Relaxed Partying | Gessnerallee

«Relaxed Partying»
Lovis Heuss in Kooperation mit der Gessnerallee

Making events accessible for neurodivergent and chronically ill people

Sind zugänglichere Veranstaltungen eine Antwort auf das aktuelle Clubsterben?

Sat 07/02 11:00 – 16:00
Nordflügel
Free admission
Sun 08/02 11:00 – 16:00
Nordflügel
Free admission

Update 4 February: The event will now take place entirely online via Zoom. For last-minute registrations, please use the registration form as usual.

How can partying and events be made accessible for neurodivergent and chronically ill people? Lovis Heuss has been actively involved in club contexts for years as an artist, DJ (Midnight Snack Collective), and drag artist (The Heart Throb Mob). In the two-day workshop «Relaxed Partying», they want to explore how neurodivergent and chronically ill knowledge and consulting expertise can be better applied in the context of partying with Gessnerallee and interested event organizers and communities.

The first day offers an introduction to the topics of neurodivergence and chronic illness. It is aimed at clubs, organizations, collectives, and other individuals from the party scene who want to learn more about accessibility. In addition to an introduction to neurodiversity and accessibility by Lovis Heuss, there will be an input from the initiative ‘Barrierefrei Feiern’ (Germany) and exchange formats.

The second day is specifically aimed at neurodivergent and chronically ill communities, with the intention of gathering information about various needs and accessibility requirements, networking, and imagining new formats for accessible partying together. The day will be rounded off with an online input from Byron Vincent, founder of the club format «Disco Neurotico» from England.

Event schedule

Saturday, 07.02.2026 (in German spoken language)

11:30

Welcome and input by Lovis Heuss

12:15

Break

12:30

Input from the initiative ‘Barrierefrei Feiern’

13:30

Lunch break

14:30

Exchange formats

16:00

End of the event

Sonntag, 08.02. (in English spoken language)

11:30

Welcome

11:45

Reflexion: What makes a party accessible to me?

12:15

Break

12:30

Input «Disco Neurotico» + conversation

13:30

Lunch break

14:30

Exchange of experiences and networking for neurodivergent and chronically ill people

16:00

End of the event

Registration

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.
The first day (February 7th) is open to all interested individuals (max. 100 people online) and will be held in German spoken language.
The second day (February 8th) is exclusively for neurodivergent and chronically ill individuals (max. 20 people online) and will be held in English spoken language.

You can find the registration form here.

Information on accessibility and language

The workshop is offered free of charge and in an online format via Zoom.
The workshop will take place in German spoken language on the first day and in English spoken language on the second day. Questions as well as exchange in smaller groups is possible in both languages on both days. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide a permanent simultaneous translation between both languages.
The workshop is a Relaxed Event. Participants are invited to make noises, move around, stim and leave or re-enter the Zoom-Call at any time.
If you have any further questions about accessibility and language, please use the registration form or contact us directly here.

The workshop makes parties accessible.
The workshop is for people who have been ill for a long time.
It is for people who have difficulty concentrating.
It is for people who are easily overwhelmed.
Lovis Heuss leads the workshop.
Lovis knows a lot about clubs, parties and art.
The participants can exchange ideas.
They talk about their needs.
They develop new party ideas.
The parties should be accessible to everyone.
Curation:
Lovis Heuss
Co-Curation Gessnerallee:
Ramona Unterberg, Noa Winter
Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung
Lovis Heuss (they/them, 1990) is a Swiss transdisciplinary performer, drag artist and DJ based in Zurich. Their practice is guided by an expanded understanding of the arts, which is rooted in activism and often happens in queer subcultures, nightlife and collective structures. A key element of Lovis' artistic practice is the active inclusion of disabled and queer/trans/non-binary realities, the creation of accessible safe(r) spaces which can hold vulnerability, and knowledge transfer through community engagement.
Specialising in neurodivergence and access, Lovis regularly holds un//masking workshops and works as a Relaxed Performance consultant for Gessnerallee Zürich and ZAK. For their current research «un//masking» they have held a research LAB at Gessnerallee Zürich and self-published the zine series «un//masking the performing arts» in 2025. Bringing neurodivergent access knowledge and un//masking research together with their expertise in nightlife and queer subcultures is an evident next step.

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