Monday, December 01, 2008

Drag Show Video Verite

12/3 Wednesday, 7-9 PM

The Graduate Center
Room C198

CLAGS LGBTQ Studies Screening

Drag Show Video Verite

Joe E. Jeffreys, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Drama, and Stony Brook University, Department of Theatre Arts

It’s the ultimate New York City drag show… on video tape. Drag Show Video Vérité gathers, preserves and screens rare film and video footage that documents the faces and places, past and present, of New York City’s vibrant drag scene. This all new edition incorporates footage spanning more than fifty years and includes a rare 1965 Avery Willard film of Adrian’s drag Salome dance and clips from drag legends including Holly Woodlawn, Sister Tui, Ethyl Eichelberger, Dean Johnson, Mo B. Dick, Lady Bunny, Rose Wood, and Taylor Mac See a short trailer on YouTube by searching Drag Show Video Verite at the site. Produced and directed by Joe E, Jeffreys. Edited by Seth S. Hauer. Q&A after the screening.

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