Britain's first club night for the deaf to open at the O2

Vibrating floors, sign language rappers and aroma jockeys, a UK first for Deaf people reports Hugo Gye, Daily Mail (30/08/11)

A 'multi-sensory' club night designed to be accessible to deaf people is coming to London.
The high-tech disco night, Sencity, uses a variety of features to help those unable to hear appreciate the music played.
It features a vibrating dance floor which responds to the music's bass frequency, video jockeys, and 'aroma jockeys' who spread scent in an attempt to interpret the music through smell.

Club: Sencity uses visuals and sensations to interpret music for deaf people

There will also be sign dancers who visually interpret the music, and Signmark, a deaf Finnish rapper who was the first deaf person to be signed by a major record label.

Free masseurs, hair stylists, make-up artists and even circus performers will also be on offer at the event.
Sencity London 2011 - which takes place at the IndigO2 at the O2 arena on Saturday October 8 - is aimed at both deaf and hearing music and dance lovers.

Venue: The event will be held in the old Millennium Dome on October 8

'It is all about using all your senses - hearing, feel, sight, smell and taste,' said Nienke van der Peet, director of organisers Skyway Programs.

'Sencity London 2011 is a special and unique event that will bring together deaf and hearing-impaired people, as well as hearing people, to a place to simply have fun.'
The night, the first of its kind in the UK, is expected to attract around 1,500 people. It is supported by the British Council's Youth in Action Programme.
Sencity began in 2003 in the Netherlands and has also been held in Belgium, Finland, Spain, Mexico, Jamaica, South Africa and Australia, where more than 10,000 people have attended the events.

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