Film-In-Residence: Tívoli

"This film recereates a vital atmosphere of Mexico City Nightlife that has disappeared forever."

Saturday, September 7, 2024 - 3:30pm
Saturday, September 14, 2024 - 3:30pm
Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 3:30pm

Film-in-Residence is a series of casual matinee film viewings, accompanied by a self-guided tour of the exhibits at the Velaslavasay Panorama.

Tívoli (1974)

A film by Alberto Isaac

Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. (Stageshow 3:45 p.m.)

September 7th, 14th & 28th

Tickets $10 General / $5 VPES

A legendary vaudeville and burlesque theatre in Mexico City is slated to be torn down by developers, so a troupe of dancers, novelty performers and operators promiscuously mobilize to save their beloved theatre from demolition.

NOTE: This film features “adult content” including strip tease and nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.

Doors open: 3:30pm

Tour the Exhibits/Stage Performance: 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Film: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Saturday Afternoons - September 7th, 14th & 28th -  Velaslavasay Panorama, 1122 W. 24th Street, LA, CA 90007

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VAUDEVILLIAN PERFORMANCE PRECEEDS EACH SCREENING 

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September 7th: Berlin Yodeling Queen KUTZKELINA
The Berlin yodeling queen Kutzkelina sings in her songs about love, reciprocated or not, but also about other things that life brings with it.
And everything is accompanied by heart-rending yodeling.

September 14th: Naomi ! (The Perfect Women, @enronscandal)
This fantastic lady-of-the-stage will invoke a Tívoli-like atmosphere with a glimpse of her sensational dancing.

September 28th: Naomi & Alison ! (The Perfect Women)
Two sin-tillating dancers will introduce a mood of risqué fun on the stage before the legendary Tívoli is projected on our screen in the final installment of this edition of Film-In-Residence.

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Tívoli (1974) Mexico. Directed by Alberto Isaac. With Alfonso Arau, Lyn May, Pancho Cordova, Carmen Salinas, Mario 'Harapos' García. Digital copy courtesy of IMCINE. In Spanish; English subtitles. Color. Digital Projection. 127 minutes

 

This screening is part of the Velaslavasay Panorama’s Film-In-Residence: Mexico City; a three-part filmic exploration of Mexico City spanning 1954 to 1989.

 

Film-In-Residence: Mexico City is funded in part by the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society and the LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.