Ultimo Impero. Airasca, Torino

photography | archival print/Hahnemuhle Paper Photo Rag Matt | 2014/2021
variable sizes / ed. 5 + 2 a.p.

Opened in 1992, the Ultimo Impero disco saw at the decks the DJs Pietro Villa, Claudio Coccoluto, Claudio Diva, Stefano Secchi and Manuel Bagnoli, alternating in the venue's various rooms, all under the artistic direction of the entertainer Pinina Garavaglia.
The venue was at first called Mitho Ultimo Impero, then Ultimo Impero with the nickname Disco Tempio (Disco Temple) for the majesty of its dance halls. In the six years of its management many musical genres were offered, from the techno & house of 1992 to the techno-progressive, which from 1995 remained the dominant genre of one of the most coveted decks among all national and international DJs. The disco was the launch pad for DJs such as Gigi D'Agostino, Claudio Diva, Giacomo Orlando, Daniele Gas, Lello B., Benedetta, Alberto Esse and vocalists such as Superpippo, Joe Tequila, Gradiska.

The Airasca venue had 7 dance floors, 9 bars, an indoor area of 7,000 m², an outdoor area of 12,000 m², 7 fountains, 2 waterfalls and sound systems of 20,000 watts outdoors, 50,000 watts indoors and 10,000 watts in the privé.
In the '90s the Saturday-night admissions came close to 10,000.
In the following years the venue changed its name to Privilege, then Templares and finally Royal Fashion Club, until its final closure in 2010.