with artists and performers. Discos became temples, both physically and figuratively, attracting thousands of punters to the nightly ritual gatherings around the DJ priest. Through architectural statements, massive communication campaigns, and the launch of new music trends such as house and techno, the disco-temples became places where wider culture and the private body could integrate and thrive, in constantly changing environments. The early 1990s – before the eruption of the internet and with the introduction of hardcore and the extreme Gabber house movement – marked a final attempt to push music and dance beyond the limits. With this phase came the rave and the abandonment of designed venues in favor of found spaces. From warehouses to parking garages to open fields, a new nomadic and ubiquitous culture developed that turned any location able to accommodate large numbers into a temporary club. This social ritual is reenacted over and over, independently from its origins, around the globe – from Naples, to Ibiza, Berlin, Barcelona, Tokyo or San Paulo. The rest is recent history – with little happening in the past ten years. Phone applications open the doors of clubs for remote, individual experiences. A night at a disco today can be experienced comfortably from our own couch.”