Seattle Gay News
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Issue 46, Volume 38, November 12, 2010
in performance at the Michael McQueen (l) and Glamazonia 2009 Mr. & Miss Gay Seattle Pageant
by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer
XXXIV, Michael McQueen, will step down and pass down their titles during the 2010/2011 Mr. and Miss Gay Seattle Pageant at The Beat Goes On: Club SUR. 2010/2011 Mr. and Miss SGN asked GLAMAZONIA Gay Seattle Pageant and McQueen to share a few November 20 words with their adoring public Club SUR On Saturday, November 20, as their reigns come to a close. Miss Gay Seattle XLV, GLAsee pageant page 32 MAZONIA and Mr. Gay Seattle
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Departing Mr. and Glee tackles Miss Gay Seattle bullying in share their thoughts most powerful
episode yet
by Shaun Knittel SGN Associate Editor It is commonplace to see Gay characters on TV become the butt of homophobic jokes. Couple the “sissy” factor with hip-hop’s “no homo” and the seemingly never-ending echoes of “Dude, that’s so Gay,” and you could easily come to the conclusion that all Gay characters on TV are either too damn fabulous for their own good (as they – oh my God! – redecorate your whole house in two snaps), are awkward closet cases who secretly want to bed their hag’s boyfriend, must die on TV (because, as you know, it’s not a Gay flick unless someone see glee page 33
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel in Glee
Pacific Northwest Ballet Israeli duo becomes stages Twyla Tharp program first same-sex pair by Milton W. Hamlin SGN A&E Writer
distinct style. Opus 111, one of Tharp’s 2008 works for PNB, opens the program. Danced to music by Johannes Brahms, six couples tackle a mixture of classical styles, folk dance, and a mishmash of styles, including fleeting flickers of aerobics. The “Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111” (which gives the short work its name) is beautifully played in the orchestra pit while the six couples alternate center stage, often in pairs or quartets. It’s an abstract work with a decided folk flavor. (Ignore the program notes that indicate that five couples dance the work – it’s a misprint and six couples do indeed take the stage.)
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Angela Sterling
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Batkhurel Bold in Waterbaby
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All Tharp Pacific Northwest Ballet Through November 14 Pacific Northwest Ballet continues its 2010-11 season with its second program of all modern works. Twyla Tharp is one of the most popular – and busiest of modern choreographers. PNB salutes her with its current All Tharp repertory program of three contemporary works. The repertoire bill continues performances through this Sunday’s matinee, November 14. Since graduating from Barnard College in 1963, Tharp has choreographed 135 dances for dance companies – including her own – throughout the
world. Two of the current PNB revivals were commissioned by PNB and premiered here in 2008. In addition to her original work for numerous dance troupes, she has choreographed numerous Broadway shows and other major dance works. Her basic trademark is that she has no basic trademark – while her works are decidedly modern and readily mix modern dance and classical ballet styles, Tharp prides herself in having no
Gili Shem Tov (l) and Dorit Milman
by James Whitely SGN Staff Writer One of Israel’s best-known sportscasters and an open Lesbian, Gili Shem Tov, has become half of the first same-sex duo to dance on the internationally syndicated television show Dancing with the Stars. “I live with my girlfriend and we are raising my 1-year-old son
together. It felt natural for me to dance with a woman. That’s my way of life,” Shem Tov told Sky News, a UK-based news company. Shem Tov said she requested a female dance partner when she was invited onto the show, saying it felt more natural for her as a Lesbian. Thus, Israel’s version see dancing page 32