We’re firing up the old 16mm projector again for a jaw-dropping program of obscure archival shorts from yesteryear, displaying the beautiful and magical ways the human body transforms on celluloid with dance, movement, and just a touch of cheesecake and burlesque. The camera lens and celluloid hold the transformative power to take the visceral human body and turn it into a thing of poetic and ethereal beauty – this exquisite program of rarities from the 1930s- 1960s will open your eyes to the endless possibilities for beauty in the synthesis between film and the human form. Featuring visionary work by Norman McLaren, legendary modern dance diva Martha Graham in A Dancer’s World, a mind-blowing musical number from surreal choreographer Busby Berkeley*, and the breathtaking and scandalously queer Lot in Sodom. Plus, Sally Rand’s infamous burlesque number Bubble Dance, high-flying diving cuties from a 1940s newsreel, and more low-gauge corporeal fun. Everything screened on 16mm film.

*Print from the generously donated James Hollander collection.