MELT: Festival of Queer Arts And Culture Brisbane 2021 Programme

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Thursday, 18 March 2021 10:04

From solidarity through storytelling to confetti-covered cabaret, the wrapping for Brisbane Powerhouse's MELT Festival has been torn off to reveal a shimmering programme of events and performances this May.

Triple X – Glace Chase Wants To Present Truth From The Inside

Category: Arts
Courtney Norton
Published: Thursday, 11 March 2021 16:01

A performance that tells a story unlike any other before it, ‘Triple X’ at Queensland Theatre follows Scotty, a straight Wall Street banker who has an affair with trans performer, Dexie, only for his family to find out the day before his wedding.

Bending The Bars Exhibition – 40 Years Since Decriminalising Homosexuality In Victoria

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Wednesday, 03 March 2021 17:39

The powerful Bending The Bars exhibition currently on display at Old Melbourne Gaol highlights and tells the story of the fight for equality, reflecting on darker times when homosexuality was illegal in Victoria, and celebrating the actions that led to a historic law reform overturning this.

Open Letter From Grumms – Something In The Water

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Tuesday, 02 March 2021 17:03

Self-proclaimed Canadian queer theatre artist, clown and puppeteer Grumms has been stuck in Australia since COVID – but that makes them special, because they're one of the very few international performers at the 2021 Adelaide Fringe.

Joshie Belle And Millicent Sarre Lend Their Voices To Adelaide Fringe In Awkward Activists

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Thursday, 25 February 2021 13:41

Millicent Sarre and Joshie Belle present an activist cabaret featuring original songs about contributing to causes and lending your voice – as well as being able to forgive yourself when you don't nail it.

Triple X: Open Letter From Writer Glace Chase To Everything Everywhere

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 10:47

Australian born, New York-based performer, playwright, screenwriter, multi award-winner and self-described 'trans-queen' Glace Chase was supposed to present her show 'Triple X' for Queensland audiences in March 2020. It returns in 2021 after a cancelled season due to COVID.

LGBTQIA+ Communities Rise Together For 2021 Mardi Gras Parade

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Friday, 12 February 2021 16:46

Passion and pride will take over Sydney Cricket Ground when 5,000 marchers across 120 parade entries make their way around the field for the 2021 Mardi Gras Parade.

Club Cremorne – Mark Winmill On Bringing The Boylesque To Brisbane

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Thursday, 11 February 2021 11:35

'Club Cremorne' is currently treating audiences to a tantalising, colourful variety show of fabulous proportions at Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane.

Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras: RISE – Artist Dennis Golding On Moving Into A New Future

Category: Arts
Staff Writers
Published: Wednesday, 10 February 2021 09:09

Mardi Gras is always setting out to create an open, welcoming, uplifting atmosphere, and in 2021 the theme for the festival is 'RISE'.

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