Rip It Up: Dance Craze

Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 06:20 pm UTC+01:00

Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast | Belfast

Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast
Publisher/HostQueen's Film Theatre, Belfast
Rip It Up: Dance Craze
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The legendary concert film Dance Craze captures the best of 2 Tone Records, the iconic label that emerged from Coventry in 1979 to release the best of the British ska revival.
Director Joe Massot (Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same) and acclaimed cinematographer Joe Dunton filmed 2 Tone bands at various venues over the course of 1980, using the newly invented Steadicam on Super 35mm film to make it look like the camera was dancing along with the beat of the music. The result is an incredible document of the sheer force and energy of the musicians and fans from one of the most exhilarating post-punk scenes.
Features The Specials, Madness, The Selecter, The Beat, Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers.
Rip It Up is a UK-wide season, supported by BFI National Lottery funding, exploring and celebrating the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression on screen in the UK.
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