Can musical improvisation teach us to think otherwise? Can it liberate us from pre-digested ways of seeing (and thinking about) the world? And how do we curate spaces that fuel these experiments in connection, possibility, and care?
A borderlands historian reflects on the work of border artists to understand how their art activates memory in a place where the educational system, media, popular culture, and the political system work vigorously to suppresses memories and history.
Artist Eryk Salvaggio presents a personal history of algorithmic resistance in the creative arts, while revealing the shortcomings of A.I. tools and development.
Writers Ricky Tucker and Karmen Michael Smith discuss the intersections of the Black church and Ball Culture, bell hooks, Beyoncé (of course), and books that need to be written.
A Black, straight man disrupts his notion of allyship and masculinity when he encounters the Ballroom communities in Toronto and New York.
In this interview with Odu Adamu, the co-founders of the Arbert Santana Ballroom Freedom School discuss Black gay organizations, the Ballroom scene, and the role of spirituality.
At the Decolonial Frequencies Festival, sonic utopias resonate outside the institutions.
Charles’ farcical, archaic coronation provides fresh opportunity for an overhaul of monarchy and class in the failing days of the empire.
Must the artist struggle in order to create works that move the culture? Writer Ricky Tucker explores this question with Charly Dominguez, NYC artist and Ballroom community organizer.
The film director’s remarks on the guiding principles used to create recent films by Russian art collective Chto Delat.
The solidarity and affection of independent publishing networks As a child, I remember desperately wanting a journal with a magnetic seal like my friends had at the time. Our family’s
The latest video from Travesti Biológica affirms the need for self-respect, self-care, and empowerment.
