Events + Classes

Fall Experience features two striking contemporary works: Akram Khan’s Vertical Road (Reimagined) 2023, and Alexander Ekman’s Cacti. Vertical Road (Reimagined) 2023 explores humanity’s earthly nature, rituals, and the consequences of our actions. This mesmerizing work becomes a meditation on the journey from gravity to grace. Alexander Ekman’s Cacti is a playful and rhythmically charged contemporary … Continued

Ladies, this one is for us 💃🏽✨ Come spend the evening dancing, laughing, eating, catching up, and just enjoying some much-needed girl time. We’ll kick things off with a fun dance/choreo lesson (no dance experience needed), then the rest of the night is ours to hang out, dance, take videos, eat, and enjoy each other’s … Continued

A celebratory evening highlighting Greater Boston’s vibrant dance community, and sharing what’s ahead for the 2026–2027 dance season. WHAT IS THIS EVENT? Fall Into Dance 2026 returns to The Dance Complex in collaboration with Boston Dance Alliance and ArtsBoston. Join us as we kick off The Dance Complex’s 35th anniversary season and raise a toast … Continued

Abilities Dance Boston is thrilled to restage Firebird Part 2. This is a continuation from a completely reimagined Firebird ballet that premiered May 2021. This ballet has been written and choreographed by Founder/Executive and Artistic Director Ellice Patterson with a completely original score by Music & Operations Director Andrew Choe. The core theme includes the … Continued

The Breath of Music is the second of our six-part concert series Piano on Pointe. Pianist Alexandros Kyriakopoulos leads the audience through a romantic, lyric musical adventure as dancers float on the notes debuting choreography by Gianni Di Marco and Heather Nichols. Artwork display and live drawing by Vineeta Kapoor accompany the program. Art changes … Continued

Creative labor — the work of artists and cultural workers — is real labor, deserving of fair pay, stable conditions, and the same dignity and protections as work in any other sector. In collaboration with Arts Activate Boston, we aim to inform an equitable cultural labor policy for Boston and to make the case for … Continued

Celebrate National Dance Day with OnStage Dance Company’s 13th annual Class Marathon! One ticket gets you access to a full day of 30-minute mini-classes across styles including contemporary, jazz, tap, lyrical, musical theater, and more! Led by OnStage’s company choreographers and instructors. Drop in for a few sessions or stay for the entire day. This … Continued

Discover the joy of dance at Boston Ballet School’s September Preparatory Open Studio Week from September 21–27! Families with children ages 16 months to 6 years are invited to enjoy a FREE class, meet our expert faculty, explore our curriculum, and tour our state-of-the-art studios. Open Studio Week is offered at our Boston, Brighton, Brookline, … Continued

The party is back on the Greenway this September when Let’s Dance Boston returns! Five days, five live bands, five teams of instructors. Each day’s event opens with a lesson from top local dance teachers that will give you the basic steps you’ll need to have a great time. Then, a live band takes the stage for … Continued

This workshop will support early and mid-career dance artists to develop an important but underutilized phase of project management: project planning. Workshop participants will learn how to use research, time management, and other simple systems to encourage spaciousness, responsiveness, and joy in our projects. Led by Midday Movement.

Beethoven’s Tango, presented by MIT Tango Club, brings together world-renowned tango artistic director Fernanda Ghi and pianist-composer Alfredo Minetti in an original dance-theater production inspired by Beethoven’s life and creative spirit. Rather than reproducing his compositions, the piece uses newly created tango music and movement to explore three universal creative forces: the Muse, the Angel, … Continued

A pulse-pounding kathak performance where dazzling footwork and stunning movement explore the dualities which make us whole. Half-beats. Whole truths. “HALF,” created by Kathak dance exponents, Anjali Nath and Labonee Mohanta, is a visually stunning and rhythmically impressive production that explores self-discovery and duality. Integrating traditional kathak with contemporary elements, the dancers portray opposing forces … Continued

Picture this… You park, step out in your all-white fit, and you can already hear the bass. The closer you get, the louder it gets. 8 PM — Doors open. You walk in to smiles, music, and good energy—and then you see it: Red carpet. Lights. Camera. You’re up. 📸 Give us the look 😌 … Continued

Learn what your total load actually is and which of the four phases — Build, Rehearse, Perform, Recover — you’re in right now The foundation session: map your total load before the year gets ahead of you. What You’ll Do: Learn what your total load actually is and which of the four phases — Build, … Continued

ESTUARY | Where The River Meets The Sea | A Multimedia Dance Theater Performance Inspired by the Casco Bay Estuary and the efforts to support its long-term vitality, choreographer Lane Gifford, painter Margaret Lawrence, and photographer Betsy Weis present « Estuary/Where the River Meets the Sea », a multimedia dance theater event. The vivid painting, … Continued

Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe 2-Day Ballet Class and Choreography Workshop! Take classes , learn choreography, and audition for the Main Company or the Community Ensemble! Day 1 October 3,  2026 2-3:30pm Ballet Class with Spencer Keith Artistic Advisor JGDT 3:30-5:00pm Learn Choreography with Janelle Gilchrist and Spencer Keith. Works in progress showing at the end … Continued

Choreograph your original work for OnStage Dance Company’s Season 31! Open to experienced and emerging choreographers with a background in any dance style, including Jazz, Modern, Tap, Contemporary, Musical Theater, and Pop/Commercial. Choose Live Dance (performed on stage) or Dance Film (shot on location and screened at the show). Auditions are by appointment only, about … Continued

Ready to join a dance company built for adults who never stopped loving to perform? OnStage Dance Company is auditioning for its Season 31 performance, and we want to see you there! Open to adult dancers in the Boston area at all levels, no prior experience with OnStage needed. Audition in Commercial, Jazz, Tap, and/or … Continued

In Ten Thousand Hours, contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths goes beyond jaw-dropping feats to weave a tale of impassioned dedication. Calling the show an “ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things,” eight acrobats and one musician share a peek behind the curtain: dazzling insight into the journey of dedication and … Continued

What Is It & Who Is It for? United Dance presents the inaugural International Ballet Pianist Symposium, a master intensive held live in Boston, USA. Designed for pianists seeking to enter the field of classical dance accompaniment, as well as current ballet pianists looking to refine and expand their practice, this professional development program combines … Continued