DZI CROQUETTES(ADULT CONTENT)JUNE 27, 20108:00PMGrand Performances in California PlazaDzi CroquetteDzi Croquettes is a revealing Brazilian documentary that explores the legacy of the daringly original, all-male dance and theater group by the same name resembling a late-20th-century version of the Ziegfeld Follies.The cabaret group - Dzi Croquettes - used an empowering sexuality to counter Brazil's military dictatorship and revolutionize the gay movement worldwide during the 1970’s.The feature documentary is Tatiana Issa and Raphael Alvarez's pleasure-packed exploration of the group's impact, using a multitude of talking heads and period footage to chronicle the troupe's seminal influence on their time and today's culture.Best Documentary Jury Award and Audience Award Rio de Janeiro Film FestivalPortuguese with English subtitlesBrazil 2009, 95 minutesGrand Performances at California PlazaDZI CROQUETTES(ADULT CONTENT)JUNE 27, 20108:00PMGrand Performances in California PlazaDzi CroquetteDzi Croquettes is a revealing Brazilian documentary that explores the legacy of the daringly original, all-male dance and theater group by the same name resembling a late-20th-century version of the Ziegfeld Follies.The cabaret group - Dzi Croquettes - used an empowering sexuality to counter Brazil's military dictatorship and revolutionize the gay movement worldwide during the 1970’s.The feature documentary is Tatiana Issa and Raphael Alvarez's pleasure-packed exploration of the group's impact, using a multitude of talking heads and period footage to chronicle the troupe's seminal influence on their time and today's culture.Best Documentary Jury Award and Audience Award Rio de Janeiro Film FestivalPortuguese with English subtitlesBrazil 2009, 95 minutesGrand Performances at California Plaza300 - 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213-687-2190; www.grandperformances.org)FREE admission, no reservations required ., Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213-687-2190; www.grandperformances.org)FREE admission, no reservations required
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