AMERICAN HORROR STORY's Mat Fraser Curates CRIPFEST Today

An AMERICAN HORROR STORY star shines a light on a host of talented performers!

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW standout Mat Fraser curates a brand new event showcasing a slew of unique performances today in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act titled CRIPFEST.

The official description of CRIPFEST is as follows: "CRIPFEST: CELEBRATE, AGITATE, GENERATE !!

Starring American Horror Story: Freak Show's Mat Fraser, Little Women NY's star Jordanna James, UK TV's comedienne Liz Carr, U.S. dance legend Bill Shannon, Turner Classic Movie's Lawrence Carter Long, "L.A.'s favourite openly gay artist with a disability" comedian Greg Walloch, NYC band The Spazms, theatre from The Apothetae, Edinburgh festival star Laurence Clark, burlesque from Cerebral Pussy, Nina La Voix, & Mx Bushwick Burlesque Velvet Crayon, NJ comedian Rich "The Claw" Cyr, and much much more.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), Cripfest is a free all day and night festival where professional disabled artists reclaim their images and identities, with celebration, agitation, and Cripsploitation.

"American Horror Story: Freak Show" British star MAT FRASER curates this assured movement of creative artists who are reshaping the notion of disability in our World, in the quest of shaking New York away from the tired, inaccurate performances of disability on Broadway, and waking the Big Apple up to the real action going on right now.

"CRIPFEST will explode the condescending do-gooder myths around disability," says Fraser, "showing the dangerous, transgressive, and amazing work of some of the most radical and exciting artists in the UK and USA. THIS AIN'T NO TELETHON!"

More information on CRIPFEST is available at the official site here.