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YOUR EX meets contemporary dancer Xin Ji as he prepares to bring Body Story to the Nelson Arts Festival — a work that asks what our bodies might remember, even when our minds have moved on. Contemporary dance can sometimes feel like a world you need to decipher — but Xin Ji isn’t interested in […]
With Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery in the lead, Samuel Van Grinsven’s Went Up the Hill is an eerie tale of control, family history and the past that won’t stay buried. Samuel and Dacre chat with Oliver Hall about the power of self-truth in making art that feels real. Kiwi director Samuel Van Grinsven’s debut, […]
Director Kathleen Burns talks puppets, packs, and queer families in The Court Theatre’s next production, a cutting-edge piece of contemporary theatre, Wolf Play. Kathleen Burns is no stranger to Christchurch audiences. Over the past two decades, she’s been a fixture at The Court Theatre – as an actor, improviser, director, and all-round powerhouse of Ōtautahi […]
Edinburgh in August is like nowhere else on Earth. For one extraordinary month, this elegant, cobblestoned city is transformed into a sprawling, open-access carnival of creativity. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival, and Oliver Hall believes that experiencing it should be a bucket-list essential for queer culture lovers everywhere. But it’s […]
New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Stephen Rainbow, talks to YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall about the importance of societal cohesion, intergenerational dialogue, and what’s needed to protect LGBTQ+ human rights in a polarised world. When Stephen Rainbow took on the role of New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner, he knew it would be complex. But […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall speaks with Milly Mitchell-Anyon, curator at The Dowse Art Museum, about Flaming Star, a brash, shimmering exhibition that reimagines the myth of the cowboy through queer, Indigenous, and feminist lenses. At The Dowse in Lower Hutt, cowboys are kissing, saddles are shimmering, and bolo ties are coming gloriously undone. Flaming Star […]
From Māori drag activism to trans visibility and safety, and the wisdom of drag elders, Oliver Hall talks with Daniel Williams, Hugo Grrrl, Slay West and Adena Delights about the world premiere of D.R.A.G. (Dressed Resembling a God), Silo’s Queer Christmas Spectacle. Step inside Q Theatre this November and you’ll be transported to Lady T’s, […]
Aotearoa’s day of rainbow giving is back for its fourth year running. GiveOUT Day is an online peer-to-peer funding platform hosted by the Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. Last year’s GiveOUT Day brought in over $50,000 for 25 LGBTQ+ charities across Aotearoa. The Trust is confident they can […]