Category: Arts & Culture
Following on from his stunning performance opening the Oscars with Queen, openly gay Pop Star Adam Lambert opened up to his fans, explaining how the 37-year-old has been battling with mental health, an issue that was the inspiration behind his new song, Feel Something. The American born singer explained to his fans that his new music […]
Presented as part of the 2019 Auckland Arts Festival; award-winning director Anapela Polata’ivao has turned Tusiata Avia’s classic, solo poetry collection performance, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, into an all-female ensemble production that examines and celebrates what it is to be a Samoan woman. express caught up with star Petmal Lam to learn about making it […]
In less than a decade, Adelaide-based acrobatic company Gravity & Other Myths has rocketed to stellar acclaim across the world, with a number of disarming and accomplished circuses. They will be making their debut in Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the 2019 Auckland Arts Festival in March with their latest sensation, Backbone. After completing an […]
Peter Matvos is Auckland Council’s Community Centres Manager. He talks to express about Auckland Council’s Pride Month ‘Proud Centres’ and tonight’s Queen of the South event. Tell us a bit about the concept of Proud Centres? We asked communities what they’d like to see at their local centres and received positive feedback for more Pride […]
NZ Herald Premier Series: Fantasy 8pm, Thursday 14 February Including highlights from Wagner’s comedic opera Die Meistersinger: Overture, British composer Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ and Berlioz Symphonie fantastique. Berlioz composed this spectacular symphony to recover from a failed love affair. He evidently found it therapeutic to write music depicting his own beheading and to conclude the […]
To celebrate pride and our rainbow community, Rialto Channel on SKY TV Channel 39 is bringing you the New Zealand television premiere of a new LGBTQ+ documentary every Wednesday night this February at 8:30 pm. Kicking off the series, with Coby, on Wednesday the 6th of February at 8:30 pm, each documentary will be premiered […]
Bohemian Rhapsody has been officially removed as a nominee for best film in the GLAAD Media Awards, following new reports about its director and alleged sexual abuse of teenage boys. The double Golden Globe Winning film, Bohemian Rhapsody, was mostly directed by Bryan Singer, who is now facing claims of sexual assault and abuse of underage boys. Despite being nominated […]
The Fab Five have paid tribute to LGBTI icons, Beyonce, Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga on the season premiere of Lip-Sync Battle. Kicking off the 3rd season of the show, Queer Eye‘s Bobby Berk, Tan France, and Antoni Porowski got together to lip-sync Work Bitch by Britney Spears. With all three channelling their inner Britney, the trio […]