Category: Arts & Culture
The Absurdity of Humanity is the latest programme from The New Zealand Dance Company and is currently premiering at Q Theatre. From well-regarded and award winning choreographers Lina Limosani and Ross McCormack comes both Whispers from Pandora’s Box and Matter. Makyla Curtis reviews the double bill’s opening night. The dancers of Whispers from […]
David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive has been a staple in every lesbian’s film collection since it’s release in 2001. Now, in a triumph for lesbian-centric cinema the world over, this surrealist masterpiece has been named the greatest film of the 21st century. In a poll by BBC Culture, 177 film critics from 36 countries voted to determine the 100 […]
It’s not often Auckland gets linked with Einstein, a link explored in a intellectually-engaging new Kiwi play now on at Tiny Theatre in Westmere – and hopefully to return for another season in October. The play is Bright Beyond Belief, a pocket (45 mins) political peice, the creation of Lisa Prager and Verity George. […]
Last week Aatir Zaidi interviewed Nathan Joe and Jordan Keyzer about their play Hippolytus Veiled. This week he reviews it for our theatre lovers and express readers. Premiering on Tuesday 16 August at the Basement Theatre, Hippolytus Veiled comes from playwright Nathan Joe, winner of Playmarket b4 25 award 2015 and 2016. The play is […]
“If there’s something strange in your neighborhood. Who you gonna call?” The Ghostbusters of course. This supernatural comedy film directed by Paul Feig, and written by Feig and Katie Dippold. It is a reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise. Following a series of supernatural phenomenon in New York City, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, […]
Aatir Zaidi sat down with playwright Nathan Joe and Producer Jordan Keyzer to discuss their theatre production Hippolytus Veiled. Hippolytus Veiled is already making waves in the theatre community because of its bold and outrageous storyline. Jordan and Nathan are both past writers for The Legacy Project (a community based festival of LGBTQI+ short […]
Makyla Curtis investigates the blurred lines between the physical and psychological in New Zealand Dance Company’s upcoming double bill, The Absurdity of Humanity. Here, humanity’s urge to split and ostracise the mind from the body, the urge to see the world in opposites, of the mind and the body, of good and evil, are played […]
Embrace the rainbow with Rialto Channel, Sky Channel 39! express’ resident film fanatic Simon Shin previews two accomplished queer films premiering in August, Maya Newell’s Gayby Baby and Timothy Conigrave’s Holding the Man. Gayby Baby Premieres Thursday 4 August, 8.30pm Being insightful and poignant, Gayby Baby offers inspiring gay parents and their children a […]