Category: Arts & Culture
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Caluzzi-owner and Drag Race Down Under fan-favourite Anita Wigl’it has been included on a rumoured cast list for RuPaul’s Drag Race Canada Vs The World. The rumoured cast is alledged to include US queens, fresh from All Stars Season: Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Raja O’Hara and Trinity K Bonet. They will compete with Canada’s Drag […]
Gaysorn Thavat makes her extraordinary directorial debut with the poignant The Justice Of Bunny King, a New Zealand story with universal themes of survival, resilience, and hope. Ahead of the film’s television debut on Rialto Channel at 8.30pm on Saturday 30 April, Gaysorn tells Oliver Hall about holding up a mirror to our acceptance of […]
Hold on tight to your stallion semen because Rialto Channel has some wild romance coming your way this month. Premiering tonight at 8.30pm on Rialto Channel, the achingly beautiful The World To Come is a critically acclaimed ode to lesbian love that does everything for the girls that Brokeback Mountain did for the boys. Cue […]
Maya Hawke, best known for her role as Robin Buckley on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, has opened up about playing an openly queer character and how LGBTQ+ representation on-screen is more important than ever. Speaking with SFX ahead of the upcoming release of the fourth season of Stranger Things, Hawke spoke about a wide […]