Voguing : the message /
Voguing: The Message traces the roots of this gay, black and Latino dance form, which appropriates and plays with poses and images from mainstream fashion. Footage from voguing competitions demonstrate their parody of fashion shows and how contestants are rated on the basis of movement, appearance a...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA :
Frameline,
1989
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| Series: | LGBT studies in video
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| Summary: | Voguing: The Message traces the roots of this gay, black and Latino dance form, which appropriates and plays with poses and images from mainstream fashion. Footage from voguing competitions demonstrate their parody of fashion shows and how contestants are rated on the basis of movement, appearance and costume. A pre-Madonna primer, the documentary raises questions about race, sex, subcultural style and appropriation. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 16, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (13 min.). |
| Production Credits: | Producers, directors, David Bronstein, Dorothy Low, Jack Walworth. |
| Participant or Performer: | Performers: Willi Ninja Field, Tanay Pendavis, Coco Extravaganza, Princess, Jose Extravaganza, Myra Field, Frankie Magnifique, Caesar Magnifique, Avid Pendavis, David Extravaganza, Connie Girl, International Crisis, Junior Magnifique, Frankie Extravaganza, Veronica Webb, Lisa Harington, Julie Jewels, Penny Extravaganza. |
| Language: | This edition in English. |
