Figure · cross-linked record

Jennie Livingston

Performer

Performer1 room · 9 connected figures

Biography

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Rooms they shaped

Imperial Lodge of Elks

1924–1997 (as a lodge/ball venue; ballroom use peaking c. 1972–late 1980s) · Central Harlem, Manhattan

TransformedBallroom

Performer, Filmmaker; began shooting at the Elks Lodge in 1986; Paris Is Burning (1990) preserves the room's interior and the scene's peak years.

Connected figures

People who appear in the same rooms, follow the thread.

Avis Pendavis1 shared

Host

Crystal LaBeija1 shared

Promoter

David DePino1 shared

Dorian Corey1 shared

Host

Hector 'Xtravaganza' Valle1 shared

Dancer

Lottie LaBeija1 shared

Promoter

Pepper LaBeija1 shared

Host

Vertner Woodson Tandy1 shared

Designer

Willi Ninja1 shared

Voguer and dancer, a central figure of ballroom culture