Promotional flyer for Jean Appolon Expressions’ Pouvwa, featuring JAE dancer IJ Chan onstage in a bright red-orange dress. She balances on one leg with the other extended straight behind her, her torso arched backward, head tilted toward the ceiling, and arms reaching wide in opposite directions with fingers spread. Dramatic red lighting illuminates her against a dark stage background. Bold white text reads “Jean Appolon Expressions,” “Pouvwa,” “Nov 13 & 14,” and “Takeda Theater at The Platform.” The flyer also includes the Global Arts Live logo and a bright yellow-green banner with the organization’s website and phone number.
November 13, 2026
8:00 pm
November 14, 2026
8:00 pm

JEAN APPOLON EXPRESSIONS at Takeda Theater at The Platform Boston-based dance organization Jean Appolon Expressions performs the world premiere of Pouvwa (Power)—an immersive evening of interconnectedness shaped through Haitian-folkloric dance, Afro-electronica, live drumming and visual installations. Pouvwa invites audiences to reflect on the misuse of power, and how we might wield it to imagine a … Continued

Poster for event featuring a photo of dancers on stage in a squatting position holding long skinny props and gazing outward. Logos for PTC Punjabi, MCC, the Barr Foundation, and Mirchi Nation are included as well as a QR code and text about the event.
November 14, 2026
6:00 pm

Don’t miss the BIGGEST Bhangra Competition in the North America! This will be our 23rd year and we’re looking for it to be our biggest and best yet! Bhangra is a folk dance from India that is very high energy and really fun to watch. People have compared it to a fusion of hip hop … Continued

"A black promotional flyer for TriNethra: the third eye festival of dance, scheduled for Saturday 14th November 2026. The flyer is decorated with hanging traditional brass oil lamps and features multiple cut-out photos of classical Indian dancers in dynamic, expressive poses. On the left, a solo male dancer balances on one bent leg in a vibrant green and orange outfit, one arm raised overhead. Below him, two dancers are captured mid-movement in intricate poses. On the right, a female dancer in a green and pink traditional costume extends her arms in a graceful stance. At the bottom, a group of five female dancers perform together in elegant, synchronized positions. Logistical details, ticket info, and sponsor tiers are laid out in gold and white typography across the center and bottom, alongside logos for Bharathakalai School of Dance and Prerna Performing Arts."

TriNethra – the third eye festival of dance

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
November 14, 2026
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The 9th Annual TriNethra – the third eye festival of dance is back on Saturday November 14, 2026, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum, Lexington MA. This year for the first time ever  we present Sattriya, an ancient monastic dance that originated from the monasteries in Assam!  We also have a special felicitation of Bharathanatyam … Continued

Flyer with image of a dancer against a green backdrop. The dancer is pictured from the waist up, is wearing a green silky material, and has their hands posed in front of their face and body while looking to the side. Text about the event is overlayed.
November 14, 2026
6:00 pm
November 14, 2026
7:00 pm

Mark your calendars for Urbanity X x Urbanity 2 Resident Mrs. JoJo’s new work “Breaking Point” premiering on Saturday, November 14th! Breaking Point explores the moments when the weight of life becomes too much to hold. Inspired by people across generations, backgrounds, and walks of life, the work examines the limits we approach, the limits … Continued

November 16, 2026
11:59 pm

The Asian American Ballet Project (AABP) invites you to help shape its fifth-anniversary season through their Community Vote. Voters can choose their four favorite choreographers from a pool of 15 Asian American artists. The Community Vote runs November 2–16, 2026. You can watch a two-minute audition video from each of the 15 choreographers on AABP’s … Continued

Poster for Dirty Dancing: The Musical. A man in a dark tank top and a woman in a knotted white shirt and denim shorts kneel facing each other, foreheads touching, against a glowing pink-and-purple background. Text reads “It was the summer that changed everything.” Performances November 18 to 22, 2026, at Emerson Colonial Theatre.

Dirty Dancing: The Musical

Emerson Colonial Theatre
November 18, 2026
7:30 pm
November 19, 2026
2:00 pm
November 19, 2026
7:30 pm

Get ready to have the time of your life! Based on Lionsgate’s beloved film, the story that awakened a generation is back in a new stage production. Dirty Dancing: The Musical is the feel-good escape you’ve been craving, alive with the pulse of electrified dancing, the thrill of secret encounters, and the allure of forbidden … Continued

November 20, 2026
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
November 21, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston’s premier Bollywood Dance Company, Boston Bollywood, brings together 130+ dancers to present its Season Eighteen Dance Performance. Watch us pay tribute to the Indian Film Industry in a spectacular dance show featuring original choreography set to some of the most popular dance numbers.

Ballet BC dancers in performance. Four dancers on stage facing to the side with one leg extended in front, the standing leg bent, and the arms outstretched in a punching position.

Ballet BC

Cutler Majestic Theatre
November 21, 2026
8:00 pm
November 22, 2026
2:00 pm

Vancouver’s Ballet BC arrives with a program that moves through tenderness, ecstasy, and raw human longing—20 dancers under artistic director Medhi Walerski bringing precision and a rare openness that will be a highlight of the season. “Visually stunning and emotionally profound” (PBS). Student dancers from Boston Conservatory join the company for Shahar Binyamini’s mesmerizing, powerful … Continued

Triana Maciel and Nino de los Reyes, flamenco artists, portrait. Three people are in frame from the waist up in this black and white photo. The two people in focus in the front each have one arm outstretched in movement

Triana Maciel & Nino de los Reyes: PerpetuARTE

Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center
November 21, 2026
3:00 pm

At a time in which the connective power of art has never been more essential, flamenco duo Triana Maciel and Nino de los Reyes bring us PerpetuARTE, an all-new program offering a full-throated endorsement of creativity, humanity, authenticity, passion, and interdependence.

Event flyer with cut out image of two dancers with their arms intertwined, facing opposite directions. One is in a lunge, the other hinging forward with their leg extended behind in an attitude position. They are on a gray and burgendy backround with text about the event and the Novum Dance Collective logo.
November 21, 2026
4:30 pm
November 21, 2026
7:30 pm

Join Novum Dance Collective for an evening-length concert celebrating the culmination of our 13th season! Featuring six compelling works by the Artistic Director, Rehearsal Director, and other cherished voices within the collective, When One Door Closes offers a first glimpse into a new era for Novum. Rooted in Novum’s signature blend of athletic movement and … Continued