London grief rave helps mourners celebrate loved ones
"When I heard on the radio, there was this grief rave. What better way to represent my mum and celebrate her life."
The grief rave was founded more than three years ago by Annie Frost Nicholson and Carlie Attridge."I lost a friend few years ago," said Ms Attridge, who also founded The Loss Project, an organisation supporting people through grief."She was an old-school nineties raver, and I remember her every year by dancing to her favourite rave tune."She said they wanted to "create a space where people can express their own individual grief, but collectively join in and dance together"."It kind of creates a sense of joy and hope," Ms Attridge added.
One feature of the event is the Fandango Discoteca, a small soundproof pod where visitors can be alone, choose a song that reminds them of someone they have lost, and grieve however they choose.Emma Spearing lost her twin sister Charli more than a decade ago. She said spaces like this helped her keep her sister's memory alive."I would say it's taken me 10 years to find out who I am without being part of a pair, she told BBC London."So our relationship was very much like Batman and Robin. She was Batman and I was Robin."
"The person that dies, they don't leave us. Their story doesn't end when they die. We keep writing their stories," Ms Spearing added."And so by bringing your person and listening to their music again. Just allowing that little seed of who they are to just grow and influence the people around you. "I think that's what this space allows as well. It's about celebrating that person."
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