Lar Lubovitch Dance Company To Present A Digital Program Of Highlights From Three Acclaimed Works
Featuring the duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two and more.by BWW News Desk
The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company will present a unique compilation of highlights from the broadcast premieres of three acclaimed works by Lar Lubovitch including the duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two, danced by the Lubovitch company; Othello, performed by San Francisco Ballet; and The Planets, created for an ensemble of both ice skaters and non-skating dancers from the US and Canada.
The free, on-demand program will premiere on Friday, May 21, at 7:30pm EDT and will be available to watch for 10 days only through Friday, May 31, at 7:30pm EDT. Reservations are required at www.lubovitch.org.
How “Hip Checks” Betray Our Gender-Mediated Gaze
Erica Rand applies the sports method, “hip checks”, to explore race and gender bias in ‘The Small Book of Hip Checks’.
The Small Book of Hip Checks: On Queer Gender, Race, and Writing
Erica Rand
January 2021
Erica Rand
Hockey fans are likely familiar with the hip check, a term used to describe a player dropping his or her stance and swinging their hips toward a player on the opposing team. The purpose of a hip check is to knock the opposing player off balance, and this unbalancing is one of the ways Erica Rand uses the term in
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