Category: Arts & Culture
The New Zealand International Film Festival has returned for another year! Founded on the principle of sharing box office income with filmmakers, this film-buffs fever-dream boasts an eclectic mix of unique cinematic marvels you won’t see at your neighbourhood theatre. Queer stories are again a highlight this year, and the festival is offering up a […]
What better way to spend a wintery evening than by attending the opening show by the beautiful people from the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT). Congratulations to Auckland Live for this extravaganza silhouetting the beauty of the human body through the magic of dance and physical expression. This Auckland season will be NDT’s debut season in New […]
express had a chat with Wellington-based documentary photographer Antony Kitchener about his upcoming exhibition at Melbourne’s Brunswick Street Gallery exploring the niche world of BDSM. So Antony, who are you? I’m a documentary photographer based in Wellington. I’ve always had an interest in topical issues, and creating visual stories through photography allows me to interact with […]
Moments after the US Supreme Court approved the historic decision to grant every citizen the right to same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama made a personal phone call to one man. That man was Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff who became an ‘accidental activist’ after making a promise to the love of his life to change the world. Love Wins is […]
SHAM is the latest work brought to the stage by Jess Sayer. The one act play of sixty minutes explores a tumultuous remains of a relationship between two vastly dissimilar sisters after a twenty-year separation, and the familial fallout that follows their unpleasant re-acquaintance. The presence of a mature lesbian relationship sets the work apart […]
Alan Curtis thinks that opera has something for everyone, and Verdi’s Otello, a brilliant adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterful play Othello, is the perfect stepping stone into a life of loving opera! There are some who say opera is “not their thing.” But perhaps you like classical music, which opera has, and perhaps you like […]
Amanda Leo talks to That Bloody Woman Composor Luke Di Somma about feminism and gender representation within theatre. One of Aotearoa’s most celebrated suffragettes, Kate Sheppard, led the Women’s Suffragette movement in Aotearoa New Zealand to win the vote for women in 1893. Auckland Theatre Company’s programming of the exciting punk rock opera, That Bloody […]
Only days away from opening night, Amy Jane Bedwell talks to playwright and actress Jess Sayer about playwriting, lesbianism, and her latest female-centric play, SHAM. I am looking forward to 31 May. I’ll have a drink at the bar before cramming in to the intimate Basement playhouse for an equally intimate performance. Opening night is […]