About this episode

Jess Rothschild interviews Steven Canals about the creation of the FX series POSE and its connections to ballroom culture and the documentary PARIS IS BURNING.

Jess is joined by the co-creator / writer / director of the FX series POSE — STEVEN CANALS! Canals discusses the series' inspiration via the landmark documentary PARIS IS BURNING and getting the script into RYAN MURPHY's hands. We discuss ballroom culture, Houses, "Vogue," and the series' music placements. We also discuss the casting of MJ Rodriguez (Blanca), Indya Moore (Angel) and Sandra Bernhard. ⭐ IG: @jessxnyc ⭐ Jess' docu-series on the history, mystique & lore of Fire Island — Finding Fire Island

People in this episode

Host: Jess Rothschild

Guest: Steven Canals

Topics covered

• ballroom culture
• POSE
• Ryan Murphy
• casting
• music placements
• Houses
• Vogue

Keywords

• ballroom culture
• POSE
• Ryan Murphy
• MJ Rodriguez
• Indya Moore
• Sandra Bernhard
• Vogue
• music placements
• Houses

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FX

Books & works: POSE, PARIS IS BURNING

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