 Under 30 LGBTIQ+ Leaders in Australia, Goddess Naavikaran is a Naarm based change maker and storyteller, futurist pop musician and DJ, stage and production manager, and theatre producer. Naavikaran’s debut EP, CHIQ DISCOTHEQ is now out on all streaming platforms and is an ode to trans joy.

Sarah Birdgirl is an award-winning actor, circus, theatre and freakshow performer with Coney Island, Cirque du Soleil and Emilia at Pop Up Globe Auckland credits to her name. She has worked the exclusive night clubs of New York and London, as well as numerous theatre, circus and dance companies across Europe, USA and New Zealand. Sarah has had work in Sydney Festival, Biennale of Sydney, Liveworks, and Museum of Contemporary Art. Her film and TV work includes working with Leah Purcell, George Miller and Andrew Adamson. She has done eight seasons of her Green Room Award winning show Koo Koo the Bird Girl internationally, trained ballet in Brazil, swam at the Paralympics and spoken at the UN. Currently she is loving working with Le Freak in Melbourne. Sarah believes freak show is an integral and central part of disability arts history, invaluable for it’s sexy contribution to our contemporary culture.

Nathan Borg is a Deaf and Queer film and television actor, writer and consultant. He is recurring actor and access consultant on Neighbours. Also recognised for his work with “BONDS” and for his accessible media advocacy through interviews on ABC, Channel 7, Channel 10 and the ListenABLE Podcast. Nathan was recently an actor and consultant on the upcoming film My Melbourne. Also currently wrapped in 2024 UNTAPPED script writing/development Masterclasses by “Australian In Films”.

Sam Martin (He/Him) is a Deaf Queer creative producer and director who thrives on exploring identity, intersectionality, and authentic storytelling in theatre and film. His work often draws from personal experiences and aims to amplify diverse voices within the Deaf and LGBTQ+ communities. His notable works include his short documentary Deafying Gravity and the autobiographical theatre show Sam I Am.

Thomas Banks is a writer, artist, dancer and a business owner with mild Cerebral Palsy. Thomas started his career in the creative sector as an ensemble member with Back to Back Theatre in Geelong. He developed his own one-man production called Someone like Thomas Banks with Platform Youth Theatre whilst working with a small film crew to film his own documentary titled Thomas Banks Quest for love. Thomas has dabbled in and out of the Melbourne comedy scene, performing and sharing stories of his sexual escapades as someone with a disability with audiences at different open mic venues. In August 2023, he produced his first comedy show Grinwest through a creative partnership with the City of Brimbank.

Aquenta is an Afro-Caribbean crip DJ currently residing on unceded Darug Land. Her sound is a genre-blending concoction: she always starts from her Afro-Caribbean roots, and then goes all over from there. Dancehall, breaks, grime, global club, rap and everything in between. She has shared lineups with and supported a range of heavyweights incl Bradley Zero (UK), Tygapaw (US), Half Queen (NZ), Pxssy Palace (UK) and BAE BAE (US), and played a range of festivals and gigs, including Daybreak Festival (Naarm), Dayshift Fest (Eora), Rave Relief (Boorloo) and MONA FOMA (Nipaluna). Aquenta is also the founder of CRIP RAVE THEORY, a club night outside the club which draws on intersectional disabled/crip knowledge to create more accessible rave/party spaces. For Aquenta, DJing and facilitating CRT are both playful and political: space-making through occupation and sonic curation, aimed at expanding community and club culture.

KIN is a DJ unrestricted by gender, genre and BPM; a lover of sound textures that ooze sexuality and experimentation. Their practice as an artist explores queer futurity and disobedience through being a producer and writer, visual artist and poet.

Amy Claire Mills, your most beloved textile artist, curator and producer is based in Sydney/Eora on Gadigal and Wangal country. Her work delves into themes of advocacy, identity, and resistance. Focused on disability culture, Amy navigates its social and political dimensions, both as an artist and a subject. Her art serves as a form of protest, infusing softness, tactility, empathy, and care with elements of dissent, disruption, and provocation. Since graduating with a Fine Arts Degree from UNSW, Amy has collaborated with art organisations, galleries, and national institutions to curate and produce exhibitions and events focusing on embedding access and greater representation for disabled artists across the arts and cultural sector.

Co-Hosts: Mademoiselle Coco and Jodee Mundy
Performers: Kitty Obsidian, Naavikaran, Sarah Birdgirl, Sam Martin and Nathan Borg, Thomas Banks, Themme Fatale
DJs: Aquenta, KIN
Installation Artist: Amy Claire Mills