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Posted 19, June, 2013

Coming up in June…

So the rest of the month of June is going to be a pretty busy one, thought I’d give you a heads up on the events that I’m going to…and will inevitably end up writing about.

Mermaids
The incredible Prince Charles Cinema in Chinatown is screening Mermaids, the 90s classic starring Cher and Winona Ryder, as one of their ‘Beer & Pizza’ movies. So not only will I be able to watch as a young Christina Ricci acts a damn fool I’ll be stuffing a slice into my fat face during it!

Future Now Weekend : Yoko Ono’s Meltdown Festival
As I’ve talked about before this year’s Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre is curated by Yoko Ono. This coming weekend is dubbed the ‘Future Now Weekend’ and includes a series of discussions and performances focused on various aspects of the future. I got a ticket for the Saturday session of events which includes the launch of Yoko’s new book Acorn.

Imogen Heap & the Holst Singers
Last year I had the chance to see Imogen perform with the Holst Singers, at the time they were performing the soundtrack to a French surrealist film…that I can’t remember the name of right now. This Sunday (23rd June) they will once again be collaborating on a performance in the Roundhouse in Camden.

The Perfect American
Tuesday the 25th I will be attending a performance of the Perfect American, an opera based on the end of the life of animation legend Walt Disney. I’ve never actually been to an opera before, so one that takes inspiration from something I’m already a little nerdy about is probably the perfect place to start.

In Converstaion : Freedom vs Equality
I’ve talked about this before so I won’t go on about it, this is a talk that I’m really looking forward to on gay rights/activism and the difference between freedom and equality in modern society. The talk takes place in the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday 27th.


I originally planned to have quite a low key and relaxed June but it has turned out that the last two weeks are a jam packed full of things I need to do. I’ll probably write a little something on each of these as they happen, so watch this space to hear what I think.

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Posted 16, June, 2013
Tonight I went to the Southbank Center for a performance of Yoko Ono’s ‘Cut Piece’ by Peaches.  Thrilling, tense, funny, passionate, raw and unflinchingly honest, the performance was all of these things. It’s difficult to describe the impact that such a simple idea can have, simple but so revolutionary.  To take part in a piece of art like this, to step up and cut a piece of clothing from an artist….while Yoko Ono watches from the audience. I will take this feeling to my grave

Tonight I went to the Southbank Center for a performance of Yoko Ono’s ‘Cut Piece’ by Peaches. 

Thrilling, tense, funny, passionate, raw and unflinchingly honest, the performance was all of these things. It’s difficult to describe the impact that such a simple idea can have, simple but so revolutionary. 

To take part in a piece of art like this, to step up and cut a piece of clothing from an artist….while Yoko Ono watches from the audience. I will take this feeling to my grave

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Posted 16, June, 2013

“Cut Piece” - Yoko ono


Last year there was a retrospective of Yoko Ono’s art at the Serpentine Gallery in London. What has stuck with me the most was the video of Cut Piece which saw members of the audience cutting pieces of Yoko’s clothes off using scissors.

The Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre is curated by a different artist every year and this year it’s Yoko Ono. As part of the festival Peaches will be performing Cut Piece and I’ve just bought a ticket to see it.

I’m am exceptionally excited for this tonight.

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Posted 14, June, 2013
The Light Princess Once, in opposing kingdoms lived a princess and a prince who had lost their mothers. Althea, unable to cry, became light with grief and floated, and so was locked away. Digby became so heavy-hearted that he could never smile, and so was trained as a warrior. One day, he declares war. Althea is forced out of hiding and down to ground but, in defiance of her father, she escapes, only to encounter the solemn prince on contested land. Beside a lake the warring heirs begin a passionate and illicit affair. But for Althea to find real love, she must first confront the world’s darkness and face her own deepest fears. The Light Princess brings together iconic singersongwriter Tori Amos with playwright Samuel Adamson and director Marianne Elliott (Curious Incident) in this spectacular coming-of-age story. A dark fairytale about grief, rebellion and the power of love. This is a musical written by Tori Amos that opens this September. Normally not really a massive musical theatre fan, but I am so excited for this!

The Light Princess

Once, in opposing kingdoms lived a princess and a prince who had lost their mothers. Althea, unable to cry, became light with grief and floated, and so was locked away. Digby became so heavy-hearted that he could never smile, and so was trained as a warrior.

One day, he declares war. Althea is forced out of hiding and down to ground but, in defiance of her father, she escapes, only to encounter the solemn prince on contested land. Beside a lake the warring heirs begin a passionate and illicit affair. But for Althea to find real love, she must first confront the world’s darkness and face her own deepest fears.

The Light Princess brings together iconic singersongwriter Tori Amos with playwright Samuel Adamson and director Marianne Elliott (Curious Incident) in this spectacular coming-of-age story. A dark fairytale about grief, rebellion and the power of love.

This is a musical written by Tori Amos that opens this September. Normally not really a massive musical theatre fan, but I am so excited for this!

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Posted 14, June, 2013

This Is What Love In Action Looks Like

So I’m off work today and instead of going outside (who the hell would want to do a stupid thing like that) I decided to sit on the sofa and do what I do best, surf Netflix. The average browse through Netflix normally ends in one of two ways either I watch It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia or an episode of Real Housewives of New York…I can already feel the judgement of the internet weighing down on me for that one.

Today I was browsing through the New Release page and came across a documentary that I’d never heard of before, This Is What Love In Action Looks Like documents the true story of Zach Stark an American teen sent to a radical Christian camp ‘Love In Action’ by his parents with the aim of getting rid of his homosexuality. The documentary interviews not only Zach but others who have been through the camp and tells of their experiences of the campaign of shame and oppression they faced during their time there.

As depressing a story as this is, it’s completely necessary. A large part of the documentary focuses on the protests that arose because of Zach’s blogging from inside the camp. The story of the protesters and how they were able to show the love and acceptance that the inmates of the camp were lacking is a truly inspiring one. 

The idea of gay people being reduced by society to nothing more than the kind of sex acts they engage in has always been something that has both intrigued and disgusted me in equal measure. The ‘Love In Action’ camp takes the idea that gay people are not inherently gay, rather they are engaging in self destructive and addictive wrongful behaviour that they can be weened from, like a drug addict coming off a substance. Those protesting the camp were articulate in their outrage and expressed the same dismay that I feel whenever I am reduced to nothing more than a guy who sleeps with guys. 

If you haven’t already I encourage you to find This Is What Love In Action Looks Like you’ll see people speaking about the ‘false love’ and ‘destructive lifestyle’ that comes with homosexuality, but more importantly you will see the outpouring of love, acceptance, pride and strength in the face of adversity that the gay community is able to show. There may be those who want to change us but this film shows that there is always hope for us to grow and face down what we must.

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Posted 14, June, 2013

A new start…still looking for Spider Woman

Up until now the only reason that I’ve kept this Tumblr alive was for the occasional rant about something that’s got me annoyed and for the chance to build a tumblr dashboard that showed me nothing but comic books, video games and hot guys in various states of undress.

From now on I’m going to make a little bit more of an effort to actually ‘blog’…although who knows what that means.

If you follow me and have bothered to read this thanks! Let’s stick around and see where this goes.

And if anyone cares, I’m still looking out for SpiderWoman

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Posted 28, March, 2013

punkcub:

I love how “heteronormativity” has turned from a word describing a one-size-fits-no-one system perpetuated by media and society that harms, hurts and erases LGBT folk into a word hurled at other queer folk for not shitting enough glitter.