05/06, 05/07, + 05/12, Harvard Dance Center presents Three free events, all @ Harvard Dance Center, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Three free events:
05/06 @ 5:00 PM "Discovering Taylor" - a lec-dem on Paul Taylor's Technique and Repertory by visiting lecturer Ruth Andrien.
05/07 @ 7:00 PM "Dancers' Dozen" - new dances by student choreographers.
05/12 @ 3:30 PM "The Body Speaks: Capturing Martha Graham's Dance Art" - current Radcliffe Institute fellow, and former Graham dancer Christine Dakin will perform and lecture.
05/07 @ 8:00 PM, Emily Beattie and Guests present Modern Dance Mashup @ Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Avenue
Emily Beattie presents: Artists collide to present an intimately mashed art event. Dance works/Video some tried, green, improvised, set, and reset. All fresh and handpicked for your experiencing pleasure. Featuring: Emily Beattie, Alissa Cardone, Talya Epstein, Olase Freeman, Eric Gunther, Katie McNamara & Liz Roncka. Bring everyone who likes Spring and Art.
Reservations: None needed, Pay 5 Dollars at the Door
05/09 @ 8:00 PM, Karen Bray presents "Karen Bray and Friends: Improvisation" @ Green Street Studios, 185 Green Street, Central Square, Cambridge
Karen Bray and Friends: An informal showing of improvisational works in progress.
Reservations: 617 864-3191
Tickets: no charge!
05/09 + 05/10 @ 7:30 PM, 05/11 @ 3:00 PM, Deborah Abel Dance Company presents The Perfect Relationship: A Dance Concert of Duets @ Boston University Studio Dance Theater, Buick Street, Boston
The Perfect Relationship: A Dance Concert of Duets tells the story of an evolving relationship between a man and a woman: from the innocence of their first joyous if unreal love, through disappointment and disconnection. Out of this disillusionment springs the beginning of true trust, and the intersection of sensuality and spirituality, ultimately giving birth to their creation of a purposeful loving union. This is an evening length work consisting of six pieces, each with its own distinctive style and mood. The pieces, with live music, weave together to form a continuing story. The music ranges from original commissioned instrumental works, to blues and Indian music, much of it performed live by a group of musicians including guitarists, tabla, bass, violin, flute, clarinet, saxophone, and vocalists.
BDA Discount: $18 for BDA members, seniors, children and students with ID
Tickets: $25 General Admission, $18 for BDA members, seniors, children and students with ID
05/16 + 05/17 @ 8:00 pm, Rachid Ouramdane presents Distant... [Boston Premiere!] @ Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston
Ouramdane, a French choreographer of Algerian descent, took a journey to Vietnam and Cambodia, where his father had fought in the 1950s as an Algerian conscript in the French army. The journey inspired Distant, a work that explores the idea of being a foreigner as a colonialist, as the colonized, and as an immigrant. His use of masks, images, sounds, and movement electrify his solo performances with an effect that "is surprisingly complex." - The New York Times.
Tickets: $25 reserved seating; $20 ICA members, students, and seniors.
05/16 - 05/17 @ 8:00 PM, + 05/18 @ 6:00 PM, Prometheus Dance presents its 20th Anniversary Performance @ The Boston Conservatory Theatre, 31 Hemenway Street, Boston
Prometheus Dance wraps up its 20th anniversary whirlwind of a season with several Boston premieres, Tabula Rasa and Prelude, along with a revisiting of the critically acclaimed Devil's Wedding and La Giornata Omicida. Developed through a highly-charged and theatrical choreographic style, the dances of Prometheus (www.prometheusdance.org) are visually beautiful, physically intimate, and emotionally provocative ruminations about social issues and psychological intricacies.
BDA Discount: $20 price for BDA members ($10 off!)
