Category: Arts & Culture
A new Netflix documentary tells the story of a Jewish married couple who for over 35 years operated a gay porn store in Los Angeles. Situated on Santa Monica Boulevard, across the road from Golf Coast gay bar and a block from Hamburger Marys, the store was a gathering place where the environment could shop […]
Disney has rebooted a children’s favourite and given one of the major characters two gay dads. The season 3 premiere of Disney’s DuckTales reveals that young duckling Violet Sabrewing (voiced by Libe Barer) has two fathers. The introduction of Violet’s two gay dads is one of the latest attempts by DuckTales’ showrunners to establish a […]
A second instalment of Call Me by Your Name is well and truly on track, and the two main actors have officially joined the project. After months of uncertainty, the veil has been lifted and Elio and Oliver fans will be excited to hear they have both agreed to be in any sequel. Luca Guadagnino, […]
OnDemand’s House of Drag Season 2 shocked it’s competing drag stars by throwing three invaders, Lilly Loca, Spankie Jackzon and Miss Geena, into the mix. We caught up with them to find out what it was like to enter the hostile house. LILLY LOCA “I’m so incredibly proud to have been on HoD as one of the […]
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) is celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a series of concerts and events from Saturday 23 to Sunday 29 March that will be live-streamed from Auckland Town Hall. Composer Chris Gendall talks to Oliver Hall about the impact of the master’s work. Kiwi composer Chris Gendall’s works have been performed in Europe, […]
Drag Race is back and our local’s just keep on going! This March proves one of our most queer art forms isn’t going anywhere! Auckland Every Saturday from 7pm G.A.Y screens both House of Drag and RuPaul’s Drag Race and there is nothing like seeing those shows in a bar atmosphere. If you prefer your […]
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, […]
What do you get when world-renowned choreographer Angelin Preljocaj collaborates with legendary fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier on Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White? Forget Disney’s fluff, Gautier tells Oliver Hall how he embraced the fairy tale’s dark and sensual side. “Angelin explained his vision of Snow White – that he wanted to follow the fairy tale but […]