The Sugar Dandies

Performing at Liverpool's Grand Vogue Ball in November.

David Hoyle

One of England’s true avant-guardians, David Hoyle talks about his Life Drawing class as he gets ready for 'Art Cabaret', a night of songs, words and pictures with Maggi Hamblin.

The Grand Vogue Ball

Liverpool is Burning. One night - One hundred performers.

A glamorous vogueing contest and fantasy costume ball in the sumptuous environs of the Adelphi Ballroom. Featuring spectacular authentic choreography by Darren Suarez with music by DJs Readers Wifes and James Hillard in association with Horse Meat Disco. Co-hosted by Rikki Beadle-Blair and Amy Lamé with a panel of local judges.

Re-inventing the black, gay, New York, 1980’s, fashionista format with a myriad of fiery community groups for Liverpool 08. Contest categories include WAGs, Fantasia, Femme Realness, Best Choreography, Retrosexual, Orphans and Scally’s Mum.

Starring The House of Romanov, The House of Terpsichore, The House of FAB, The House Of Fierce, The House of LIPA, The House of Armistead, The House of Sahir, The House of The Valley of the Dolls, The House of Duckie, The House of Horse Meat Disco, The House of Egypt and The House of High Leg Kicks.

Camera work by me and Sam Meech

Lavender Girls

Bursting onto the comedy circuit in 2004, Zoe Lyons won the prestigious Funny Women competition and reached the final of Channel 4’s ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ in the same year, and has since established herself as one of the country’s leading comic talents. Here, Zoe interviews another talent Rosie Wilby and Lavender Scratch 2007 contender Jane Townend and local MC Emma Bowley.

Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke is an up and coming award winning dancer and choreographer who has most recently worked with the Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs and balletLORENT. Gary Everret talks to him in London about his show HORSEMEAT.

Jackie Kay

Oonagh Jaquest talks multi-award-winning author Jackie Kay, MBE, whose work The Lamplighter, a long poem to commemorate the abolition of the slave trade, was published in September by Bloodaxe.

Her most recent collection of short stories, Wish I Was Here won the Decibel British Book Award. She has won the Guardian Fiction Prize for her novel Trumpet, and a Forward Prize for her collection of poetry The Adoption Papers.

Vogue Ball Rehearsals - Final Preparations

The tension is mounting for the contestants as the date of the Ball draws closer.

Homophobia & Football

Homosexuality in football is sometimes said to be a taboo subject by both players and the media. From 2008, homophobic chanting at football grounds has been outlawed but the traditions and culture of the game do not exactly breed an environment in which gay players are likely to feel comfortable or thrive.

This video shows a section from a lively debate held on 3rd November at Hope University about this topic.

David Hoyle's Life Drawing Masterclass

Join the greatest living teacher of Queer figure drawing and artistic anatomy. Accompanied by life models, this special master-class is an in depth exploration of each part of the human body: rib cage, pelvis, upper leg, knee, lower leg, foot, shoulder girdle, upper arm, lower arm, hand, neck, skull, and face.


David de-mystifies and reveals some of the secrets and techniques of geniuses like Michelangelo, Rubens, Da Vinci and Tom Of Finland.
No previous art experience needed.

We will also be broadcasting the show live from www.justin.tv/homotopia on Tuesday 4th November at 8pm (UK time).

2008 Launch Party

Footage from last nights launch party held at the Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool.

Miracle

Miracles come in all shapes and sizes and this one is ten inches long...

Gerry Potter

Gerry Potter is a performance Poet, Playwright, Actor, Director and for many years he was Chloe Poems.

His play 'Miracle' is on at the Unity Theatre in Liverpool on 7th & 8th November.

The Grand Vogue Ball Workshops

Workshops have begun for the Grand Ball on 8th November. Come on Vogue!

Holly Woodlawn

Solo exhibition by Sadie Lee - portraits of Andy Warhol Superstar - Holly Woodlawn - star of Trash and subject of Lou Reeds song Walk on the Wild Side.

Holly came from Miami, FLA
Hitchhiked her way across the USA
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her legs, and then he was a she
She said, Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side.

Holly Woodlawn is one of the last survivors of the Warhol Factory, the star of cult films Trash and Women in Revolt.

Fellow Travellers

James Lawler and Holly Johnson take a tour round the Fellow Travellers exhibition including the Tom of Finland and Nice08.

The Liverpool Grand Vogue Ball

“ One of Liverpool's Biggest Events and
The Highlight of 2008 - a fantastical vogue ball”

The Grand Vogue Ball
Saturday 8th November
The Adelphi Ballroom
Liverpool

Tickets £10 (+booking fee) from www.ticketweb.co.uk or by telephone 08444 771 000.

Tickets cost £10 from Unity Theatre box office, LIverpool, if you book in person

Sadie Lee

Sadie Lee's work won a BP Travel Award (1996) and was commended in the BP Portrait Award (1998).

Solo exhibitions include :

A Dying Art: Ladies of the Burlesque - National Portrait Gallery and touring (1997)
Don't Look - Museum of Modern Art, Slovenia (1998)
Venus Envy - Manchester Art Gallery (1994)

Story Link:

Sadie Lee

Tom of Finland

Touko Laaksonen born a Finn. He was a soldier,advertising executive, pianist, artist, had a destiny, to be the liberator ' TOM OF FINLAND ' giving homosexual males an identity and releasing them from the shackles of guilt and shame.


Story Link:
Tom of Finland Foundation

The Making of 'Rock' - Part 2

ipod version



The 2nd part of our look into the new play 'Rock' by Tim Fountain.

The making of 'Rock' - part 1

ipod version



The Making Of Rock - Part 1 of a specially produced 3 part documentary looking at the background of the forthcoming show 'ROCK'

This episode features interviews with the legendary Bette Bourne who is playing the part of Henry Willson and writer Tim Fountain. Also Professor Richard Dyer will talk about the history of Rock Hudson and his film career.

Unity Theatre