Tickets: $30 General Admission; $20 students/seniors/BDA members
05/30 @ 7:30 PM, 05/31 @ 2:00 PM, + 06/01 @ 12:30 & 6:30 PM, Boston Ballet School presents Spring Showcase 2008 @ Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama 539 Tremont Street, Boston
Featuring works by George Balanchine, August Bournonville and Jorma Elo performed by Advanced Intensive and Trainee students, as well as Boston Ballet II. Visit bostonballet.org/school for more information and tickets
05/31 @ 8:00 PM + 06/1 @ 7:00 PM, Brody, Green, and Ruffin present "Three Here Now" @ The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Cambridge
Three experienced choreographers, Lise Brody, Joan Green and Melody Ruffin Ward, join together to create an evening of diverse dances that cover the distance from medieval darkness to full-spectrum light, contemplating with humor, tenderness and skill: Torture and Paranoia; Race and Identity; continuity and Community.
Tickets: $18 general, $15 students, seniors, and BDA Members
Photo of Joan Green's Branch by Joseph Watt
06/01 @ 12:30 & 6:30 PM, Boston Ballet School presents Spring Showcase 2008 @ Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama 539 Tremont Street, Boston
Featuring works by George Balanchine, August Bournonville and Jorma Elo performed by Advanced Intensive and Trainee students, as well as Boston Ballet II. Visit bostonballet.org/school for more information and tickets
06/01 @ 4:00 PM, Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company presents 'Landscapes' --PB&J Dance Company End-of-Year Show @ Church of Our Saviour, Carlton & Monmouth Sts, Brookline
Peanut Butter & Jelly presents its annual end-of-year show. This concert will feature the SMALL FEETS dance company of dancers aged 6-9 with special guests from the PB&J professional company and students from the PB&J Dance Classes for Kids. The SMALL FEETS dancers have prepared a piece about landscapes. The dancers took photographs of their environment and created choreography based on the places they encounter on a daily basis. The company plans to take the piece to the 2008 dance and the Child international conference in Utah this summer.
Reservations: none needed, pay at the door
Tickets: $5 adults, $3 children
06/01 @ 4:30 PM, Chhandika presents its Sixth Annual Show: Solo by Sixty @ Peabody School Auditorium, 70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, MA
A Voyage Through the Phases of a Classical Dance Concert. Gretchen Hayden's students of all ages will lead you on a colorful voyage through the phases of a classical kathak solo concert. From the subtlety of meditative movement to the evocative expression of storytelling to the dynamic rhythm of footwork, experience the vast scope of the kathak tradition and repertoire, past and present. Come join us for this annual community event celebrating kathak dance, and stay to enjoy some Indian treats at the reception.
Tickets: General: $15, Children 12 and under: $5, Tickets available at the door
06/01 @ 7:00 PM, Brody, Green, and Ruffin present "Three Here Now" @ The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, Cambridge
Three experienced choreographers, Lise Brody, Joan Green and Melody Ruffin Ward, join together to create an evening of diverse dances that cover the distance from medieval darkness to full-spectrum light, contemplating with humor, tenderness and skill: Torture and Paranoia; Race and Identity; continuity and Community.
The Perfect Relationship: A Dance Concert of Duets tells the story of an evolving relationship between a man and a woman: from the innocence of their first joyous if unreal love, through disappointment and disconnection. Out of this disillusionment springs the beginning of true trust, and the intersection of sensuality and spirituality, ultimately giving birth to their creation of a purposeful loving union. This is an evening length work consisting of six pieces, each with its own distinctive style and mood. The pieces, with live music, weave together to form a continuing story. The music ranges from original commissioned instrumental works, to blues and Indian music, much of it performed live by a group of musicians including guitarists, tabla, bass, violin, flute, clarinet, saxophone, and vocalists.
A Voyage Through the Phases of a Classical Dance Concert. Gretchen Hayden's students of all ages will lead you on a colorful voyage through the phases of a classical kathak solo concert. From the subtlety of meditative movement to the evocative expression of storytelling to the dynamic rhythm of footwork, experience the vast scope of the kathak tradition and repertoire, past and present. Come join us for this annual community event celebrating kathak dance, and stay to enjoy some Indian treats at the reception.