Part of Sonic Acts Academy 2020 Progress Bar is a club night dedicated to communal desire and collective joy, showcasing a growing community of artists, academics and activists who occupy clubs to empower through sound. Moving fluidly between rave and reggaeton, breakcore and ballroom, this special edition of the monthly club night, as part of Sonic Acts Academy 2020, features energetic hybrid performances, game demonstrations and live audiovisual premieres by some of club music’s most defiant voices permeating all corners of Paradiso. SONIC ACTS ACADEMY 2020 21–23 FEBRUARY Sonic Acts Academy is a festival at the intersection of innovative audio-visual and performative art and critical thinking, concerned with human-caused planetary transformations and driven by the need to rethink common futures. Taking place in Amsterdam from 21 to 23 February 2020, it offers three evenings of live cinema, experimental concerts and progressive club nights alongside a conference with cutting-edge international artistic voices at partnering institutions Paradiso, De Brakke Grond, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and OT301. As a condensed rendition of its bigger sister, the renowned Sonic Acts Festival, the Academy focusses on inspiring artistic research with a special emphasis on experimentation and innovation in the age of the Anthropocene. Subbacultcha members get free access to Progress Bar on Saturday 22 February in Paradiso. To secure a free spot, please shoot an email to mailinglist@subbacultcha.nl with 'Sonic Acts' in the subject line + your full name in the body. There are limited spots available. First come, first served! Not a member yet? Become one here: http://bit.ly/subbamembers A co-production of Sonic Acts & Paradiso and part of Re-Imagine Europe, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.