Paris is Burning
Wed, Aug 21
|Kalamazoo
See Paris is Burning on the big screen! Come early for the pre-show and collaborative recommendations, stay for the classic film.
Time & Location
Aug 21, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Kalamazoo, 1030 Portage Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA
Guests
About The Event
This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New
York City's Black and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, Paris is Burning
offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion houses, from fierce contests for trophies to house
mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS,
and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women, Paris is Burning
brings it, celebrating the joy of movement, the force of eloquence, and the draw of community.