DANCE INTERNATIONAL VOL. 1
prod. Stuart S. Shapiro and Adrian Workman, 1990
Worldwide. 59 mins.
In English.

TUESDAY, MAY 20 – 7:30 PM followed by Q+A with Stuart Shapiro

The inaugural edition of DANCE INTERNATIONAL kicks off with a heavy dose of primary-source footage of Italo Disco legends Black Box performing live at London Docklands Arena, joined by 808 State, Guru Josh, Daisy Dee, MC Tunes and others – personally shot on 3/4″ tape by Stuart S. Shapiro. Volume 1 also includes an interview with electronic legends Tommy Musto & Frankie Bones, mini-portraits of UK chanteuse Lisa Stansfield and Moses P. of Logic Records, and a mindblowing zoom-in on the overlap between hot rod racing and house music in the streets of Brooklyn, featuring drum-and-bass maestro Kraze (born Richard Jean Laurent) expounding in a dubious British accent.

“It’s really important to keep close to the basics. We are producing for the dance floor, to give the producers the chance to really DJ, and the really important part is that we can test our product before the release, in the club: see the reaction on the dance floor, could change the mix, and that’s really necessary for us. We have to handle artists, you have to time for that, so we can see what the future really is.” – Mattias Martinson, Co-Owner of Logic Records