Category: Arts & Culture
Basement Theatre – otherwise known as ‘The Beating Heart of Auckland Theatre’, is Auckland’s culture-defining powerhouse – home to an artistic mixtape of the performing arts since 2008. The venue showcases new and local voices, featuring 80% world premieres and over 50% New Zealand work in its programme. The Basement’s unique risk-share model supports emerging […]
It’s that time of year where we get to watch a bunch of films, which only made it to New Zealand about a week ago, fight it out to be recognised by a committee that’s more diverse than ever, but still mostly old white men. It’s the Oscars! In case if you didn’t know, it’s named […]
Don’t be a drag, just be a queen! This already victorious week for Lady Gaga has just got even more exciting. Coming off her extremely successful Super Bowl performance, Gaga announced that she’d be embarking on the Joanne World Tour in 2017 along with her unexpected duet with Metallica happening at the Grammys on Sunday. And if […]
Harlem-born GypjaQ (pronounced ‘jip-jack’) is a free-spirited, cyber-soul artist who transcends all barriers, genres and expectations. With deep roots in performance art and a wildly eclectic sound, he provides his audiences with an eccentric and engaging experience. As MC, GypjaQ aims to bring love and unity to the Aroha ’17 NYC House Party. Complete with […]
Gender-fluidity is the buzz phrase of the moment, an insight born in our Rainbow Community and gifted to the outer world. But there is some reason for thinking that Shakespeare, 400-odd years ago, was very familiar with the concept. In most of his comedies, there is at least one cross-dressing character and sometimes two. The […]
Creator Josh Thomas tweeted last week that his hit TV series, Please Like Me, was ending. Originally airing on ABC2 in Australia before being picked up by Pivot, and then Hulu, in the USA, Please Like Me has gained a worldwide following. Hey I have news. We have decided Season 4 #PleaseLikeMe is the last. I’ve loved […]
With all the excitement surrounding the Auckland Fringe Festival, we found ourselves talking to creator and theatre mastermind Ben Anderson as we picked his brains about his upcoming show The Last Man on Earth is Trapped in a Supermarket. Inspired by having shown up to his supermarket job one day and being the only one […]
An important, but much darker, aspect of our Rainbow world is reflected in a new body of work by queer photographer and designer Sean Coyle. Cruising Wonderland opens at the Pah Homestead on 14 February and contains 12 pieces, including four dioramas, which form the dialogue of the exhibition, and seek to remind viewers of […]