Day: March 13, 2020

Joel Bray is a proud openly-gay Aboriginal (Wiradjuri) man and one of the most talked-about contemporary dancers to come out of Australia in recent years. He talks to Oliver Hall about bringing his latest show Biladurang to the Auckland Arts Festival (AAF). “It means not quite fitting in anywhere, which is freeing because you can […]

Almost 10 years after the quakes, like the city, Christchurch Pride has really regrown into its own. With over 46 events on until 22 March, there is something to tickle someone’s fancy. One of the fabulous things about Christchurch Pride is that surprisingly unlike other pride festivals they receive no funding or have any paid […]

Since 1990, Wellington’s cutting edge arts festival Fringe has become a vital and enthralling part of our artistic landscape. Express talks to the creators of four of this year’s must-see queer shows. Situations in Play Situations in Play is a triple bill contemporary dance show. Choreographed by 2019 graduates from NZSD, Alessia Augello, Alec Katsourakis, […]

The Body Positive CEO says the ban will criminalise gay and bisexual men where surveys show 40% are poppers users. Positive’s CEO Mark Fisher is fighting back against the Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) recommendation to Medsafe to list alkyl nitrites (poppers) as a prescription-only substance. On March 6, Medsafe decided to accept the MCC recommendation […]