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In 1976, Gabriele Basilico was in Rimini for a project concerning the Grand Hotel. It is there that he meets a number of artists who perform at the neighboring Lady Godiva nightclub. Intrigued, he took some pictures and was struck by the willingness of artists to pose for him. In the meantime, the The genre of the magazine was disappearing, while many venues were transformed into adult movie theaters. Perhaps to testify of the swan song of this world, or perhaps because he had been struck by the humanity of these artists (strippers, magicians and clowns), Basilico has started photographing theatres and nightclubs around Milan. The idea was to make a book of his images, but it did not come to fruition and was eventually forgotten. In 2020, this box of photographs was unearthed : an unpublished work that adds a new dimension to the photographer's work Milanese. In these black and white shots, Basilico stands out as a great photographer in a field that is not his own. There is no feeling of melancholy in this report, but rather the pride, freedom and joy of a group of artists at work.