DEEP IN VOGUE SHORTS PROGRAM
Dir. Various, 1980-1990.
70 mins.


SATURDAY, JUNE 1 - 10 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 6 - 10 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 24 - 10 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 30 - 5PM

DEEP IN VOGUE is a curated selection of shorts and clips that exemplify the intrinsic energy of the gaudy dance style known as Voguing. HOUSE OF TRES (from Diane Martel, now an iconic music video diector) explores dance styles in 90s NYC nightlife; Charles Atlas' WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER (aka BUTCHER'S VOGUE) is set in a Meat Market restaurant after hours, starring voguing waitstaff, two sex workers on the run, and a thirsty cop. In DJ PIONEERS LARRY LEVAN, various friends and DJs give firsthand accounts of Paradise Garage DJ Larry Levan; HAPPY BIRTHDAY LARRY features a rare interview with Levan discussing his inspirations. Among other clips, CHICAGO HIP-HOUSE measures the impact of house music on Chicago hiphop during the Eighties and Nineties.

Part of JACK YA' BODY, programmed in collaboration with Alfreda's Cinema. JACK YA' BODY is an odyssey into the gritty world of underground disco and house-music dance culture through a selection of features, shorts, and found footage spanning NY-Chicago-Detroit in the 80/90s. Opening with Nicky Siano's LOVE IS THE MESSAGE introduced by Melissa Lyde, this program features talks with DJs Joey Llanos (Paradise Garage), Douglas Sherman (The Loft/Joy), and Tabu (Soul Summit). Film critic and 4Columns film editor Melissa Anderson will introduce Derek Jarman’s recently rediscovered WILL YOU DANCE WITH ME?, and we will be joined by award-winning broadcast journalist Mark Reilly to close out the program following the final night of MAESTRO.