Category: Arts & Culture
Sandi Hall reviews Benjamin Henson’s new play, Not Psycho. Every second day of the year, a child is admitted to a New Zealand hospital suffering from the injuries of assault, of neglect, or other maltreatment. Fifty percent of those children are under 5. Ordeals survived by such children cause them to juggle with sanity. For […]
The Wallace Arts Trust has announced the finalists for the 24th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2015. The Wallace Arts Trust has announced 85 finalists for its Annual Wallace Art Awards. There were 531 entries for the awards. ‘The Annual Wallace Art Awards aim to support, promote and expose New Zealand contemporary art and artists.’ Sir […]
The first trailer for the highly anticipated Stonewall film has been released, sparking controversy. Directed by Roland Emmerich, Stonewall tells the story of a young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, riots which many historians attribute to being the birthplace of gay liberation in the United States. The trailer has sparked a riot […]
The openly gay singer will perform a free concert at Auckland’s Civic Theatre in August. US pop star Adam Lambert has announced that he will perform a free concert in conjunction with iHeartRadio at Auckland’s Civic Theatre on the 5th of August. Adam Lambert kick started his musical career on American talent show American Idol, […]
Bede Stevens examines the male form through the lense of Alex Efimoff. Wellington photographer Alex Efimoff is 36, he was born and raised in Russia surrounded by his artist father’s sculptures of Soviet life and sometimes nude women. Those of us familiar with Alex’s art now know him to be surrounded by lush, intensely focused […]
Inspired by the quality of poets at the last Pride Festival poetry reading, Michael Owen is asking the queer community to bring heart, soul, fire, humour and clarity through poetry. Obscurity and intelligentsia not recommended. Owen says submitters should “bring your heart and soul to your work, to your voice, make it matter.” The anthology […]
With the Outtakes Film Festival taking a break this year, the New Zealand International Film Festival has stepped up with a huge line up GLBT features. Here are some of express’ favourites: 54: The Director’s Cut Seen at last in next-to-original form, Mark Christopher’s 1998 movie plugs us into late-70s discorama at its most delirious. […]
The cutting edge of kiwi theatre will be on display in Auckland this month as two modern hybrid shows tell tales of human connection. K’ Rd Strip – A Place to Stand examines the ‘history and the tales of the misfits who roamed in and out of the shadows up the infamous strip!’ The show […]