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SUPERSTAR! A Tribute to Mario Montez

Corrientes, The Forum
Still from Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures

Wednesday, March 31, 10AM – 7PM

Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Hall
538 West 120th Street
New York, New York 10027

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with a reception to follow

Superstar! is a one-day conference celebrating and discussing the career of one of New York’s most gifted performers.

Born in Puerto Rico in 1935, Montez moved to New York while still a child. He first appeared on screen in Jack Smith’s queer classic Flaming Creatures (1962–63). Later he became Andy Warhol’s first drag superstar, starring in more than ten of his films. Montez was also a favorite of underground theater, appearing regularly in Theatre of the Ridiculous productions by Charles Ludlam, Ronald Tavel and John Vaccaro.

For the first time in 30 years, Mr. Montez will return to New York to talk about his work and life. Joining him will be Callie Angell, Douglas Crimp, Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé, Ronald Gregg, Maja Horn, Branden Joseph, Agosto Machado, Ricardo Montez, Frances Negrón-Muntaner, Marc Siegel, and Carmelita Tropicana.

PROGRAM

10:00-10:15 AM
Screening: Mario Banana I
(Andy Warhol, 1964)
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Frances Negrón-Muntaner (Columbia)
10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Multiple Exposures: Mario Montez in Context
Callie Angell (Whitney Museum): “A Belated Appreciation of M.M.”
Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé (Fordham): “Between Irony and Adoration: The Hyperbolic Performances of Mario Montez”
Ricardo Montez (Princeton): “Siren at the Chelsea: A Disruptive Tenant in the Legacy of Queer New York”
moderator: Branden W. Joseph (Columbia)
12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch / Break
1:00-2:15 PM
Close Ups: Mario Montez in Film and Theater
Douglas Crimp (Rochester): “Mother Camp”
Ronald Gregg (Yale): “Mario’s Television, Thrift Stores, and the Space of Pleasure”
Carmelita Tropicana (performance artist, New York): “Pingalito Intervention”
moderator: Maja Horn (Barnard)
2:30-3:30 PM
Screenings: Mario Banana II
(Andy Warhol, 1964)
Life, Death and Assumption of Lupe Vélez
(José Rodríguez Soltero, 1966)
3:30-5:00 PM
Conversations with Mario
Mario Montez, Agosto Machado, and Marc Siegel (Freie Universität, Berlin)
5:00-7:00 PM
Reception

Lighting Workshop at Medianoche

Corrientes


LIGHTING WORKSHOP
Price: $75
Instructor: Ted Ciesielski

Session Length: 6 hours
Class size: Small
Available Sessions: April 12, 13, and 14.

This is a one day workshop in two parts: The first part focuses on the philosophy and theory of lighting. Clips of horror and romance films are used as examples of how lighting is used in different genres to convey a specific meaning . Part two is hands on. Students learn how to set up lighting equipment and how to use the equipment to their best advantage.

Ted Ciesielski is a director of photography with over two decades of experience. He specializes in time lapse cinematography and has an extensive backgroung in both 16mm and 35mm film. Ted is a graduate of the world-renowed National Film School in Lodz, Poland.

To register or for more information, call or email us:
(212) 828 0401
info@medianoche.us

ALL WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE AT MEDIANOCHE

MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store,
(entrance on East 102nd Street)
New York, NY 10029

Links:
http://www.nycgo.com/events#submitevent
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/cls/1656297192.html
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/lss/1656289000.html

Workshops at Medianoche (PDF)

Blogging Workshop at Medianoche

Corrientes


BLOGGING WORKSHOP
Price: $15
Instructor: Steven Maginnis

Session Length: 3-4 hours
Class Size: Small
Available Sessions: Wednesdays on April 15, 22, and 29

This one-day workshop covers the steps to create a blogging account, posting, controlling the settings, publishing, formatting, archiving, controlling the site feed, and the ins and outs of reader’s comments. After this blogging workshop, you will be able to create and run your own blog. A great opportunity for social networking.

Steven Maginnis is the author of Miscellaneous Musings, a blog featuring regular commentary on a variety of topics. He is a writer and editor whose articles and essays have appeared in numerous print and online publications including: In print, the Daily Record of Morris County, New Jersey; and Entertainment Today of Los Angeles, California; and on the web, In Music We Trust and the Cynic Online Magazine.

