Arts & Culture

'The Lost Art of Dreaming' - Sean Dorsey Dance at Z Space

'The Lost Art of Dreaming' - Sean Dorsey Dance at Z Space

  • DANCE
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Nov 8, 2022

Sean Dorsey Dance will commence their 18th season when their new concert, "The Lost Art of Dreaming" premieres at Z Space for a three-day run. The show is the culmination of Dorsey's 20-year commitment to giving trans and queer dancers a platform.

SF Trans Film Festival's 25th

SF Trans Film Festival's 25th

  • MOVIES
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Nov 8, 2022

It's been 25 years since the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival first came into being. Over the years the festival has grown to become one of the most respected and best-known events in the trans community.

Semiotext(e)'s new and recent translated books

Semiotext(e)'s new and recent translated books

  • BOOKS
  • by Mark William Norby
  • Nov 8, 2022

You can build a compact, power-packed little library of books translated for the first time into English and released by Semiotext(e) this fall or in recent years. Each work seems to touch the vast cosmos of French arts and letters.

'Breaking Myths' - Brazilian political documentary's queer edge

'Breaking Myths' - Brazilian political documentary's queer edge

  • MOVIES
  • by Laura Moreno
  • Nov 8, 2022

Queer filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade's new film "Breaking Myths: the Fragile and Catastrophic Masculinity of Jair Bolsonaro" is a deep dive into the topic of what politics in Brazil has become since Jair Bolsonaro came to power.

Boys interrupted: Nick Malakhow's stirring professional debut

Boys interrupted: Nick Malakhow's stirring professional debut

  • THEATER
  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Nov 1, 2022

After attending the world-premiere production of "A Picture of Two Boys," now on stage at the New Conservatory Theatre Center, audience members will have much to discuss.

Ship, witches, drag & more: The Lavender Tube on the latest inclusive series

Ship, witches, drag & more: The Lavender Tube on the latest inclusive series

The latest LGBTQ and nonbinary-inclusive TV viewing includes a new 'Jeopardy!' champ, witches and wolves, killer ducks on a cruise ship, Latina drag stars, and an unpredictable 'Patient.'

Tár: Cate Blanchett's conductor; genius or monster?

Tár: Cate Blanchett's conductor; genius or monster?

  • MOVIES
  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Nov 1, 2022

"Tár" is an intense and relentless investigation about the fictional orchestral director Lydia Tár (the phenomenal Cate Blanchett) and her downfall. The movie, seemingly centered around music, is really about power.

BARchive: Between the cities; an LGBTQ history of the Mid-Peninsula

BARchive: Between the cities; an LGBTQ history of the Mid-Peninsula

  • CULTURE
  • by Michael Flanagan
  • Nov 1, 2022

Prior to Stonewall, one of the few ways we discover LGBTQ history is through encounters with the law, along with bar openings and closings, as in San Mateo and northern Santa Clara counties.

'Diaghilev's Empire' - how the Ballets Russes rocked the dance world

'Diaghilev's Empire' - how the Ballets Russes rocked the dance world

  • DANCE
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Nov 1, 2022

In 'Diaghilev's Empire: How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World,' Rupert Christiansen's absorbing new chronicle of one of history's most influential dance companies documents a gay producer's influence on the early 20th-century arts scene.

'Queer for Fear' - new docuseries tells the history of LGBT horror films

'Queer for Fear' - new docuseries tells the history of LGBT horror films

  • MOVIES
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 25, 2022

As the new docuseries "Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror" begins, lesbian icon Lea Delaria points out that horror exists "outside of society," as do queer people. The four-part series can now be seen on Shudder.

Stephane Degout: French baritone's a star "over there" and on recordings

Stephane Degout: French baritone's a star "over there" and on recordings

  • MUSIC
  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Oct 25, 2022

French baritone Stephane Degout, a central player in repertoires ranging from early music to new-music premieres, is featured in four recent recordings.

'Vampire Cinema: The First One Hundred Years'

'Vampire Cinema: The First One Hundred Years'

  • BOOKS
  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Oct 25, 2022

In his new book "Vampire Cinema: The First One Hundred Years," author and film historian Christopher Frayling recounts a century of blood-sucking cinematic (and small screen) masterpieces and camp classics.

Ultra Naté's new (and classic) grooves

Ultra Naté's new (and classic) grooves

  • MUSIC
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 25, 2022

Every time house and dance music legend Ultra Naté releases a new album it's a cause for celebration. Her latest, simply titled "Ultra" (Peace Biscuit), is no exception.

'Please Baby Please' pleases

'Please Baby Please' pleases

  • MOVIES
  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Oct 25, 2022

With an opening that looks like what "West Side Story" might resemble had it been directed by John Waters, Amanda Kramer's campy and thought-provoking, "Please Baby Please" is a sight to behold.