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New documentary followed by in-person interview with couple
conducted by Jennifer Dunning, dance critic of The New York Times

Married 53 years, Carmen De Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder met in the company of the Truman Capote/Harold Arlen musical House of Flowers — and wed a month later. And ever since, Holder (originally from Trinidad) and De Lavallade (from L.A.) have been dancers, actors and choreographers — and much, much more — together and individually. Star soloist for the Lester Horton, John Butler and Alvin Ailey companies, as well as prima ballerina for the Metropolitan Opera, De Lavallade still twirls with infinite grace; while 6-foot-six Geoffrey — actor, Tony award-winning director and set designer, musician, choreographer, costume designer, and an artist with paintings in museums and private collections around the world — is as creatively-fertile as ever (and still rumbles that dark velvet ha-haa). Tonight, following a screening of Carmen and Geoffrey, an enormously entertaining new portrait of the couple by filmmakers Linda Atkinson and Nick Doob, the stars themselves — one of New York’s most beautiful and dynamic couples — will join us in person for an onstage interview. with Jennifer Dunning, dance critic of The New York Times and author of Geoffrey Holder: A Life in Theater, Dance, and Art (2001, Abrams).
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