ARIAS WITH A TWIST DOC

PREMIERES AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ON 4/23! IT'S THE BEHIND THE SCENES MAKING OF DOC OF THE INCREDIBLE JOEY ARIAS/BASIL TWIST PERFORMANCE. DO NOT MISS! ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS ON Tue, Apr 27, 1:00PM, Wed, Apr 28,10:00PM, Sat, May 01, 11:59PM. NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE OF DIVINE? WOW!

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A joyously uplifting celebration of the creative process and the inventive, outrageous downtown art scene of New York from the past 30 years, Arias with a Twist focuses its lens on the inspired collaboration between cabaret and drag artist Joey Arias and puppeteer Basil Twist, whose groundbreaking 2008 show brought them some of the biggest success of their careers. Featuring never-before-seen footage of Andy Warhol, Jim Henson, Keith Haring, Grace Jones, and Divine.

This euphoric documentary explores the dynamic creative relationship between Arias and Twist, but it also takes us on a tour of downtown New York's club, art, fashion, and performance scene starting in the late '70s, a time when these worlds were in constant dialogue, constantly inspiring each other. Director Bobby Sheehan has unearthed never-before-seen footage from the era of Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Keith Haring, Grace Jones, and Divine. The trip is bittersweet-considering AIDS would soon sweep through the scene, claiming stars like John Sex, Klaus Nomi and Keith Haring-but ultimately uplifting when viewed in light of Arias and Twist, whose work continues to evolve and carry the torch of artistic partnership. --Jim Browne