SGN March 8, 2013 - Section 2

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Seattle Gay News

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 10, Volume 41, March 8, 2013

Boylesque comes into its own as an art form by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer

Tim Summers

On Friday, March 1, at the Oddfellows building on Capitol Hill, local boylesque artists in partnership with the Academy of Burlesque presented “Boys! Bois! Boyz!” a showcase of local boylesque talent headlined by the Chicago-based Jett Adore. When I came across the press release in my inbox, I knew I wanted to do more than just review the show. I’ve done plenty of those reviews already and I still

had questions about boylesque and its place in the burlesque revival. What brings people to boylesque? What of the desire to expose; the zeal to reveal? Where is boylesque go-

ing? Where did it come from? I wanted to know, and I wanted to present what I learned to the city of Seattle, which has, whether you know it or not, one of the biggest boylesque scenes in the country. Before the show, I got in touch with almost all the major players in Seattle’s boylesque scene: Waxie Moon, Ernie Von Schmaltz, the

Luminous Pariah, EmpeROAR Fabulous!!!, Paris Original, Trojan Original, and, of course, for her unmatched expertise, Miss Indigo Blue, Headmistress of the Academy of Burlesque and Reigning Queen of Burlesque – Miss Exotic World 2011. I viewed “Boys! Bois! Boyz!” as a culmination of sorts for all of my discussions and interviews. As the curtain rose to a full house, I sat expectantly waiting for answers. see boys page 28

Waxie Moon

Knittel Jack Mozie’s bySGNShaun Associate Editor Local singer-songwriter Jack new single Mozie has released a new single on ReverbNation.com from his benefits upcoming album Iron Fist, and he plans to donate a portion of the proceeds to Seattle Counseling Project Service’s Project NEON. The song, “Tina,” is about crysNeon tal meth (Tina is a nickname for the drug). In it, Mozie sings about Tina as if she were a friend or

Ten years ago Eytan Fox’s Yossi and Jagger told a heartbreaking Queer love story between two male soldiers in the Israeli military. Now, with Yossi, the openly Gay director offers a sequel to his 2002 classic. Familiarity with the original film is not essential for seeing Yossi – the backstory unfolds and makes sense for viewers who don’t know or don’t remember how the first film ended. In this new drama, Yossi (Ohad Knoller, reprising his role in an excellent performance) is a cardiologist who jerks off to porn and uses old photos of himself to pick up guys on the net. When he is forced by circumstances to take a vacation, Yossi unexpectedly meets Eytan Fox

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courtesy jack mozie

STRAND RELEASING

by Gary M. Kramer SGN A&E Writer


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