Night Fever guest · Season 1, Episode 7
Rudolf Piper
Club owner behind Danceteria, the Tunnel and Palladium nights.
Timeline
1980
Co-founds Danceteria in Manhattan.
1980s
Runs the Tunnel and Palladium.
What they are doing now
Still works in nightlife and hospitality between New York and São Paulo.
Scenes & rooms
Connected to
In the episodes
29 mentions across all episodes - S1E1 13 · S1E2 3 · S1E3 1 · S1E7 7 · S3E6 3 · S6E3 2
- S1E1 · Dianne Brill · 13 mentions in this episode
Nightclub impresario (Danceteria, Pravda, Palladium); Dianne's partner and husband, who orchestrated many of her big breaks. Links to his own Night Fever episode
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · 3 mentions in this episode
Danceteria majordomo; with Dianne Brill the ruling couple of the scene. Links to his Night Fever episode
FashionComic-book glamour couple with Dianne Brill
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · 1 mention in this episode
At Warhol's memorial with Dianne. Links to his Night Fever episode
- S3E6 · Eric Goode · 3 mentions in this episode
James says Rudolf told him he, Eric and Arthur always went to other clubs. Links to his Night Fever episode
- S1E7 · Rudolf Piper · 7 mentions in this episode
The guest: club owner, promoter and now designer behind Pravda, Danceteria, the Tunnel, Mars and Palladium nights, more than 130 clubs by his count; based in São Paulo. Links to his Night Fever episode
FashionStarted out as a window dresser in Berlin, among other jobs
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · 2 mentions in this episode
Chi Chi says she took him to the Mudd Club for the first time when he visited Bruno Schmidt, and went with him to the Lagerfeld party at Studio 54
On the scene timeline
1980 · 30 West 21st Street
Danceteria stacks four floors of nightlife
Rudolf Piper and Jim Fouratt's club gives a coat-check job to Madonna, a booth to Mark Kamins and a stage to the Beastie Boys.
1988 · 28-30 Tenth Avenue
Mars opens on the West Side Highway
Rudolf Piper's five-floor club, where a young Moby picked up some of his first proper DJ residencies.
1980 · Danceteria
Rudolf Piper: Co-founds Danceteria in Manhattan
Club owner behind Danceteria, the Tunnel and Palladium nights. (Night Fever guest, Season 1, Episode 7.)
1980s · Danceteria
Rudolf Piper: Runs the Tunnel and Palladium
Club owner behind Danceteria, the Tunnel and Palladium nights. (Night Fever guest, Season 1, Episode 7.)
1991 · Tatou
Tatou
Club for yuppies and uptowners Rudolf joined with Mark Fleischman; he ran its Beverly Hills branch 1991 to 1994 and its Aspen branch
1970 · Park (Berlin club)
Park (Berlin club)
Rudolf's first club, which James dates to 1970: a World War II bunker in Berlin, six floors underground and open 24 hours