Library Of Congress to celebrate disco by throwing a late-night dance party
Among other events honoring dance music
The Library Of Congress has announced it will host a dance party in celebration of disco, capping a month long series dubbed 'Bibliodiscotheque'.
In honor of Gloria Gaynor’s iconic single ‘I Will Survive’, which was added to the National Recording Registry last year -a collection that also includes Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech among other historical audio from Tupac and Nirvana- on May 6 the Library Of Congress will host the legendary vocalist for a performance followed by what The Washington Post is calling “a late-night dance party in the historic Jefferson Building”.
The night of the dance party will also showcase a presentation on “the craft of making disco balls”.
The 'Bibliodiscotheque' series of events will launch on April 12, and will include film screenings, lectures, and other events focusing on the impact of disco on popular culture.
Other events include screenings of Donna Summer’s live performance in 1999, house-music documentary Pump Up the Volume and Saturday Night Fever, among others.
View the 'Bibliodiscotheque' schedule here.