On Thursday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. at The Rex Theatre in Manchester, nonprofit NSquared Dance Company will present The Lavender Scare. A little-known period in United States history, The Lavender Scare refers to the mass firing of federal government employees in the 1950s, which coincided with the era of McCarthyism.
According to Zack Betty, Co-Founder of NSquared Dance, The Lavender Scare will metaphorically express what it feels like to be hidden, found, interrogated, and persecuted based on sexual orientation.
“This message will be communicated both through dance movements and video elements,” he explained.
The Lavender Scare is sponsored by New Hampshire Dance Collaborative (NHDC) whose mission is to make dance and expressive movements more well-understood and accessible to the public.
“This performance contributes to advancing the NHDC mission by showcasing how dance can serve as an accessible platform that allows for political and historical expression,” said Betty.
NHDC Founder Joan Brodsky said she hopes the performance will encourage those unfamiliar with dance to reconsider “what they think they might know about it.”
“Dance can communicate what words cannot,” she said. “This is more than entertainment. This is truth expressed through the body and the lived-in experiences of people who continue to be marginalized.”
The Lavender Scare will be performed at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 at The Rex Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire. To purchase tickets, click here or the button below.
Founded in 2014, NSquared Dance performs throughout New England and offers educational classes and workshops for all ages. NSquared Dance is a Fellow of the NH Dance Accelerator with the New Hampshire Dance Collaborative (NHDC).