To register or for more information, call or email us:
(212) 828 0401
info@medianoche.us

ALL WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE AT MEDIANOCHE

MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store,
(entrance on East 102nd Street)
New York, NY 10029

Links:
http://www.nycgo.com/events#submitevent
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/cls/1656297192.html
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/lss/1656289000.html

Workshops at Medianoche (PDF)

Final Cut Pro Workshop at Medianoche

Corrientes


FINAL CUT PRO – NON-LINEAR EDITING WORKSHOP
Price: $75
Instructor: Yosuke Hosoi

Session Length: 6 hours
Class Size: Small
Available Sessions: Saturdays, April 17, 24, and May 1

This one-day workshop provides you with a practical introduction to digital non-linear editing, using the latest version of Final Cut Pro software. Students learn proper format, view windows, logging, capturing, editing video, basic effects, transitions, titling and exporting the finished project.

No experience is needed. You will be able to make a DVD of your film by the end of the workshop, or upload it on Youtube and share it with your friends. Tell your story through film editing, which can be fiction, documentary, or experimental.

To register or for more information, call or email us:
(212) 828 0401
info@medianoche.us

ALL WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE AT MEDIANOCHE

MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store,
(entrance on East 102nd Street)
New York, NY 10029

Links:
http://www.nycgo.com/events#submitevent
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/cls/1656297192.html
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/lss/1656289000.html

Workshops at Medianoche (PDF)

Photoshop Workshop at Medianoche

Corrientes


PHOTOSHOP WORKSHOP
Price: $75
Instructor: Mira Steinzor

Session Length: 6 hours
Class Size: Small
Available Sessions: Fridays on April 16, 23, 30.

This one-day workshop teaches beginners the basics of Photoshop. Topics covered include: layers, noise removal, color balance, levels, curves, burning, dodging, selective color, removing objects from background, feathering, liquefying, and simple retouching. I provide sample photos for students to edit, and I encourage students to bring in their own “problem photos” to fix as well.

To register or for more information, call or email us:
(212) 828 0401
info@medianoche.us

ALL WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE AT MEDIANOCHE

MediaNoche
1355 Park Avenue, Corner Store,
(entrance on East 102nd Street)
New York, NY 10029

Links:
http://www.nycgo.com/events#submitevent
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/cls/1656297192.html
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/lss/1656289000.html

Workshops at Medianoche (PDF)

Superstar!: A Tribute to Mario Montez

Corrientes

The glamour of the 1960s and 1970s New York will be back this March 31 when Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER) presents, Superstar!: A Tribute to Mario Montez.

The inaugural event of a new series titled “Artists at the Center,” Superstar! is a one-day conference to celebrate and foster discussion about the career of one of the most gifted performers of New York’s underground film and theater scene of the 1960s and 1970s, Mario Montez.

For the first time in 30 years, Montez will return to New York to talk about his work and his life. “The Center is thrilled to be the site of this historic conference,” notes CSER’s director Frances Negrón-Muntaner. “Not only is the conference a long overdue tribute to Mr. Montez, it will also engage with the questions of how the cultural practices of this period still offer possibilities to us in the present and how Latinos significantly contributed to shaping New York’s theater and film scene during this extraordinarily rich cultural moment.”

Born in Puerto Rico in 1935, Montez moved to New York when he was eight. As a performer, he first appeared in director Jack Smith’s underground queer classic Flaming Creatures in 1962 and later became Andy Warhol’s first drag superstar, starring in twelve of Warhol’s films. Montez was also a favorite of the queer theater underground, appearing in plays by Charles Ludlam and John Vaccaro of the Playhouse of the Ridiculous.

Program highlights include opening remarks by Negrón-Muntaner; roundtables with scholars Callie Angell, Douglas Crimp, Arnaldo Cruz Malavé, Ronald Gregg, Branden Joseph, and Ricardo Montez; screenings of films by Andy Warhol and José Rodríguez Soltero; a live performance featuring performance art legend Carmelita Tropicana; and an unprecedented conversation with Mario Montez, Agosto Machado, and Marc Siegel.

The event will take place at Columbia University’s Davis Auditorium, Shapiro Center, located at 538 West 120th Street, New York, New York 10027.

For further information, please contact the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race’s website, www.columbia.edu/cu/cser or call 212-854-0507