Movement Music Festival
Always a pleasure to work with these dancers, Ellicia @ellicia_rose and Fiona @FinsartStudio, two chicas who are also seriously talented artists/individuals. Here taking over the ledge at the @Crown&ScepterHotel for Movement Music Festival in the spring of 2016. I helped source the dance talent, who i also coordinated and styled. DJ’s galore on the night included DJ/Producer Damien Donato (Juice Records), Delta, Phil Rogers and Jorge Watts. Love and adore the innovative performative kaleidoscopic projections by @FelicityArts namely Amanda @iamamadnagram and Alexander @hereandhear. The digital graphics within a pop-up style site-specific virtual space created here was all live combining the performers’ artistry and creativity collectively with VJ’ing and video art.
Video link to some of the footage i took on the night: https://youtu.be/8VJcIgjClj8
An alternate history of sexuality in club culture
Most—perhaps nearly all—of the dance moves you see in R&B and pop videos today come from choreographers who have been involved in ballroom culture’. Luis Manuel-Garcia in his article ‘An alternate history of sexuality in club culture’ re-collecting the historically relevant experiences of ‘the’ marginalised/transgender communities where the symbolic dance style ‘Vogueing’ first started to appear. Love the article on the Resident Advisor website https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1927
Empowerment, ‘old school’ glamour and Violet Chachki
https://www.vogue.com/article/violet-chachki-dita-von-teese-drag-race-new-short-film-music-video-burlesque-style-glamour-vintage ‘A lot less you and a lot more me’ music video by Violet Chachki on Vevo
Deadly Night Shade
So for some context, it was a chilly spring evening and I was cruising with this guy prior to a very queer house party. Just want to share this mix by a bestie DJ Artist Lukky K
Prince William making history
On Thursday 12 May 2016, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge invited Attitude magazine to bring members of the LGBT+ community to Kensington Palace to hear their experiences of homophobic, bi-phobic and transphobic bullying, and discuss the mental health implications it has. Attitude editor Matthew Todd facilitated the discussion. After meeting with the nine delegates, Prince William then posed for the cover of Attitude magazine, photographed by Leigh Keily. The cover marks the first time a member of the Royal Family has been photographed for the cover of a gay publication. Of course, most LGBT+ people do not suffer with such problems and live happy, successful lives. But, sadly, statistics show that the LGBT+ community is one that continues to suffer disproportionately from mental health issues, while bullying in schools is still an issue too many young LGBT+ people are exposed (Read the full article)
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