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LARA FREIDENFELDS

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    Sequins, Fur, Nudity, Arabesques, and Seriously Funny Commentary on Modern Girlhood
    Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
    • Feb 16, 2016

    Sequins, Fur, Nudity, Arabesques, and Seriously Funny Commentary on Modern Girlhood

    Friday night I went to Joe’s Pub and saw B.A.N.G.S.: made in america, a wonderful dance performance full of sequins and fur, cutoffs and little black dresses, and virtuosic dance-theater movement.  And some nudity.  Yes, I’m writing about naked dancing yet again.  I swear, at most of the dance concerts I attend, the dancers wear their clothes.  But somehow my favorite questions are raised when dancers ask their audiences to consider what it means to take clothes off. Joe’s Pu
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