by Allyson Hamblett Over the last 6 weeks or so I’ve been involved in a debate around terminology within the transsexual community over separating ourselves from under the transgender umbrella. The debate been intense and has opened my eyes to the importance of the issue. There’s a feeling of being marginalised for those of us…
In the past couple of months I’ve experienced the loss of 3 people, relatively close to me. And in this loss I’ve come to realise again the importance of grieving. This got me thinking about creative grieving and therefore creative healing. Out of interest I looked back historically, in particular at artists, and there is…
I’ve never been a particularly big fan of Madonna’s music. But it’s hard not to appreciate her contribution to the pop landscape over the past 30 years. She has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide and is recognised as the world’s top-selling female recording artist of all time by Guiness World Records. Time magazine…
“Touch Compass is New Zealand’s only professional integrated contemporary dance company. Performances include dancers with and without disability. A Creative New Zealand Recurrently Funded Arts Organisation, the company has won national and international acclaim for its ground-breaking performances.” Touch Compass’ visionis of a seamless society that redefines what dance is and who can dance. They’re…
by Wai Ho For the large part, diversity challenges people. And we usually don’t like it that much. Gender diversity really challenges people. I once had a shop owner refuse to serve me, until I told him whether I was really a boy or a girl. And sometimes people are beaten up, kicked out of…
