Lora Strum

6 days ago | broadwayworld.com | Lora Strum

Ballet Hispánico’s Carmen.maquia, a retelling of Georges Bizet’s fiery opera, sees the company lean into its strength: allowing a vibrant, Latinx ensemble to tell an authentic story about an iconic woman of color. Performed at New York City Center from May 29–June 1, the very act of staging Carmen.maquia with a Latinx ensemble in today’s climate—when diversity in the arts is increasingly under attack—feels like a quiet act of resistance.

1 week ago | aclu.org | Lora Strum

The Supreme Court’s docket this term includes many of the complex issues American society is currently facing, including: immigration, free speech, religious liberty, LGBTQ rights and voting rights. The ACLU has served as counsel or filed friend-of-the-court briefs in all of the cases addressing these hot-button issues.

2 weeks ago | davisvanguard.org | Lora Strum

How fear, partisanship and discrimination are impacting one couple’s fight for immigration justice. *Name has been changed to protect identitiesJust days after Donald Trump’s first inauguration, Sarah* and Matt* rushed to City Hall to get married, not because of romance or tradition, but because they were terrified. A recently-signed executive order that came to be known as the “Muslim Ban” signaled to them that the administration would wage war on immigrants. In fact, that war had already begun.

2 weeks ago | aclu.org | Lora Strum

*Name has been changed to protect identitiesJust days after Donald Trump’s first inauguration, Sarah* and Matt* rushed to City Hall to get married, not because of romance or tradition, but because they were terrified. A recently-signed executive order that came to be known as the “Muslim Ban” signaled to them that the administration would wage war on immigrants. In fact, that war had already begun. “I never thought about marriage as a necessity,” Sarah explains.

1 month ago | broadwayworld.com | Lora Strum

In a moment when nearly all art has either an uber-famous name attached to it or hyper-social consciousness, art for the sake of art is refreshing. Gibney Company at the Joyce Theatre, running May 06-11th, is just that; two hours of creative self-expression unfolding with all of its quirks, flaws and daring attempts. Featuring works from Roy Assaf, Peter Chu, Lucinda Childs, the program is different, rather than diverse, and presented rather than performed.