Language: English
Electronic music has always been more than entertainment — it is social practice, cultural expression, and for many people a central space for community, identity, and counterculture. But what role do clubs play within this culture today? And how can they preserve cultural heritage while scenes, cities, and nightlife continue to rapidly change?
This panel discusses clubs not only as venues, but as cultural institutions and active mediators of shared social realities. Representatives of Lisbon’s Outra Cena Club and key figures from Zurich’s nightlife scene come together to discuss curatorial responsibility, community-building, sound culture, and the question of how clubs can remain socially, artistically, and politically relevant spaces.
At the center of the discussion are questions of cultural identity, scene sustainability, and the role of clubs as places where the history of electronic music is not only experienced, but actively carried forward.
Language: English
Electronic music has always been more than entertainment — it is social practice, cultural expression, and for many people a central space for community, identity, and counterculture. But what role do clubs play within this culture today? And how can they preserve cultural heritage while scenes, cities, and nightlife continue to rapidly change?
This panel discusses clubs not only as venues, but as cultural institutions and active mediators of shared social realities. Representatives of Lisbon’s Outra Cena Club and key figures from Zurich’s nightlife scene come together to discuss curatorial responsibility, community-building, sound culture, and the question of how clubs can remain socially, artistically, and politically relevant spaces.
At the center of the discussion are questions of cultural identity, scene sustainability, and the role of clubs as places where the history of electronic music is not only experienced, but actively carried forward.