This November sees the return of the UK’s premier festival of LGBTQI arts with a steller line up of internationally acclaimed film and cabaret at Rich Mix, Dance at RADA Studios and Art at Menier Gallery, as well as a series of Q&A and panel events across the participating venues. 

Highlights of this year’s line-up include an exclusive British screening of Brazil’s controversial 2015 BAFTA submission, The Way He Looks by Daniel Ribeiro; the global premiere of a newly commissioned work by renowned South-Asian dance guru, Justin McCarthy; the London premiere of Brace by acclaimed independent-British film maker, Jake Graf; award winning cabaret from Bird La Bird and Mizz Kimberly; and newly commissioned works form the UK’s foremost feminist artist, Sadie Lee, among others.

FILM & CABARET at RICH MIX 35 – 47 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, LONDON, E1 6LA

Le Zbor Presents To Russia With Love | Jonathan Taieb Presents Stand

Jake Graf Presents Brace | Erin Davis Presentsfagbug Nation

Casper Andreas Presentsa Last Farewell | Daniel Ribeiro Presents The Way He Looks

Aaron Chan Presentsjune | Richard Mansfield Presents The Secret Path

& Mzz Kimberley |Sh!T Theatre | Bird La Bird

DANCE at RADA STUDIOS 16 CHENIES STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7EX

Kali Chandrasegaram | Justin Mccarthy

ART @ MENIER GALLERY 51 SOUTHWARK STREET LONDON, SE1 1RU

Sadie Lee | Matthew Stradling | Joao Trindade | Jennifer Welton

Mathias Vef | Gokhan Tanriover | Enzo Marra

DANCE

19 Nov | 7:00 -8:00pm | FREE (booking required)

PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORING LGBT ‘MYTHS & MYTHOLOGY’ THROUGH SOUTH ASIAN DANCE

University of Roehampton SW15 5PJ Online Booking: www.gaywisefestival.org.uk

20 Nov | 7.30pm | £15 / £10 (conc.)

DOUBLE BILL: MYTHICAL DANCE - KALI CHANDRASEGARAM & JUSTIN MCCARTHY

RADA Studios

RADA Studios WC1E 7EX Online Booking: www.gaywisefestival.org.uk

FILM & CABARET at RICH MIX

15 Nov | 12:00-2:30pm | (15) | £9.50 / £5 conc.

DOUBLE BILL: TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE | SONG BY LE ZBOR &

STAND | JONATHAN TAIEB

15 Nov | 7.45 pm | Tickets £7/ £5 conc.

GFEST 2014 CABARET: MZZ KIMBERLEY |SH!T THEATRE | BIRD LA BIRD

16 Nov | 12:00-2:30pm | (15) | £9.50 / £5 conc.

DOUBLE BILL: BRACE | JAKE GRAF & FAGBUG NATION | ERIN DAVIS

THE SCREENING IS FOLLOWED BY A Q&A JAKE GRAF

17 Nov | 12pm | (12A) | £9.50 / £5 conc.

DOUBLE BILL: A LAST FAREWELL | CASPER ANDREAS &

THE WAY HE LOOKS | DANIEL RIBEIRO

18 Nov | 8.15-10:45pm | (15) | £9.50 / £5 conc.

DOUBLE BILL: JUNE | AARON CHAN & THE SECRET PATH | RICHARD MANSFIELD

THE SCREENING IS FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH RICHARD MANSFIELD

Rich Mix E1 6LA Online Booking: www.richmix.org.uk

ART at MENIER GALLERY

10 - 22 Nov | 11am -6pm daily, Fri late night opening until 8pm, closed Sun | FREE

URBAN MYTHS: SADIE LEE | MATTHEW STRADLING | JOAO TRINIDADE | JENNY WELTON | MATHIAS VEF | GÖKHAN TANRIÖVER |ENZO MARRA

21 Nov | 6:00 – 7:30pm | FREE

PANEL DISCUSSION: LGBT 'MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY' IN ART - PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

Menier Gallery SE1 1RU More info: www.gaywisefestival.org.uk/