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Body Story — A Response
Nuanzhi Zheng stretches her response to Xin Ji’s ‘Body Story’ to consider queerness, Chinese identity, family and whether the body truly keeps the score.
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Mā — A Response
At Q Theatre, Dani Kionasina’s heart is left singing thanks to the talents of Jonjon Tolovae and her Auckland Pride Elevates show, ‘Mā’.
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In the Body — A Response
Theo Coles attend’s Redwood Reider’s ‘In the Body’ and spreads roots out into the queer soil of this poetic forest.
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messy, and empowered, and monstrous
kī anthony sits in the back row at Samesame But Different’s ‘Doodling in the Margins’ panel, penning a frenetic love letter to trans comic artists, pornographers, and whores.
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Kaikaranga of My Dreams — A Response to ‘What Happened to Mary-Anne?”
Kitty Wasasala wants to follow Brady Peeti—the kaikaranga of their dreams— into a rock waiata future as they respond to ‘What Happened to Mary-Anne?’.
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The Perfect Image — A Response
Malory Campbell provides a snapshot of their experience with Sam Brooks’s Auckland Pride-featured play, ‘The Perfect Image’. A workplace romance with a white boy, what could go wrong?
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REDUNDANT — A Response
Auckland Pride lives on in this review of Jess Karamjeet’s comedy show, ‘REDUNDANT’ from Sanjana Khusal. Sex, songs, humour and redundancy—all you could ask for.
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre — A Response
Confronted with the durational work interpretation of Josiah Morgan’s book ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ Alex de Vries tries to experience the moment.
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Cowboy Dreaming — A Response
Enveloped by the soft edges of this devised work—all tossed sheets, projected clouds and Elvis classics—Isabelle Hoskyn writes of Lunar Collaborative’s ‘Cowboy Dreaming’.
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The Bloom — A Response
We first sent Tate Fountain to review Jessie McCall’s work back in 2022. Now in 2024, McCall has a new work, ‘The Bloom’ as part of the Auckland Pride Elevates. Naturally, we sent Tate along to see the artistic evolution.
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The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave — A Response
Through the unce unce unce of ‘The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave’, Elise Sadlier pulls together some thoughts about the endurance-based dance work.