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Studio 54

Season 1 Episode 2 | 1m 59s

Explore the opening of Studio 54 and the increasing demands for large-scale clubs.

Extras
Dive into how disco fell victim to a violent backlash and emerged to come back stronger.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
The surprising and overlooked history of disco: its origins, its fall and its legacy.
Discover how disco fell victim to a violent backlash – and how it came back stronger.
Explore how this global music craze was born in the apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Discover how members of the Gay Activist Alliance challenged the status quo at the Rainbow Room.
Discover more about Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage.
Discover how disco fell victim to a violent backlash – and how it came back stronger.
As disco conquers the mainstream, it turns Black women and gay men into icons.
Explore how this global music craze was born in the apartments and basement bars of 1970s New York.