The new House Music documentary, House Music: A Cultural Revolution, airs November 8, 2024 on WTTW’s Chicago Stories series. This powerful film is produced by two Chicagoans who were immersed in House culture and love the music.
Barbara Allen and Keisha Chavers, producers of the documentary “House Music: A Cultural Revolution.”
Allen and Chavers brought a unique Chicago lens to this documentary. They share their personal stories and discuss why House Music was an important subject to illuminate to Chicago and the World.
Chicago has long been known for nurturing diverse music genres and also, infamously, as a place where one of them died – disco. But another musical form rose from its ashes: house music.
To mark the 40th anniversary of its invention, celebrate the innovative and catchy electronic dance music that still inspires prominent artists today including Charli XCX, Peggy Gou, Beyonce, and Fisher, its origins in Chicago’s underground Black and gay clubs, and house music producers and DJs such as Frankie Knuckles who welcomed the marginalized into these safe spaces.
House Music airdates:
– Fri, Nov 8 at 8:00 pm on WTTW
– Sat, Nov 9 at 6:00 pm on WTTW
– Sat, Nov 9 at 9:00 pm on WTTW Prime
– Sun, Nov 10 at 2:00 am on WTTW Prime
– Mon, Nov 11 at 4:00 am on WTTW
– Thu, Nov 14 at 8:00 pm on WTTW Prime
– Fri, Nov 15 at 1:00 am on WTTW Prime
– Fri, Nov 15 at 2:00 pm on WTTW Prime
Watch episodes of Chicago Stories at interactive.wttw.com/chicago-stories.
View the full schedule at schedule.wttw.com/episodes/707077/Chicago-Stories/House-Music-A-Cultural-Revolution.
