The Frank Gehry designed Fondation Louis Vuitton Museum and Cultural Center that is adjacent to the Jardin d’Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne is one of the most stunning buildings in the whole of Paris. Opened in 2014 at a reported cost of $143 million the building was financed by LMVH the parent company of … Continue reading
There is no set pattern on how to deal with your grief when you lose a partner. Each of us deals with it in our own unique way. When it happens to a dancer they have their own way of expressing this, and all the feelings that accompany such a major blow in one’s … Continue reading
Maps carve borders through landscapes. Clothes are maps for the body. Both are arbitrary constructs, omnipresent in our society, and have a real impact on people. Mapping Gender is a multisensory exhibition of dance, image, scent, sound and research. It’s an invitation to explore the parallels between cartography and historical clothing through a lens of … Continue reading
No young queer about town in the late eighties or early nineties could fail to have noticed the cherubic presence (a very, very naughty cherub mind you) of Michael Clark on the cultural landscape. The outlandish costumes (crotchless, latex or sleek and hypermodern creations) alongside daring collaborations (Leigh Bowery/Derek Jarman/Sarah Lucas/Alexander McQueen/Vivienne Westwood/The Falll) were … Continue reading
Miami based celebrated queer choreographer/dance Pioneer Winters is also the Artist-In-Residence at the city’s Arsht Center. It;s there he will be moderating a panel of artists spanning the creative fields of dance, drag, fashion and theater to share their own creative practices have brought catharsis. Also on how they explore and approach resilience and … Continue reading