Category: Arts & Culture
Get lost amongst beautifully shot homoerotica at its holyest. The story takes place on the right bank of the Moskva River south of Moscow, where some priests believe that same-sex unions are NOT a sign of the coming apocalypse, contrary to what Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill may claim. These priests set out, in a humorous way, to remind […]
Beautiful exhibitions with naughty names are putting gay artist Imogen Taylor on the map. Her latest, Glory Hole is about to become the talk of K road! Glory Hole sounds provocative . The words suggest debauchery, anonymity, arousal. If you didn’t know what a glory hole was, you might think it was something holy, something […]
Vaughan Mendes meets Wellington-based producer, choreographer and ballet dancer Loughlan Prior to discuss his life, loves and passion for dance. Loughlan Prior is a man on a mission. As I sit with him during his lunch break from the first rehearsal for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s upcoming season of A Christmas Carol, it is […]
Our judges are well known in queer literary circles. 2015’s judges will be Julie Helean Award winning author Gina Cole Winner of the inaugural Alternative Bindings writing contest – 2014 Stevan Eldred-Grigg is an award-winning writer of novels, short stories and history. He grew up in the South Island and has lived […]
The Auckland Women’s Centre is hosting the first public NZ screening of Pride at the Capitol Cinema on Sunday 12 October. This fundraising event will contribute to the centre’s work with women in the Auckland community. The film, which has received rave reviews, tells the true story of gay and lesbian activists raising funds to support families affected […]
Next month both the Auckland Philharmonia and the Symphony Orchestra are presenting exciting brass-focused concerts. For every instrument, there is at least one piece of music which is notoriously difficult to pull off, and so must be attempted. “Konzertstück for 4 Horns is the one that comes up at the end of the night, when we’ve […]
Super sexy gay rapper Cazwell famed for songs like ‘All Over Your Face’, featuring trans beauty queen Amanda Lepore and ‘I Saw Beyonce Eating Burger King’ has dropped a new single with Ru Paul’ Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio. ‘Dance Like You Got Good’ credit is the newest track to be dropped by 35yo […]
The Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to announce the appointment of 36 year old Italian Francesco Ventriglia as the company’s new artistic director. Francesco Ventriglia was appointed after an extensive international recruitment process. “The calibre of applicants was extremely high,” says RNZB Chair Candis Craven. “Francesco greatly impressed the board with the breadth of […]