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BassBath is a clubbing experience in Shanghai designed to be deaf-friendly while promoting knowledge of sign language. Editor’s Note: BassBath is an inclusive clubbing experience in Shanghai in which mid- and low-frequency music is played throughout, allowing Deaf partygoers of all ages to enjoy the rhythm and energy through powerful vibrations. Here, one of BassBath’s organizers, Ding Jiayue — aka Pang Ding — discusses the people and ideas that inspired this project. One night two years ago, I had just finished manning a secondhand goods stall at a flea market with my friend Eva, an artist who was learning sign language. We were at a restaurant eating and moving our hands, trying to use body language to talk to Hu Xiaoshu, aka Alice, a friend we’d just met who is deaf. From the start, I felt that Alice’s enthusiasm and lively spirit were infectious. She skillfully answered every “stupid question” that I asked from the perspective of someone who is hearing. She told me
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