Diversity & Representation · Indicator 2
Diversity in venue ownership & production
What this indicator asks
Are women, queer people and people from marginalised communities among the owners and operators of Lagos’s venues, spaces and production companies?
33.8/ 100 · Lagos
Group Therapy is an electronic music collective which has no VIP section and was built as a safe space, including for marginalised groups.
A participant said the rave scene has improved over the last six years or so, and that diversity is evident even in the crowd. One expert said that behind the scenes and on the line-ups the representation is well put together. Another expert said women are in coordination roles, and that they could not recall any equipment rental companies or venues owned or managed by women.
An expert said queer people cannot safely take front-facing jobs such as venue manager, because same-sex relationships are illegal in Nigeria. The expert said people are asked for proof of concept before they can get the funding to start, and proposed funding people before they present their concept.