Un label «Club culture» will now identify nightclubs that “actively support artistic creation and DJs” and work in the fight against sexist and sexual violence and harassment, Minister of Culture Rachida Dati announced on Friday.
“It’s important that we have this recognition”declared Rachida Dati during a speech at the Mazette club, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, alongside the president of the Culture Nuit professional union, Aurélien Antonini.
“Radiance” and “attractiveness”
“This label provides support, influence, attractiveness and protection”she argued, adding that if “the precise criteria” concerning this name had still to be defined, it would allow the clubs to be recognized “as “cultural actors” in their own right”. This initiative must also “valorize the essential role of clubs in artistic discovery”she emphasized.
To obtain this label, these establishments will have to meet a certain number of criteria, linked in particular to public accessibility or parity in programming. Awarded for a period of three years, it will allow the selected places to display the appellation “Culture Clubs – places of artistic expression and celebration”. They will be listed in an online directory, accessible on the website of the Ministry of Culture.
