Movie

Voguing: The Message (1989)

• June 16, 1989
• 13m

Overview

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. Voguing competitions parody fashion shows and rate the contestants on the basis of movement, appearance and costume. This tape is a pre-Madonna primer that raises questions about race, sex and subcultural style.

Directors

Jack Walworth, Dorothy Low, David Bronstein

Starring

Willi Ninja