Robert Mapplethorpe : Implicit Tensions PT2 @ Guggenheim NY

  Last week the Guggenheim Museum in NY unveiled the second part of their major retrospective of the legendary queer artist  Robert ‘Mapplethorpe called Implicit Tensions Whereas the first part of the Exhibit, which recently closed, ,featured highlights from the Guggenheim’s in-depth Mapplethorpe holdings which the Mapplethorpe Foundation gifted them in 1993  They included early … Continue reading

Robert White : the queer comic genius you really need to know about

Robert White describes himself as  the only Asperger, gay, dyslexic, cross-lateral, quarter- welsh, webbed-toed, hyper-sensitive, Gluten-intolerant, weight-fixated, pseudo-genius, musical comedian there is…. probably! In Queerguru’s eyes, he is unquestionably one of the freshest original talents that are teetering on the edge of genius that you are so grateful that you get to experience albeit briefly.  … Continue reading

Robert Wilson’s avant-garde TURANDOT for Teatro Real

  The New York Times once described the queer avant-garde theater director Robert Wilson   as [America]’s – or even the world’s – foremost vanguard ‘theater artist.’  If you are familiar with any of Wilson’s remarkable body of work, you will appreciate that this is a well-deserved accolade. After twenty years of absence, Puccini’s Turandot was … Continue reading

Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me : Bowie/MacCormack 1973-76

  Geoffrey McCormack was a childhood friend of David Bowie when they grew up together in the London suburb of Bromley.  When Bowie asked to join his band as a back-up singer in the 1970’s he jumped at the chance and ended up accompanying his on some of his world tours. Bowie had a fear … Continue reading

Rock the Runoff: Broadway for Georgia performs “Georgia On My Mind”

  A star studded Broadway cast premiered a stunning version of Georgia On My Mind during Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization‘s “Rock The Runoff” Virtual Concert.  It will help to raise funds and awareness for Fair Fight’s work to ensure that every eligible Georgian has the resources and information they need to vote in the January … Continue reading

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