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THE HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT YOU WORK FROM IN MINIMAL COLLECTIVE IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, A TRULY VISIONARY WAY OF UNDERSTANDING THE CLUB BEYOND THE MUSIC AND THE SPACE ITSELF. IN THIS SENSE, HOW DO YOU IMAGINE THE DANCE FLOOR IN THE COMING YEARS?
This question seems quite simple yet is so complex. Ofcourse, technical developments will lead to improved sound systems and new ways of incorporating other art forms on the dance floor. However, the dance floor has many different layers to it. The physical, the visual, the emotional, the political. It also strongly depends on what type of dance floor we are talking about. A club basement? A festival? An illegal rave? Every dance floor has its own intentions and brings out different dynamics. The dance floor is more like a philosophy, and it’s hard to argue in which direction this will develop.
If I try to imagine the future of the dance floor I ask myself: why do we dance? Since ancient times, dancing together has been a ritual. Humans participate in these rituals for a variety of reasons. Making protest, transcending ego, forming identity, being inspired, maybe all of them? Today, we live in a flux of communication and stimulation. Some might argue we live in a turbulent era even. Music on a dance floor can serve as a resting point within the chaos. Given this fact, I foresee that dance floors will become more important than ever. At times where numerous reasons may drive us apart, the unifying power of the dance floor will stand strong. In what form these dancefloors will occur, only time will tell. Hopefully they stay as uncut and open minded as they are intended to be.