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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

SummerStage Dance presents "Rebels On Pointe"

Rebels On Pointe Icarus Films


SCREENING: "REBELS ON POINTE"
In Association with Greenwich House Music School

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Greenwich House Music School

46 Barrow Street (just west of 7th Ave South), New York, NY 10014

RSVP Required. RSVP email rsvp@cityparksfoundation.org

6 pm: Wine Reception in the Garden

7 pm: Film Screening

*Note: this venue is not ADA-accessible

A film by Bobbi Jo Hart

Exploring universal themes of identity, dreams and family, Rebels on Pointe celebrates the legendary dance troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The notorious allmale drag ballet company, commonly known as “The Trocks,” was founded in 1974 in New York City on the heels of the Stonewall riots and has since developed a passionate cult following around the world. The film juxtaposes intimate behind-the-scenes access, rich archives and history, engaging character driven stories, and dance performances shot in North America, Europe and Japan. Rebels on Pointe is a creative blend of gender-bending artistic expression, diversity, passion and purpose which proves that a ballerina can be an act of revolution… in a tutu.

Rebels on Pointe introduces dancers that director Bobbi Jo Hart filmed for four years: Bobby Carter from Charleston, South Carolina; Raffaele Morra from Fossano, Italy; Chase Johnsey from Lakeland, Florida; and Carlos Hopuy is from Havana, Cuba. With personal histories impacted by the AIDS crisis and eventual growth of the LGBT civil rights movement, the film’s main characters share powerful and inspiring anecdotes about growing up gay, their relationships with their families, and their challenges in becoming professional ballerinas. Other interviewees featured in this exuberant documentary include James Whiteside, principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre, and Gia Kourlas, dance critic for The New York Times, who add valuable context to the Trocks’ unforgettable tale.


 

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