Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMonths after its stormy Spring/Summer 2022 show, Alexander McQueen has released a powerful short film celebrating the collection – and the London skyline that inspired it. McQueen creative director Sarah Burton had been inspired by storm chasers – a niche community of people who seek out severe weather, just for the thrill of it. She … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueerguru first reviewed Alexis Gregory’s stunning verbatim theatre piece RIOT ACT back in 2018 (https://bit.ly/3AJm1f5), and we even interviewed him too https://queerguru.com/queer-writer-performer-alexis-gregory-talks-about-riot-act/. Now after a long journey, this piece based on Gregory’s interview with one of the only remaining Stonewall survivors – the 1969 NYC riot that kick-started the gay rights movement, will now … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSinger/songwriter, model, actor, and activist Laith Ashley is making his way down South to perform at the Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale. His musical and television career include Strut, a television program about transgender models, which was produced by Whoopi Goldberg. In 2018, Ashley performed his music at L.A. Pride, and later that year he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterPerfect timing in the middle of Black History Month comes SHIPBUILDING a remarkably unique performance festival in London. Named after Elvis Costello’s symbolic anti-war song and reflecting upon the climate of C19, Brexit and Black Lives Matter, each show has been created from true stories, whether autobiographical or observe. One of the highlights is queer … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMichael Dayton Hermann’s Andy Warhol. Love, Sex, and Desire. Drawings 1950–1962 brings together over 300 drawings of men reveling in the pleasure of youth, beauty, and the flesh that are rarely seen. In 1952 an unknown Warhol had been working on a series of elegant line drawings celebrating queer love – a style and subject … Continue reading