Rebels on Pointe is a 2016 documentary about ihe New York-based Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo—the gay, all-male dance troupe that has, for 40 years, satirized ballet classics.
Clips provide a look at the onstage action as the Trocks, costumed in ballerina drag, perform venerable works like “Swan Lake” with technique and athleticism while injecting their subtle and not-so-subtle trademark humor in the form of comic pratfalls, tutu malfunctions and maverick solos.
In addition, the center will present a local premiere run of the biopic Tom of Finland Jan. 5-18, 2018.
Tickets to each screening—unless stated otherwise—are $11/general admission, $7/students, $6/Film Center members, and $5/Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) staff and School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) faculty, staff, and students.
See SiskelFilmCenter.org.