In 2012, amazing queer folks made headlines, produced hits, or turned heads in one way or another. For the sake of brevity, we’ve narrowed things down to our Top 10 news stories of the queer year.
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Top 10 - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 17 Décembre, 2012 - 16:49
queer - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 21 Novembre, 2012 - 14:54
Bringing stellar queer imagery to the big screen for a quarter of a century is, of course, no small feat—it is a benchmark deserving celebration. This year, Montreal’s renowned LGBT film festival image+nation turns 25.
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queer - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 19 Novembre, 2012 - 17:29
This Thursday, director Jim Hubbard will speak at Concordia University following the screening of his film, "United in Anger: A History of ACT UP." The film is a feature-length documentary that stems from the ACT UP Oral History Project, an expansive archive of AIDS activism.
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queer - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 25 Octobre, 2012 - 15:03
The tagline for Vivek Shraya's new film is: "34 beautiful queers. One big question." On Saturday, the filmmaker brings his latest work, What I Love About Being Queer, to the Concordia Co-op Bookstore.
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visual arts - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 23 Octobre, 2012 - 11:10
Aside from being a founding member of germinal and influential bands Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Thee Majesty, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge’s artistic output spans four decades. Now, for the first time ever, the enigmatic visionary has a solo exhibition in Montreal.
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Théâtre - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 9 Octobre, 2012 - 10:14
Using the testimonials of over 70 community members, the play examines how Matthew Shepard’s death has affected Laramie, Wyoming, over the past decade.
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Literature - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 26 Septembre, 2012 - 09:51
Be it chaste born-again hymns or Nirvana’s "Heart Shaped Box", the power of music plays an integral role in Rae Spoon’s debut novel, First Spring Grass Fire.
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cinéma - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 17 Septembre, 2012 - 14:00
After seeing friends travel with their bands for gigs, Montreal filmmaker Adam Reider realized that film festivals should also have the opportunity to tour. From this germinal idea came the Rail City Roadshow, an eclectic travelling film festival replete with innovative independent content.
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pervers/cite - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 7 Août, 2012 - 14:45
Perhaps there's more to life than endless hours of big-ticket DJs and seas of nondescript tank tops. Luckily, there's Pervers/Cité, a collaboratively organized summer festival that connects a range of queer communities in Montreal.
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queer - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 30 Juillet, 2012 - 16:12
Now that Divers/Cité is turning twenty, Montreal's giant gay party is moving out to its new home in the Old Port.
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Literature - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 2 Juillet, 2012 - 18:18
Montreal-based writer Guillaume Morissette reads from his new book I Am My Own Betrayal at the upcoming lit event This Is Happening Whether You Like It or Not.
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Fringe Festival - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 5 Juin, 2012 - 08:44
We spoke with Rasmussen as she prepped Tough!, a solo performance about a female boxer, for Montreal’s Fringe Festival, after a successful run at the prestigious Adelaide Fringe Fest.
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Star Wars - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 14 Mai, 2012 - 09:00
Museologist Genevieve Angio-Morneau tells us all about sci-fi fandom, Jedi vs Sith hostilities and some of the exhibit's standout artifacts. Obi-Wan outfits not required for admission at Montreal Science Centre.
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Edgy Women - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 28 Mars, 2012 - 13:37
Toronto cabaret troupe Operation Snatch proposes that the culture industry swarms to the archetype of the whore for financial gain, while sex workers remain marginalized and criminalized. This parasitic relationship is the basis for Operation Snatch’s show Les Demimondes, which premiers in Montreal at the Edgy Women Festival.
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cinéma - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 9 Mars, 2012 - 18:02
Need some tips on what to see at Festival International du Film sur L’art (FIFA)? Here are five art flicks to check out.
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Art Matters - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 1 Mars, 2012 - 14:26
Concordia University's student-run Art Matters Festival offers two weeks of art exhibits, vernissages, performances, and one mysterious white van.
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visual arts - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 16 Février, 2012 - 13:06
Montreal-based artist Anita Schoepp's curatorial debut, It Started With a Simple Question, opens on Friday at Eastern Bloc. The germinal question might seem relatively straightforward, but from the array of artistic responses to the query, it’s clear the answer is anything but simple.
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queer - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 27 Janvier, 2012 - 12:24
Arbutus darlings TOPS headline at INSTALLE-MOI. Part concert, and part dance party, INSTALLE-MOI will be an exlixir for audiophiles, and the equivalient of sonic amphetamines for anyone who needs to shake it.
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Literature - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 25 Janvier, 2012 - 16:27
Independent publisher Arsenal Pulp Press is releasing three new titles in its series Queer Film Classics, including Montrealer Will Aitken’s analysis of Death in Venice.
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smut - par Mark Ambrose Harris publié le 18 Janvier, 2012 - 14:04
Next week, the Mainline Theatre offers a jolt of titillation with the Montreal edition of Smut Slam, a night where storytelling and erotica collide.
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