Into the Lightning Gate is an exciting, fresh take on the sci-fi thriller, with grand, multi-dimensional set pieces, an intriguing storyline, and a diverse cast of enjoyable, well-conceived characters.
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Review: The Boy With a Bird In His Chest
The Boy With a Bird In His Chest is an achingly beautiful modern fantasy tale full of creative allegory, vibrant imagery, and young love.
Everyone’s Lusting After Jonathan Lyndon Chase
Philadelphia-based artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase is one of the most sought after painters from a growing pool of young, queer, POC artists. His lush, colorful, mixed-media depictions of often taboo subjects – sex, queerness, and the black male body – are energetic in a way that seem the set the still images in motion.
Three Drag Queens Working For A Better World
For some queens, though, drag is about more than just developing a persona and lip-syncing to dance hits on stage. Meet three drag queens who have combined activism with drag, and have fought for everything from queer and trans rights to anti-violence efforts.
The International Evolution of Mainstream Drag Culture
The journey of Drag Race from the US to the UK has exposed some of the geographical and regional differences between the forms. And it has also highlighted some polarized thinking in drag culture that needs further disruption.
Social-Justice Theater: Two-Cents From A $1 Theater
Performance art is sacred in Seattle. Comedy, music, spoken word, and theater – shining spotlight on heart is venerated in Seattle and maybe more so in this politically-charged time. Performance is a vulnerable medium for performers and attendees, and theaters have been increasingly called out in the Me-Too era, making Seattle an exemplary study. There are as many approaches to progress as there are Seattle theaters. This is the first in a series of profiles about doing this work.
Throwing Tomatoes at the Big Gay Void: Who Cares!
Smutty and salacious comic Woody Shticks has baked all his best cookies for a new show Who Cares! and fully expects you to, well, not care. Members of the audience will be given tomatoes they can throw onstage at any time, telling him to skip to the next bit. “It’s like if you’re watching a Netflix thing you can just skip the intro, skip this thing, skip this thing,” Woody explained. “Either audiences skip every piece of the show – and then the show is 20 minutes – or the opposite is true where nobody skips anything because they’re too scared to do it.”
Shedding a Positive Light on the Trans Experience
Thriving While Trans: A Love Manual is a literary project with two heads. One is an upcoming multi-genre performance event. It will feature a number of different trans writers, dancers, and songwriters. The other is an anthology of writings, a copy of which comes with admission to the performances. Both the writings and performances focus on personal stories of trans thriving and resilience.
The Surreal Drag Collage of The Loungettes
The sprawling, irreverent mythologies of Champagne Larry, Mae Flood, and Lazy Susan inform surrealist drag band The Loungettes.
SECS and Cinekink’s Seattle Mini-Fest of Erotic Films
Two erotic film societies – the Seattle Erotic Cinema Society (SECS) and New York’s Cinekink – joined forces last weekend to bring Seattle a selection of sexy shorts – a micro-film-festival if you will.
A Subversive Slice of Life: Three Powerful Films at the TWIST Film Festival
From the continuing plight of trans people serving in the military, to a film that was banned in its home country of Kenya, these three films are but a part of this year’s lineup at the 2018 Twist Seattle Queer Film Festival.
The Honesty and Raw Emotion of ArtsWest’s Hir
The honesty and raw emotion conjured of Hir is enough to leave anyone shaken to their core. Every element of this production created a performance that is a rollercoaster – and should not be seen lightly. If you have the opportunity to see Hir, do yourself a favor: skip the mascara and bring some tissues.