Washington Psychotronic Film Society: The Dance of Reality (2013)

Schedule

Mon Feb 16 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Stoney's on P St. | Washington, DC

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About this Event

February 16, Washington Psychotronic Film Society presents fanciful tragicomic autobiopic THE DANCE OF REALITY (2013) upstairs at Stoney’s on P (1433 P St NW, Washington, DC), trailer:


WPFS stops being polite and starts getting real

• 6:30pm: Short Films & Videos

• 7pm: THE DANCE OF REALITY (2013, Chile | France, 133m), original title LA DANZA DE LA REALIDAD


Written and directed by

ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY (El Topo, The Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre, Endless Poetry, Fando and Lis)


Filmmaker ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY revisits his childhood in Tocopilla, Chile, circa 1929 and faces his Jewish-Ukrainian immigrant parents: his stern father Jaime, a Stalinist who views him with shame and embarrassment, and his long-suffering mother Sara, who always sings operatically and imagines Alejandro to be the reincarnation of her father.


poster: https://i.imgur.com/BJHS14k.jpg

large poster: https://i.imgur.com/Tju7pGV.jpg


No Cover. Mature Subject Matter for Immature Adults (Ages 18+).


https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/interview-alejandro-jodorowsky-on-the-dance-of-reality-and-the-healing-power-of-art

https://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/2014/06/16/the-dance-of-reality-interview-with-alejandro-jodorowsky/


https://dcist.com/story/14/05/30/out-of-frame-the-dance-of-reality/


https://www.moriareviews.com/fantasy/dance-of-reality-2013.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/20/the-dance-of-reality-review-my-father-the-hero

https://screenanarchy.com/2013/06/review-jordorowskys-the-dance-of-reality-finds-magic-in-brutality.html

https://variety.com/2013/film/global/cannes-film-review-the-dance-of-reality-1200482888/

https://thatshelf.com/the-dance-of-reality-review/


https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/AlejandroJodorowsky


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Stoney's on P St., 1433 P Street Northwest, Washington, United States

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