On June 1st, 23-year-old American ballet dancer, cellist, and classical choreographer Nicholas Rose filmed himself in front of the Walter Carsen Centre to declare, “I have a love for the National Ballet of Canada, but for me to maintain this love I have to let you know when you have failed us.” It started with a belief—deeply entrenched and rarely questioned in either country—that Canada would be an escape from the well-known racism of the United States.
Read More“She wants me all for herself. I know you want to help, but Harrow knows that too. She’s already f_cked with your life. She knows how to drive you away. And she will.”
Read More“I told the story of reality to myself as if it were a fiction, for to be immersed in anything less would have burned the skin off me neatly as real uranium.”
Read MoreThe brain has mysterious ways of healing itself, and this was mine. About a year ago I finished a crafting project inspired by Sharon Needles, and I’ve never shared it with other fans because it was such a personal reflection of my own transformation. Her courage and integrity as an artist provided a latticework on which I could heal myself during the most difficult, isolated period of my life. The transfusion needle that weaves through the work was its central driving metaphor: Sharon gave me what I needed to heal myself when I was broken.
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