Tag: Aids
AIDS The Unheard Tapes – tragedy and joy from voices no longer with us
In the 1980s and 90s, as a new and apparently unstoppable disease ravaged the gay community, volunteers began to record for posterity interviews with the men infected with what would eventually be identified as the HIV virus, and with their friends. The tapes are now archived at the British Library and have never been broadcast…
The princess, the patient and the handshake that changed the face of AIDS
Queer Brit award-winning writer Bren Gosling latest play MOMENT OF GRACE tells the story of the famous visit by Diana Princess of Wales to Britain’s first AIDS Unit and its impact on three people: Andrew, a patient, Jude, a nurse, and Donnie, a fireman estranged from his son. AIDS was taboo. Even being seen…
Can You Bring It : Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
This 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…
I’ll Cry Tomorrow : surviving the AIDS pandemic in 1989
Living through the AIDS pandemic is still a very tough topic to confront especially for those who still suffer from survivor guilt. We however believe that uncomfortable as it is to deal with such a catastrophic time, it is, whether we like it or not, a crucial part of the history of the LGBTQ…
A Matter of Time; Examining Forty Years of AIDS While Living through a Pandemic
On Thursday, June 3rd the leading queer choreographer Pioneer Winter will moderate with a Dance Against Time panel of artists, advocates, and activists who will reflect on queerness, mortality, urgency, and intimacy in the time of pandemic from the perspective of the performing arts. It is to complement a new exhibition A Matter…
