Category: Arts & Culture
Brian Michael Smith represents the new breed of actor landing leads in Hollywood. He talks to express about his new role in 9-1-1: Lone Star, being the only transman on a men’s football team and what he hopes the US Election will bring. Over the past 50 years the handsome faces of Hollywood’s leading men […]
Propelled by the thought ‘If you can’t find what you want, why not design it?’ Nnamdi Ikechukwu launched his career as a designer. Belinda Nash followed up with the West African British Kiwi to hear more. After realising he wanted to design premium leather products, Nnamdi Ikechukwu’s next question was “How?” He answered by taking […]
Bryony Skillington and Dan Williams aka Lady B and Lady Trenyce are bringing their wild Dragon’s Diva Den cabaret to the Civic this November. Bryony chats to express about finding her inner queen and dressing celebs in drag! “Dan and I met at Drama school in 2005 and I was absolutely in ore of him,” […]
Let face it, 2020 has been a total drag! The time has come to wheel out the glitter cannon and shoot the rainbow back into the wild night sky with Dragon’s Diva Den at The Civic Wintergarden on Friday 6 and 13 November. Tucked full of fierce lip-syncs, sensational live singing, and drag that slays, Dragon’s Diva Den is […]
Our Capital Correspondents Richard Tait and Fraser Shaw dive into the windy city’s drag scene, wig first, to find out why their drag talent has so much success. The lower-North Island has a diverse drag scene, which has evolved from traditionally cis-gendered gay males exaggerating the female form and persona, to vibrant scene including drag […]
Kelly Geater discovers rainbow histories with Auckland Museum’s new audio guide. Delightful queer stories are lurking behind some artefacts in Auckland Museum’s main collection, now discoverable via the Queerseum audio guide. Freely available, the tour allows anyone to use their phone to guide themselves around the galleries on a queer treasure hunt. Each audio clip […]
express explores Prue MacDougall’s latest body of work ‘Atlas Pacifica’ which draws on the ideas and links between the male body and the exploration of New Zealand and the movement and adaptation of people. Prue MacDougall became truly immersed in her passion for art when she studied printmaking at the University of Auckland’s Elam School of Fine Art, and graduated with a Bachelor […]
British actor, director, producer and screenwriter Michaela Coel has followed up her award-winning Netflix comedy Chewing Gum with I May Destroy. Actor Paapa Essiedu tells us about playing gay personal trainer Kwame in the dark comedy-drama about rape, consent and not looking back. I May Destroy you is a frank and provocative series that explores […]