For many, Love to Love You Baby (1975) was their first taste of Donna Summer, the soon-to-be Queen of Disco. A 17-minute symphony of orgasmic moans, the title track still sounds thrillingly cutting edge.

North London venue the Roundhouse, as part of its Roundhouse Three Sixty programme, paid homage to the 50th anniversary of the album with a night of “reimagined” Summer hits, enlisting an extensive line-up of established and emergent talent. The evening’s not-so-secret weapon were the troupe of young performers from the Roundhouse Vocal & Movement Collective and The Place, London Contemporary Dance School, whose choreography brought rebellion and danger to a catalogue which pushed musical boundaries and social mores.

Interpreting Summer’s music through the lens of modern club culture, the event comprised a largely inventive set of readings bridging the past and present of dance music. Katy B‘s take on ‘On the Radio’ could have soundtracked a heady night in Ibiza; MNEK‘s performance of ‘She Works Hard For the Money’ rippled with angst. Some performances faltered – lengthy DJ interludes and underpowered vocals disrupted the momentum – and more mature audience members, perhaps lured by the heavily-marketed appearance of Mica Paris, seemed perplexed at times.

Yet there were still offerings for those less enthralled by the thumping “oontz oontz”. In particular, Kele Le Roc did a fabulous job on the notoriously tricky ‘MacArthur Park’. Not a single cake left out in the rain.