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Film Screening – The Dancing Man: Peg Leg Bates – free for Western Students!

February 11, 2024
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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At 3:00 pm on Sunday, February 11 at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center in Fairhaven, we are excited to be sharing another screening from Kuntz and Company’s Documenting Grace film festival: The Dancing Man, a 1992 documentary film about tap dancer Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates.

For this ICDS-sponsored screening, WWU Students can get their tickets for free! Non-student friends of the Institute for Critical Disability Studies: use the code “ICDS” to get discounted tickets for only $3.00!

Tickets: available in advance through the Kuntz & Co. ticket portal here, or at the door.

“The Dancing Man-Peg Leg Bates” brings to the screen the remarkable story of the legendary tap dancer and entrepreneur, Clayton “Peg Leg” who broke down barriers for Black Americans and all people with disabilities. The arc of Bates’ epic career stretches from Southern minstrel shows to the golden age of television when he entered America’s living rooms as a regular on the Ed Sullivan Show. 

The enormous impact of Peg Leg Bates on Black culture, and by extension American culture, is summed up by Ruth Brown, “In those days, there were two great things for Black people. One was that Peg Leg Bates was going to be on television and the other was that Joe Louis was going to fight.”

A Film By Dave Davidson
Sunday February 11th, 2024
3:00 PM Firehouse Arts and Events Center
1314 Harris Avenue
Fairhaven
Bellingham, WA

Promotional poster for film on February 11 at 3:00 pm at the Firehouse Arts Center. There is a black and white photo of a young adult black man in a suit posing with hands behind the ack, with a wooden left leg below the knee. The poster reads, Kuntz and Company presents The Dancing Man, Peg Leg Bates.
Image Description: Promotional poster for film on February 11 at 3:00 pm at the Firehouse Arts Center. There is a black and white photo of a young Black man in a suit posing with hands behind the back, with a wooden left leg below the knee. The poster reads, Kuntz and Company presents The Dancing Man, Peg Leg Bates. For information or disability accommodations contact Pam Kuntz at 360-510-4711 or kuntzpam@gmail.com. Sponsored by Institute for Critical Disability Studies. WWU students Free!