I Went to the Dance (J’ai été au bal)
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, digital restoration |
| Directed by | Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz |
| Year | 1989 |
| Length | 84 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Email Your Questions [email protected]
I Went to the Dance (J’ai été au bal)
Date & Time
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Film Information
| Theater | Brown Auditorium Theater, digital restoration |
| Directed by | Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz |
| Year | 1989 |
| Length | 84 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Get in the Mardi Gras spirit with the definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana, directed by the legendary Les Blank with Chris Strachwitz. I Went to the Dance features Cajun and Zydeco greats including Michael Doucet & BeauSoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc & Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, and many others.
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.
Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.