I confess my introduction to Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding after initially reading it in university was befuddling, to say the least. I remember not knowing where to begin: the more I tried to grasp the text, the more its …
The end of love is ugly, exhausting, boring. The same arguments over and over, hangovers from crying, nose full of snot, sick of yourself, sick of them. Running over your mistakes, theirs. Dividing clothes that used to share drawers. Hating …
During the closing performance of Hari Krishnan’s stunning new dance works, Skin and Quicksand, I perved on one of the dancers in the opening pas de deux. His movements were languid and loving, and he danced with the kind of …
Queer people have no pantheon, so we’ve had to create our own.
Of course we want role models for young queer and trans people. Causes are helpful to organize around, villains are convenient to fight against, victims provide a sympathetic face that looks great on a poster, or sounds good in a slogan. And so we’ve created that pantheon, we’ve built a narrative as a community, as so many societies, religions and peoples have done before us.
Shaista Latif discusses Kawa Ada’s new play, The Wanderers, in connection with her own story of migration and adaptation. We’ve all heard of the classic immigrant story. You know the one I’m talking about? A family from a war torn …
I am 16 when I realize there is nothing listening to prayers. Not just my prayers, but all prayers, whispered, or sung, or screamed at the top of exalting lungs to any of the multitude of deities. Funny enough, I’m …
Just because we’ve wrapped up our production of The Gay Heritage Project doesn’t mean there isn’t anything left to say. One of our Artists in Residence, Aurora Stewart de Pena, saw the show on opening night and came to us …
One of our artists-in-residence, Birdtown and Swanville’s Aurora Stewart de Pena, was in the audience for PIG on opening night and after some time, has this to say. If I hear the word “Wellness” one more time, I’m going to …