Category: Arts & Culture

Jul 05
From Cock To A Classic – Simon Leary Is On The Rise

Actor Simon Leary has given some of his career best performances under the direction of Shane Bosher, so the excitement was palpable when Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) re-paired the two (along with Theresa Healey, Stephen Lovatt and Jarod Rawiri) in the American classic, Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, which opens tonight! He talks to […]

Jun 13
New Wellington Exhibition Tackles The Censorship of Sex

Jordan Quinn, the curator of the Sex Workers of Aotearoa’s A Day In The Life Of, tells us about the challenges of presenting a sex work art exhibition and the censorship of sex work on the internet. The LGBTQIA+ communities are no strangers to censorship; from “no homo laws” to same-sex relationships being deemed too […]

May 27
DOCUMENTING DISCO BLOODBATH

Making its World Premiere at the Doc Edge Festival, Disco Bloodbath is a documentary that follows Dan Veint, the man behind the drag artist, Drew Blood, as he finds a home to take his performance art to the next level. That home is Disco Bloodbath, a monthly party that shook-up Auckland queer nightlife in 2015, […]

May 25
APO CELEBRATES MATARIKI WITH MUSIC STAR ROB RUHA, KAHAO , AND HAKA FOR THE SOUL

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) will celebrate Matariki with one of the brightest stars of New Zealand music on Thursday 23 June. Rob Ruha will lead a night of uplifting music – Haka Soul – with world-famous rangatahi choir Ka Hao and the ātaahua tones of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The powerhouse of progressive Māori […]

May 25
TWO GUYS, ONE ARTIST – Samantha McKegg Anticipates The Arrival of Gilbert & George

Partners in life and in art, British artists Gilbert & George will be exhibiting for the first time in Aotearoa with Gilbert & George: The Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Exhibition opening at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki this July. The once queer art outcasts have become icons of British contemporary art over six decades of […]

May 25
STORYTELLING THAT DEFIES THE NORMS

Specialising in quality independent films, international films and documentaries Rialto Channel features stories told from unexpected perspectives. This June, that unique lens is on display in rainbow gems Miss (France) and Shiva Baby (USA). MISS Miss is the first major acting role for Alexandre Wetter, a model who has made a career out of defying […]