Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOne of the main reasons that London’s GFest is always one of queerguru’s favorite Festivals is that they constantly surprise and delight with the eclectic mix that they curate for this event every single year. Now in it’s Ninth Edition, GFEST (Gaywise FESTival®) produced by arts charity Wise Thoughts , combines all queer art disciplines for the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Seattle Art Museum’s stunning exhibit of legendary designer Yves St Laurent highlighting his 44 year career , is not the first retrospective ever mounted in this country, but it does include some wonderful new acquisitions from the collection of the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent that have never been shown publicly before. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMaking queer cinema has never been easy. Despite the boundless amounts of talent, and proven track records of filmmakers, and the abundance of LGBT Film Festivals eager to bring new work to audiences, and the success at the box office, especially via global streaming platforms, raising the necessary financial investment is still as tough as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBrit singer/songwriter Tom Robinson started his band in 1976 and their debut punk rock album went ‘gold’ just two years later. TRB, as the band were known, were voted “Best New Band” and “Best London Band” for the year 1977 by listeners at the Capital Radio Music Awards. Like many of the ‘new wave’ groups of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere is a very quaint British theatrical tradition that was started in 1912 for King George V to help raise funds for Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund and is still going strong today. Originally called The Royal Command Show implying that all the Acts had been asked to perform by the King himself, it later morphed into … Continue reading
