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Limón Dance Company one of the worlds greatest dance companies celebrates its 80th Anniversary
This year The Limón Dance Company (LDC) will celebrate its 80th Anniversary with a bold, intergenerational program that honors eight decades of revolutionary modern dance by its founder, José Limón, and amplifies the voices of today. From José Limón’s foundational works to powerful new commissions, this celebratory engagement delves deeply into questions of masculinity, identity,…
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‘From Buggery to Blasphemy: Gay News UK’ Revisited by Bob Workman and Keith Howes
In London in the 1970’s (yes, some of us are that old!), the burgeoning gay community, still reeling from the fact that in 1969 homosexuality was finally decriminalized (well, for men 21 and over) and they were desperate to find ways/avenues to celebrate being queer. In those days, almost a decade before personal computers started…
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Queerguru’s own Robert (Malcolm) reviews THE TWO ROBERTS that captures the lives + relationship of two of Britain’s greatest painters
Bobby MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun—queer, working-class, Scottish artists and lovers—lived defiantly together at a time when homosexuality was a crime. In The Two Roberts, Damian Barr reimagines their relationship from their meeting at the Glasgow School of Art in 1933 until Colquhoun’s early death in 1962 at the age of 47. Barr sees MacBryde as…
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Bishopsgate Institute London is holding a WRITING, SEXUAL SUBCULTURES WORKSHOP curated by Matt Skully
One of the very many fab places that The Orange Man will DEFINITELY not get to visit in London is a Matt Skully Class, no matter how much he may wish to. The Bishopsgate Institute is holding a Writing Sexual Subcultures Workshop curated by Matt. We have no way of knowing if he ever met…
