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Video: Nick Cave | Forothermore

This short documentary presents the work of wildly imaginative artist, designer and dancer Nick Cave who expresses his liberation on the dance floor as a queer Black man.

December 23, 2023 · 8 Comments

Arlene Weiner: The Real Thing

Maz is a theater person: actor, 
writer, director. Triple threat. Gay. 
His partner Donny’s a drag queen,
Dawna Day.

April 24, 2023 · 5 Comments

Anita Gonzalez: A white librettist wrote an opera about Emmett Till – and some critics are calling for its cancellation

To me, the backlash against the white librettist is ultimately a waste of time. Not only is there room for works done in collaboration with Black artists, but cross-cultural, interethnic collaborations also add to the richness and versatility of performed storytelling.

May 10, 2022 · 3 Comments

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