When Queerguru first interviewed Bourgeois & Maurice back in 2016 we wrote they “are a couple of sequin-clad weirdos who may in fact just be one of best pair of performance artists we have seen in a very long time” We’ve been following these award-winning musical satirists with a penchant for the dark side ever since.
This latest interview was on the morning after the sold-out premiere of their latest show PLEASURE SEEKERS at London’s Soho Theatre. Queerguru talked to the tired pair about their exhilarating and rather wicked show which will be running for the whole of next month.
Australia’s award-winning cult-cabaret mischief-makers, circus stars, and heart-stopping hooligans BRIEFS FACTORY …….. part circus, part comedy, part drag, and part burlesque ….. and very queer and very outrageous ….. join forces with much-celebrated songbird Sahara Beck. for a brand new extravagant show.
They are in Europe right now with their brand new show BITES CLUB which was a sensational hit at Glastonbury Festival. Now they are about to open at London’s Southbank Centre before playing the whole of August at the prestigious Edinburgh Festival We caught up with co-creator Fez Faanana via Zoom to find out what the excitement is all about.
Charles Upchurch , a Professor in British History at Florida State University whose teaching fields include modern Britain, the British Empire, gender history, and the history of sexuality, recently came to East End Books Ptown to launch his latest book:“Beyond the Law”: The Politics Ending the Death Penalty for Sodomy in Britain and whilst in town he sat down with Queerguru
Interview with Roger Walker-Dack Filmed by Dan Desjardins
When we read that Jamie Lee Curtis was getting in costume to officiate her daughter’s cos-play wedding we got very intrigued. If cos-play is going to be big, then we need to know. So we asked style guru Kiyo Ohara the President of Dragon 88 one of LA’s hottest design firms to tell us more as she is quite the fan. “I love cosplay it’s a cross of fashion meets fantasy. These fans emulate their favorite characters from the costume to extensive accessories to hair/wigs and make-up! They even have Handlers that carry their accessories like swords, helmets, and capes and give out cards with their hashtags and social media accounts. They may not have a red carpet like the Oscars but who needs one in the virtual world!”
BUT what actually is cos-play “Think Halloween costume but all year-round and then dial it up to 11 – that sort of comes close to what cosplay ” She added “some cosplayers may also go above and beyond copying their character’s outfits – they might even ‘role-play’ as characters, copying their mannerisms and gestures”
Hmmm. So we asked her to go to a big cosplay gathering …….WonderCon in Anaheim …. and snap a few shots, and here they are.
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P.S. we still think we are going to sit this fad out ……. at least for the time being
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