[Club LaRay Talent Show (December 30, 1986)]
A talent show and drag competition at Chicago gay club Club LaRay, as well as footage of the dance floor.
A talent show and drag competition at Chicago gay club Club LaRay, as well as footage of the dance floor.
Club LaRay presents a “Battle of the Stars” with host Anita Baker (impersonator) and co-host Tasha Thomas. This video documents the performances throughout the night by queen impersonators of popular soul and r&b singers and groups such as Gladys Knight, Grace Jones, and The [male] Emotions.
Club LaRay was a Black, gay club in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The club was owned by Ray “LaRay” Hill. The club was housed in a former theatre consisting of two bars, a dancefloor, and a staircase that went from the floor to the ceiling, dubbed the “Stairs to Nowhere”.
Raw footage of interviews used for the documentary First Impressions, about the performers at a Denver drag bar.
Footage of a rehearsal at the Denver drag bar, filmed for the documentary First Impressions.
A documentary about the performers at a Denver drag bar, consisting largely of interviews conducted backstage as the performers apply their makeup.
Footage of a video exhibition and screening at Hampshire College, featuring work by Shirley Clarke, Wendy Clarke, David Cort, and other members of Clarke’s Tee Pee Videospace Troupe.
Judith Binder and Nancy Cain introduce an episode of CamNet on KCET’s Independent Eye.
Barry Dolins interviews Larry Hoffman on his Blues composition, accompanied by a performance of the composition from the New Millenium Orchestra String Quartet.