Category: Arts & Culture
Visual artists Alex Plumb and Gui Taccetti talk queerness in Latin culture and themes of identity and desire in their respective art practices. Sarah: Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time away from your studios to chat today, I’m very excited to have both of you together to discuss the similar themes you […]
The Mercury Bay Art Escape is back again this year, held on the gorgeous Coromandel Peninsula, we chat to artist Chris Charteris who has been involved since the very beginning. Chris’ work is influenced by Māori and Pacific traditional carving, with a career spanning decades, in the mid 1980’s he was working at Te Rarawa […]
The film is also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, and Timothée Chalamet has been nominated for Best Actor. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Acclaimed queer film Call Me by Your Name has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Call Me by Your Name is in the running for Best Film, and star […]
The undertones of love and desire in Call Me By Your Name. Call Me By Your Name is one of those movies you won’t forget. Not only because it is a beautiful coming-of-age love story, with impeccable cinematography, but because the characters in this film will take you on a marvellous journey in search of idyllic […]
In the secluded mountains of the East Cape an Xhosa tradition known as Ukwaluka takes place twice a year as a group of teenagers are guided into manhood. The teenagers, known as the novitiates, are circumcised and then spend several weeks recovering in isolation from the wider world, while being mentored and nursed by caretakers. […]
Love Me As I Am, as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, celebrates and honours the life and music of the legendary Mahinārangi Tocker – a woman who openly embraced difference and our diverse communities. We chat with Creative Director Tama Waipara about the influence Mahinārangi had on his life and the importance of honouring […]
It was with a certain amount of fanfare and a lot of pride that the Gay and Lesbian Singers celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. GALS was established in 1992 when dancer Michael Parmenter needed a choir for a performance in the Hero Parade and gathered a small group of singers for the job from […]
As a choreographer and dancer, Michael Parmenter is rather a legend, having spent the past 30 years creating work that pushes the boundaries of theatre and dance. Known for creating work on a large scale with sizeable casts and in big theatres, his is “epic theatre”. Those who remember the heyday of the Hero Festival […]