Clubbing
The Last Year of Darkness review – candid and intimate dive into Chinese club culture
Sensual study of Chengdu’s underground club scene follows unselfconscious clubbers, performers and musicians through their neon-detailed nights
Peter Bradshaw
12, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
Serpentwithfeet: Grip review – glossy, lustful tribute to queer black clubland
The soundtrack to Josiah White’s 2023 theatre production is exultant and uninhibited, but overly reliant on Auto-Tune and the odd dodgy guest spot
Damien Morris
18, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM
Pryzm nightclub boss blames closures on students cutting back
Clubs and bars struggling to keep afloat as hard-up young people forgo midweek nights, says Rekom
Kalyeena Makortoff
15, Feb, 2024 @3:03 PM
Printworks London may reopen by 2026 after developers submit plans
British Land and AustraliaSuper want to create cultural venue that will include offices and shops
Julia Kollewe
12, Feb, 2024 @12:01 AM
‘You can get home for the 10 o’clock news’: UK ravers fall in love with daytime clubbing
As the rave generation hit their 50s, Day Fever club event is a big hit at London debut after success in Sheffield
Robyn Vinter
11, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
‘Profane’ or ‘innocent’? Row over Canterbury Cathedral silent disco
Critics say dance event sends message that ‘Christians do not take their faith or their holy places seriously’
Morgan Ofori
09, Feb, 2024 @2:09 PM
I am Deaf and I love raves - I wish more people felt welcome in the dance world | Anna Seymour
Being a Deaf professional dancer can feel isolating – but my experiences in clubs made me realise I could create a dance space that would welcome everyone
Anna Seymour
15, Jan, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘National treasure? It’s better than crackhead’: Shaun Ryder and Kermit on the return of Black Grape
One is in his dressing gown, the other recommends carrot juice: clearly things have changed among the indie-dance act. They talk us through their hedonistic 90s, plus grief, Farage and fatherhood
Lee Campbell
08, Jan, 2024 @11:00 AM
‘Clubbing just isn’t cool’: UK’s New Year’s Eve revellers switch to warehouse or home parties
Smaller clubs are losing out to mega raves, private events and even livestreams, say music industry insiders
Tess Reidy
31, Dec, 2023 @9:00 AM
Tramps! review – the New Romantic story of freaks, Blitz kids and a ‘typhoon of death’
This nostalgic documentary tells the story of the scene that evolved from punk and was energised by London’s gay scene until it was ravaged by Aids
Cath Clarke
07, Dec, 2023 @9:00 AM
£1 Thursdays review – nightclubbing, sex talk and big decisions
A mix of sweet observations about female friendship and cheeky brazenness about sex, Kat Rose-Martin’s play finds two young women at a crossroads in their lives
Kate Wyver
03, Dec, 2023 @8:00 PM
The Guardian view on goth: not just for Halloween | Editorial
Editorial: A series of weighty new studies points to a revival of interest in a saturnine subculture. It may be a sign of the times
Editorial
30, Oct, 2023 @6:46 PM
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