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For Immediate release

July 30, 2000

The Mishpucha Presents:

NYC: NO DANCING ALLOWED

An evening of film, dancing, and informed discussion

PANEL OF NIGHTLIFE LEADERS AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS

TO ADDRESS CONTROVERSIAL NYC CABARET LAWS

Mishpucha, the non-profit NYC-based music community, will present

NYC: NO

DANCING ALLOWED, a point-blank discussion of the history,

implementation,

and ramifications of NYC's controversial cabaret laws. A panel

discussion

with leading members of Manhattan's nightlife, cultural, and legal

communities will be preceded by a documentary on the hotly-contested

laws,

and will all be followed by a slamming (and legal) dance party.

WHEN: Thursday August 9

WHERE: Makor, 35 West 67th Street

COST: film/panel discussion 7:30pm- 10pm

FREE

dance party

10pm-

1am $5

PANELISTS:

Ethan Brown (New York Magazine), moderator

Norman Siegel (former Executive Director of the New York Civil

Liberties

Union)

John Davis (Body & Soul)

David Rabin (New York Nightlife Association President)

Robert Bookman (New York Nightlife Association Counsel)

Robert Pritchard (Dance Liberation Front)

Philip Rodriguez (Baktun)

Nicky Siano (Legendary New York house DJ)

FILM: No Dancing Allowed, by Juli Berg and Candice Corelli

MUSIC: DJs Nicky Siano, Jeanne Hopper, special guest tba

A vast coalition of NYC residents assert that dancing is an

inalienable

liberty in our collective pursuit of happiness and that these laws

unfairly

impinge upon our community's civil rights. Indeed, dancing has no

business

being regulated by any governmental agency.

With NYC: NO DANCING ALLOWED we call all members of NYC's music,

dance,

nightlife, and civil rights communities to come together to learn

more about

these laws and, in this all-important election year, map out a course

of

action to either amend or repeal these unreasonably prohibitive laws.

SCHEDULE:

7:30 - 8:00 pm:

NYC filmmakers Juli Berg and Candace Corelli will present a portion

of their

upcoming documentary No Dancing Allowed, featuring interviews with

local

artists, politicians, and promoters. Following the film Julie and

Candice

will be on hand to take questions. Contact Info: XLS@interport.net;

212-349-9269

8:00 - 10:00 pm:

Panel discussion with the city's leading legal, cultural, and

political

experts on the cabaret laws who have experienced the effects of its

enforcement by the Giuliani administration.

10:00pm - 1:00 am

NICKY SIANO takes the decks for a tour through classic New York house,

kicking off the dance party, followed by JEANNIE HOPPER who brings her

Liquid Sound Lounge, heard on WBAI every Saturday night, to Makor.

Plus, a

special guest will be performing for the last hour of the night.

PANEL PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:

ROBERT BOOKMAN is the New York Nightlife Association's legal counsel.

ETHAN BROWN is an editor at New York Magazine and actively covers New

York

City nightlife issues. He will be moderating the panel.

JOHN DAVIS is a British promoter who arrived in NYC in 1995 and

started the

now world-renowned Body & Soul in 1996 with DJ/Producer Francois K.

NORMAN SIEGEL is a committed civil rights activist who was formerly

the

Executive Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union and is

currently

running for the office of Public Advocate.

ROBERT PRITCHARD is co-founder of the Dance Liberation Front which

has

staged innovative protests against the cabaret laws, including doing

the

Hokey-Pokey at City Hall and a conga line march through the streets

of the

Lower East Side.

DAVID RABIN is currently serving as the President of the New York

Nightlife

Association and is owner of Lotus, Union Bar and Spa.

NICKY SIANO is an NYC DJ, producer, and house music pioneer who has

performed at renowned clubs for over 30 years including The Loft, The

Roundtable, Studio 54, and the Gallery, which he partly owned. He

helped

invent the classic '70s house music sound and helped Frankie Knuckles

and

Larry Levan establish their DJ careers.

MISHPUCHA is a non-profit music industry community of over 100 record

label

people, artists, DJs, promoters, managers and writers who champion

innovative music and encourage music activism from the music industry.

Contact Information for The Mishpucha:

ADAM SHORE adam_shore@hotmail.com 212-387-9155

ANDY GENSLER NYCandyg@aol.com 718-789-4404

Contact information for Makor:

BRICE ROSENBLOOM, Director of Music Programming

Brice.Rosenbloom@makor.org

212 601-1009