Join Motion State Arts for the launch of the eighth season of the ScreenDance RoadShow! The only year-long, traveling short film series in New England devoted to showcasing the diversity of contemporary creative voices exploring choreography for the camera.
OnStage Dance Company is proud to present our Season 29 Performance, featuring brand new work and fan-favorite throwbacks, in jazz, tap, contemporary, commercial, musical theater, and more! Introducing our company choreographers: Mykayla Cohen, Kayla Coleman, Teresa Dominick, Megan Hall, Emily Hong, Maruchi Koehler, Jennifer Kuhnberg, Ameia Mikula-Noble, Christiana Murray, and Allie Somers – also featuring … Continued
Irise Dance Project, along with Resident Dance Artist Gina Romero, will perform at Essex Art Center’s Opening Reception for “In a Time of Many Suns,” bringing movement and thematic choreography in collaboration with the featured artists, activists, and writers. (Choreography by Amy Xotyeni) “In a time of many suns” recognizes the complexities of this moment … Continued
qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS is a dance-comedy mashup that dives straight into the delightful disaster of your 20s. The movement blends contemporary technique with Hip Hop influences, flipping between sharp musicality and unhinged physical storytelling like your brain does at 3 a.m. The story follows one twenty-something’s slow-motion ego death — falling apart, laughing through … Continued
A community-based dance theater workshop rooted in connection and social change. Dance for Social Justice™ is a community-based, process-centered dance workshop that explores movement as a shared language for reflection, dialogue, and creative response to social justice issues affecting our communities. Participants build connection and solidarity through guided movement exploration, group collaboration, and intentional discussion. … Continued
Bring the whole family! With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, Drum Tao offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on an ancient traditional art form. The thunderous rhythms of the traditional Wadaiko drums merge with mesmerizing melodies of Japanese flutes and harps—resulting in an unparalleled full-body theatrical experience.
A visually stunning fusion of soaring aerial dance and modern circus. Noli Timere is a soaring aerial performance featuring eight extraordinary, multidisciplinary performers moving over and within a custom designed net sculpture, suspended up to 25 feet in the air. Conceived by Guggenheim Award-winning choreographer Rebecca Lazier in partnership with world-renowned sculptor Janet Echelman, Noli … Continued
Join us for an evening of exploring rhythm and sound through live music and dance with cutting-edge tap company Subject:Matter. Fresh off their residency in VT, the group will share new music and movement compositions and invite audiences to find rhythm in unexpected ways. Subject:Matter is a Boston based tap dance company, under the direction … Continued
Afmohip proudly presents our first-ever half-evening length show, Traveling Village. A work rooted in the past, present, community, and connections. Traveling Village is a four part sequel that represents communities from different ethnic groups, creating connections between the past and the present. It shows the beginnings of shared resources and mutual support, leading to the … Continued
An immersive journey into practicing presence with ourselves and one another through a series of solo, duet and group movement prompts. Often invitations to be in relationship with our bodies are prescriptive or someone else’s movement to learn. This workshop will offer paths to practice presence with ourselves and one another by using a series … Continued