Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis totally enchanting documentary is a deliciously hilarious look at same-sex couples in Australia as they practice to enter the ballroom dancing competition at the Gay Games. The story starts in the autumn of 2009 and just nine months away from the World Gay Games in Germany, and Anny a vivacious blond dance instructor … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s still hard to perceive that even in 2020 public nudity still evokes a torrent of negativity. On one hand there are the juvenile reactions from people who left their teen years decades ago, and on the other hand there is still so much overwhelming out-of-place Victorian censorship . If you show more than … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesElizabeth Streb is an American performer, teacher and celebrated modern dance choreographer who is never happy until she pushes everybody beyond the edge and way out of their comfort zone. Her body of work that is part dance, part extreme sports, part performance, completely avant-garde and is uniquely original, visually stunning and exhilarating to watch … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis compelling powerful documentary tells the story behind the most celebrated and performed work by the iconic queer choreographer Bill T Jones. He created ‘D-Man In The Waters’ in 1989 one year after losing his life partner the dancer/choreographer Arnie Zane to AIDS. It was the height of the pandemic that was decimating the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn the opening scenes of Moscow-born filmmaker Alla Kovgan ‘s debut film Cunningham, we hear the man himself slightly piqued as he insists to a radio interview he is neither a avant-garde or a modern dance choreographer He is, he states firmly, just a dancer. It’s not a question of modesty but more a frustration … Continue reading
