Category: Events
Gender-fluidity is the buzz phrase of the moment, an insight born in our Rainbow Community and gifted to the outer world. But there is some reason for thinking that Shakespeare, 400-odd years ago, was very familiar with the concept. In most of his comedies, there is at least one cross-dressing character and sometimes two. The […]
As part of Auckland Pride, RainbowYOUTH will be holding their open day this Saturday. This means members of the public can go in and ask questions about what the organisation does, what support it provides, and maybe check out the space. In addition to its open day, RainbowYOUTH will also be launching an exhibition of […]
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2017 season begins with two New Zealand premieres of French master choreographer Roland Petit’s landmark works L’Arlésienne and Carmen, which open in Christchurch on 16 February ahead of touring to Christchurch, Invercargill, Dunedin, Blenheim, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Wellington, closing in Auckland on 1 April. This is the first time that […]
We are just as excited for this year’s Auckland Pride Festival as you are! Here are 12 of our must-sees throughout the 2017 festival. Hot Brown Honey Hot Brown Honey will be sure to turn up the heat, delivering sass with a pinch of empowerment in its cabaret show. This posse of independent and unapologetically […]
Direct from London, SEXSHOOTERS, perhaps the world’s most-photogenic DJ duo, are joining the international cast of party superstars jetting in from Los Angeles and Melbourne for PROUD 2017, Auckland Pride Festival’s official closing celebration. The pair – David Hart and Claudio Girardi – have taken the world by storm since 2013, working dance floors in […]
Wellington’s vibrant Pride Festival will be returning this year. Spread out over 17 days, the festival will take place from 3–19 March and is expected to be one of Wellington’s longest and best celebrations of Pride yet. With last year’s nine-day festival bursting at the seams, the 2017 festival promises over 50 diverse events from […]
Bringing 19 days of the world’s best theatre, dance, music and circus to the city. From epic drama to circus comedy, from urban art to Opera and from contemporary Pasifika dance to seductive tango, the festival shines a spotlight on the wonderful world of arts. La Soirée In a show that can only be referred […]
Photo: Matthew Lyons Lorde, along with friend Jack Antonoff, covered Robyn’s ‘Hang With Me’ at Webster Hall in New York City on 12 December for an Ally Coalition benefit show. The Ally Coalition is a nationwide charity in the USA, based in Boston, which works with leaders in the entertainment, music and fashion industries […]