Shorts: Dance a bit more

Shows of Shorts: Dance a bit more

Sunday 12 Oct 2025 | 00:00
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About the program

An exhilarating film program about the collective power of the dance floor. From dancing to Northern Soul in British nightclubs, through the birth of techno in Detroit and the significance of legendary gabber parties in Rotterdam, to the ongoing fight for nightlife in Istanbul.

On view during AFFR x Weelde – Architects of the After Hours

In this program

Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore

A landmark video artwork about British dance culture, from Northern soul in the 1970s to the rise of Acid House in the 1990s. Artist Mark Leckey reimagines the club as a temple: a space of shared intensity, where you can truly be yourself. Screening part of AFFR x Weelde - Architects of the After Hours.

Somewhere in Detroit: Underground Resistance, Submerge, Techno and the Detroit Way

The story of how techno was born in Detroit. Through interviews with influential techno DJs and producers, the film explores this underground music movement as a community with a lasting impact. Screening part of AFFR x Weelde - Architects of the After Hours.

Rotterdam Rave Culture “30 Years of Heritage”

Shaved heads, tracksuits, dilated pupils, and above all a pounding beat. Through archive footage and interviews, this documentary traces three decades of the Rotterdam gabber scene, revealing why it mattered then and what today’s nightlife is missing. Screening part of AFFR x Weelde - Architects of the After Hours.

Movement

Nightlife is where we choose who we want to be. Free from social pressure, the dancefloor is a space for freedom, difference and human connection. Movement is a vibrant manifesto for the power of nightlife. Screening part of AFFR x Weelde - Architects of the After Hours.