Events

Over the past four years, we have been living in a bizarre mashup of 1984 and a Kanye West rant. Down is up, up is down, and left is the direction you swipe a 5″x 5″ human who doesn’t immediately tickle your fancy. Fires are burning, politicians are failing, and you can get cat treats … Continued

OrigiNation will be performing an EXCITING and ENERGETIC half time performance at the Harlem Globetrotters show!! The performance will feature dancers from their Professional Dance Division ranging in age from 8 to 21. Come support our dancers!

One of the most exciting forces in Spain’s new generation of flamenco artists, Manuel Liñán is driving the form forward as both dancer and choreographer. He won Spain’s National Dance Prize in 2018 and has choregraphed for Ballet Nacional de España, Nuevo Ballet Español, Rafaela Carrasco, Belén Maya, and many more. As a remarkable solo … Continued

Gala Flamenca captures all the beauty, power, and passion of flamenco with spectacular dancers Mercedes Ruiz, Eduardo Guerrero, and María Moreno, joined on stage by powerful singers María Terremoto, Ismael El Bola, and Miguel Rosendo; guitarists Santiago Lara and Javier Ibañez; and percussionist Paco Vega.

A Spanish quintet led by vocalist Pere Martínez, Los Aurora creates a new perspective for flamenco by innovating the most popular songs by composer Manuel de Falla with piano, drums, and bass, accompanied by impassioned dancer José Manuel Álvarez.

Don’t miss José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker, New England’s longest-running production of the holiday classic at the Strand Theatre! Take a fantastic journey with Clara and her Nutcracker-turned-Prince who battles an army of mice and guides her through the Enchanted Forest of dancing snowflakes to arrive at the fabled Kingdom of the Sweets.   … Continued

See | Be Seen is a mysterious dance trio that conjures female empowerment in shadow and brilliant light. Witnessing the dance from outside the crystalline inflatable, the audience observes the construction of a utopian performance space that only follows the performer’s curiosity, whimsy, and pleasure. Otherworldly performers Emily Beattie, Jennifer Roberts and Cari Ann Shim … Continued

The Slutcracker is a parody of Tchaikovsky’s famed 1890s ballet, Casse Noisette, or The Nutcracker created by Lipstick Criminals troupe director Vanessa White. Our story preserves the structure of the original ballet. The main characters have simply grown-up. Clara’s courtship with Fritz infuriates her BFF, Drosselmeyer, setting the stage for a transformation and awakening in … Continued

American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), the “hot-bed of boundary-pushing, inventive, chance-taking artists” (ZEALnyc) will present three pieces featuring company members at venues around Harvard Square in Cambridge. Led by Artistic Directors Matthew Aucoin (Crossing at the A.R.T. and BAM, Harvard ’12) and Zack Winokur (The Black Clown at the A.R.T. and Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart … Continued