Identical Cousins, Somerville Theatre, and the Crystal Ballroom present
Wonderful & Strange: A Tribute to David Lynch
Who could overstate the impact this director’s wild visions have had on our collective unconscious—from dark depictions of small-town depravity to hilarious, whimsical flights of fancy, as he, his casts, and crews colored with every crayon in the box of human emotion and surrealist imagery?
Join us for an eery, nighttime drive to Lynchian dreamscapes, starting with a mini-festival of movie screenings, and culminating in an April 19th ballroom bash!
Screenings at Somerville Theatre:
- April 16th: We are excited to be able to share a newly-rediscovered, pristine 70mm print of David Lynch’s DUNE with you to open the series
- April 17th: Modern masterpiece Mulholland Drive followed by a screening of Episode 8 of Twin Peaks: The Return (the watershed, enigmatic episode known as “Gotta Light?”)
- April 18th: A double-feature of Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart
- April 19th: The new documentary I Know Catherine, the Log Lady (screening before and after the party!)
Festivities and remembrances during the party at the Crystal Ballroom include:
- David Lynch collaborator Annie Hart (of Au Revoir Simone, featured in Twin Peaks: The Return)
- The finger-snapping Twin Peaks soundtrack with all-femme/nonbinary music supergroup Julee Cruise Director
- A recreation of the Double R Diner featuring the damn finest pie and other fare, catered by Feast and the Fable
- Disturbingly predatory yet seductively entrancing Killer Bob drag from Celia Smokinbutts
- An interactive Red Room photo booth you can inhabit with a live Venus de Medici statue
- A costume contest: wear your fave Lynch character on your sleeve, from the Eraserhead baby to Dougie—and every sweater set, snakeskin suit, and saddle shoe in between.
- And much more: music, spoken word, immersive installations, and signature cocktails, all inspired by Lynch’s unusual oeuvres!
So grab your mysterious blue key and come together with community, to celebrate the life and work of an artist whose haunting hellscapes were eclipsed only by his enormous heart and humanity.
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