Category: Arts & Culture
express chats to Alex Walker, Zak Enayat, Liam Coleman, and Tom Sainsbury about ‘Play’ as they explore the modern-day gay scene of dating and relationships in 2020. ‘Play’ Which is Directed by Tom Sainsbury is described as a snapshot of what gay/bi men experience when finding love and lust with all the sexual tension, heart-break […]
Miss Geena brings us highlights from the last 12 months in Pop and looks at what 2020 will bring. Best Music Videos FKA twigs – Cellophane Combining Burlesque performance, stripper heels and gravity-defying pole dancing that tumbles into a parallel universe; if this doesn’t win the Grammy for Video of the Year something is very […]
Gareth Watkins examines the events that shaped our Rainbow Community during Januarys through the ages. 22 January 1896 Poet Walter D’Arcy Cresswell was born in Christchurch. After serving in WW1 he returned to New Zealand, turning to poetry as a vocation. Nowadays he is probably better known for his entrapment of the Mayor of Whanganui […]
Express talks to the actor, choreographer, comedian, director, one-time mayoral candidate and award-winning playwright about his Snapchat characters, career highs and why Paula Bennett remains a constant inspiration. How many different Snapchat characters have you now done? Oh my God, hundreds and hundreds! People talk to me about characters that I’ve done that I can’t […]
Following rave reviews the local LGBT web series These Two is now available to view for free on YouTube! The first season can be viewed in its entirety in what producers promise to be a “tasty” 50 minutes. The brand-new show, set in Auckland features exceptional local talent including Liam Coleman and Kevin Tansey who star […]
Call Me Maybe singer Carly Rae Jepsen is coming to New Zealand for the very first time to perform at Auckland’s Town Hall this December! Promoting another of her great album’s Dedicated, express has 2 x tickets to give away for this fab show! According to express‘ very own Miss Geena, music critics are united […]
Resident Choreographer Loughlan Prior talks to express‘ Oliver Hall about his new production of Hansel & Gretel, becoming a creative powerhouse couple with Clare Cowan and retiring from full-time dancing with the RNZB. Opening in Wellington on the sixth of the month, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) Hansel & Gretel is the first full-length […]
Rūrangi, a powerful new local drama series written by Cole Meyers that centres Aotearoa’s gender-diverse community in all elements of production, is days away from closing their Boosted campaign to launch the series in NZ and beyond! With a five-episode story arc, the debut season of Rūrangi explores issues that directly affect trans people, including important […]