Events

THE DAY is a new music/dance work by cellist Maya Beiser, dancer Wendy Whelan, and choreographer Lucinda Childs, with music by David Lang. A collaboration among legends, THE DAY is a sensory exploration of two journeys—life and the eternal, post-mortal voyage of the soul. This bold work explores universal themes through the shared language of … Continued

LCTC is one of Boston’s most celebrated contemporary dance-theater companies. Through The Boston Foundation and Pucker Gallery, Lorraine is a 2013 Brother Thomas Fellow. Her work has been performed for many years accompanied by much critical acclaim. The evening will begin with refreshments followed by a brief introduction by Gallery owner, Bernie Pucker. At 6:30pm … Continued

BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, unites distinguished choreographers with outstanding world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. Hailed among the Top Ten of the Year in Dance by the Boston Globe in 2016, BalletX returns with a diverse program featuring the Boston premiere of Matthew Neenan’s Increasing, Cayetano Soto’s Schachmatt, and Nicolo Fonte’s Steep Drop, Euphoric. … Continued

Aroundtown is a kinetic poem that examines the varied, unique and sometimes divided notions of love – its meaning, purpose, and platform. With original music, text, and visuals, the work explores commitment, community, and intimacy in times of violence and strife. David Dorfman Dance’s trademark empathy, sly humor, and bombastic physicality are harnessed in this look … Continued

Come spend your Sunday afternoon with a classical Indian dance performance by Vibhaa Sivaraman. The performance will be in bharatanatyam style, with a series of independent pieces. All pieces will be preceded by narrations and prose descriptions to aid understanding of the art. Graduate students Srinivasan Raghuraman and Anirudhh Raghu will be providing musical support.

Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion (PDM) brings intimate dance performance to the stage in “Significant Others: Dances for Family, Friends and Lovers”. The programs, taking place at The Calderwood Pavilion at BCA South End Campus/Martin Hall, share dance and performance works that look back on dances made from lives lived, and forward toward the dances … Continued

Audrey Harrer’s Lavender is a cross-modal musical performance that celebrates how experience shapes and guides us—the feeling of soft linen, the slam of a door, a party, an ending, the smell of a perfume. In this multi-sensory work, customized refreshments, soundscapes, cinematic projections, and a “Sensory Program” provide a backdrop to mirrored pairs of performers—Harrer … Continued

“For the Children” is Dance Currents’ collaboration with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, as part of Pro Arte’s Salon Series, and the Newton Festival of the Arts, repeated at Integrarte, Brown Jr. High and The Dance Complex. “For the Children” is based on the separation of families, as immigrants try to cross the border … Continued

Performing art is an endless journey with constant surprises along the way. It is also a story being told with no written words. Through countless sessions of practice and rehearsal, cleansed by their own sweat and tears, these young artists learned, absorbed, and gradually integrated their experience into their performance for the final show. It … Continued

You are invited to the fifth performance of “Moment’s Notice, an Improvisation Salon”   The salon highlights improvisations from the realms of movement/dance, theater, sound/music, poetry and visual art. Four or five short works get presented in an informal setting, where we celebrate the experimental territory and ephemeral nature of this art form.    Tai Jimenez (dance), Sarah Hickler … Continued