Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterGay cinema has come a long way in recent years, much to the delight of queer audiences worldwide. What was once a category of film that was largely sequestered to independent film festivals has now become much more mainstream. This is truly touching for the LGBTQ+ community, who can now feel more heard and take … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueer artists/performers The Cocoa Butter Club and Bold Mellon Collective present two shows at London’s Bethnal Green Rich Mix arts space next week as part of Soul on Ice. This is the latest festival from Certain Blacks, the East London arts organization specializing in celebrating diversity. The program is named after the seminal 1968 book … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFrank’s Closet, the off-West End cult stage hit of 2009 is back! Staged at Hoxton Hall, one of England’s last remaining Victorian music halls, it sold out to packed houses and glowing reviews. Now it is to get its first London revival at the Union Theatre, Bankside, SE1, with additional new material by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueerdos and their performances are all the rage these days – the weirder and queerer the better. London’s King’s Head Theatre presents two fabulous shows this month and next, What If They Ate The Baby? and a re-run of last year’s hit And Then The Rodeo Burnt Down, both by New York based … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn the early 20th Century, before World War I, Munich, Germany was home to an international group of avant-garde artists who transformed modern art. Known as the Expressionists, their work focused on form, colour, sound and performance. A major new show at London’s Tate Modern gallery – Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue … Continue reading