She’s one of the best ballet dancers in the world. So is he. Together, they are a Russian power couple – both having met while dancing Giselle and her probably being the one to have been able to bring him back into the folds of the Royal Ballet. He’s the bad boy, she’s the poster […]
There’s no question that Adele’s New Zealand debut was a special event. It’s not every day that more than 45,000 Kiwis rush to Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium on a Thursday night. But then again, last night was anything but ordinary, as multi-Grammy-award winner Adele made sure that we were treated to a show that, while staged in […]
Wellington Pride threw their first youth ball on March 18, which saw around 200 youths attend, ready to dance their rainbow socks off! Youth leader, Bella Simpson, organised the event and said people had come from as far as Otaki and the Wairarapa to attend the event. The theme of the ball was ‘Fantasy Forest’ […]
One can’t help but envy Richard O’Brien, a man that not only lived through London’s gritty glory days of the ’60s and ’70s, but in part, created them with his explosive, addictive stage production, musical, and then movie, the iconic cult classic, The Rocky Horror Show. It evokes a time of black and white nostalgia, […]
Prudes and people with weak constitutions should not come to this. Though, let’s be honest, the fact that all the publicity material comments on how it’s “delicious, deviant and delirious” should be enough to deter those who prefer their acts tame and fully-clothed. La Soirée is a variety circus-burlesque-cabaret show, which basically means you take […]
Registrations for Body Positive’s annual event for HIV-positive men to meet and socialise with other HIV-positive men are now open. The aim of the retreat is provide the opportunity to meet with other HIV positive men, provide opportunities to develop a support network, to create a safe and supportive environment for HIV positive men to […]
Born in the ‘90s when a group of performance makers returned from a trip to Scotland, NZ Fringe is New Zealand’s cutting-edge art festival. NZ Fringe (also known as the Wellington Fringe Festival) runs in Wellington until 4 March, 2017 — tickets are available online from www.fringe.co.nz. Mr Lola Illusion — the glamorous boylesque crooner, cunning […]
Conducted by David Kay and featuring a few of New Zealand’s own music heroes such as Jon Toogood, Julia Deans, Laughton Kora and Ladi 6, the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra is both celebrating and honoring the life and legacy of David Bowie. Spanning over 40 years, Bowie’s music career consisted of 27 studio albums, 121 singles, […]