In this episode of contemporary dance we present a special tribute to the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando Florida, the site of a terrible mass shooting that took place in the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, and left 49 people dead and more than 50 wounded. Chroegraphed by Paul Malek and perfo...

The 'Dance of the 41' changed the way that Mexico interpreted gender and sexuality forever. The number 13 is commonly considered unlucky, but in Mexico, the number 41 has been seen as taboo and avoided—at one point the Army left the number out of battalions, hotel and hospital rooms didn’t use it an

Fire Island, three miles off the shore of New York's Long Island, has long been a haven for the Northeast's LGBTQ community. The Pines were developed in the 1950s, making the enclave one of the youngest on the island. In the '60s, The Pines quickly went from a clothing-optional beach with a few coas...

Volunteers are helping forgotten Dutch diarists of WWII to speak at last. Their voices, filled with anxiety, isolation and uncertainty, resonate powerfully today. Anne Frank listened in an Amsterdam attic on March 28, 1944, as the voice of the Dutch minister of education came crackling over the radi

n this thirty-fourth installment of Male Ballet Dancers we showcase the work of talented and renown dancer Artemy Belyakov principal dancer at the Bolshoi ballet. Born in Tver. In 2010 graduated from The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (class of Ilya Kuznetsov) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Com

drone display is the use of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), often quadcopters, flying in a coordinated fashion for public display. They are usually equipped with LEDs, and the display held at night. The first drone display was presented in 2012 in Linz/Austria, where the Ars Electronica...

In this twenty-fifth episode of Male Ballet dancer we feature a solo by Brian Arias from Puerto Rico and a male duet composed by Denis Matvienko and Leonid Sarafanov performing "Quatro" from the Kyiv National Ballet in Ukraine. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has pr

n this twenty-seventh episode of MALE BALLET DANCERS we introduce Paul Marke from France performing a man variation of "Swan Lake" choreography by Rudolf Nureyev. We also present "Self Doubt," a male duet performance by Jan Ravnik (Slovenia) and Sam McWilliams (Oregon USA). With a history dating

Vienna was an intellectual powerhouse in the early 20th Century and two male artists are considered the giants of Viennese modernism: Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. But Vienna's Belvedere Museum is now showcasing the long-neglected contribution of women artists in that period. City of Women displays...

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Amidst an electrifying atmosphere, Guam's Troy Michael Smith, a dedicated champion of mental health, clinched the prestigious title of Mr Gay World 2023. Newly crowned Mr Gay World, Troy Michael Smith was accompanied by runners-up David Allwood from the UK and Dion Alexander from Australi...