This [Date], LightReel Film Fest is trading quiet theaters for a packed dance floor. The festival's first-ever late-night party takes over the Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market, spinning three hours of Prince and James Brown classics through a sound system built to move bodies. Curated DJ sets, rare concert footage on a 20-foot video wall, and enough funk to fill the room—this is how the festival closes out its [year/program] in style.
What to Expect
This isn't a tribute concert. It's a one-night-only dance party built by film people who know how to build a visual experience.
The LightReel team has pulled from decades of rare live footage, music videos, and documentary clips—projected on the big screen while DJs spin the original tracks that made both artists legendary. Think Purple Rain tour moments cut against Live at the Apollo footage, all synced to a room that expects you to dance.
Here's what's on the floor:
- Curated DJ sets running from [start time] to [end time], moving through Prince's Minneapolis funk and James Brown's hardest-hitting grooves
- A 20-foot video wall looping vintage concert footage, music videos, and documentary clips selected by the LightReel programming team
- A photo booth stocked with purple velvet jackets and capes for anyone channeling their inner funk royalty
- Dance-floor space that rewards show-offs—no seats, no excuses
Why Prince and James Brown?
The festival built its reputation on bold, rhythm-driven storytelling. Prince and James Brown fit that mission precisely: two artists who treated every performance as a cinematic event, every stage as a screen. This party extends LightReel's curatorial eye from the theater to the dance floor, treating their catalogs as visual and sonic history worth experiencing communally.
The Details
- Date: [Date]
- Time: [Time]
- Location: Angelika Pop-Up at Union Market
- Capacity: Capped at [number]
- Tickets: [Price] in advance at [link]; door tickets, if available, [price]
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