“Field Fugue” “For the Birds”, “A Picnic: The Invasion of the Giant Plastic Water Bottle”, “Bridge to Somewhere”, “Architecture in Nature” With the sound of his clarinet, Benyamin Lichtenstein will guide you through nature’s gallery to our 5 dances, in the beautiful park in front of Newton City Hall’s main entrance: The Field! The … Continued
Join us for another installation of the Dance in the Galleries series at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston with choreographers-in-residence The Davis Sisters (Alexander and Joy Davis), as they dive into the colorful world of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in this world premiere, immersive, site-specific dance theater work created and performed in the exhibition “Toulouse-Lautrec … Continued
With the transcendent music of Marvin Gaye as his lens, Vincent E. Thomas finds a reflection of our past in our world today. Taking inspiration from the inimitable protest song “What’s Going On” – with lyrics that are as profound today as they were in 1971 – Marvin Gaye’s insights into life, love and social … Continued
Dance the afternoon away while raising money for Hyde Square Task Force’s youth arts programs! The afternoon will kick off with the chance to take lessons from incredible instructors: Burju & Victor Perez, Masacote Dance School Director, Angie Egea, and Sasi Marcelino! The lessons will be followed by social dancing, activities for children, and a … Continued
OnStage Dance Company and Nozama Dance Collective present “Empower One Another,” a performance series exploring the theme of the female experience and female empowerment – with a strong focus on collaboration. Featuring original work performed by: OnStage Dance Company // Nozama Dance Collective // The END Ensemble // Kaleidoscope Dance // Sasso & Company // … Continued
Kicking & Screening is an evening of short experimental dances created specifically for the camera. The films collected here represent a diversity of cultural backgrounds and artistic languages; and though all are concerned with the capture of the moving body within the moving frame, each does so in its own unique way – crafting worlds … Continued
An evening of new experiments with the methods of three visionary artists who expanded the meaning of choreographic practice, and still do: Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Bill T. Jones. See Harvard students perform and engage with work that spans 90 years of dance history. Evocative, idiosyncratic, distinctive, and infinitely expressive, each of these works … Continued
Boston’s own Danny McCusker and Portland’s Riley Watts, plus Vermont dancers Polly Motley and Laurel Jenkins, are featured in this international cyberspace extravaganza, Night of 100 Solos: A Centennial Event. (Check the website for the amazing list of performers) Each of the three participating institutions—the Barbican, London, BAM in New York City, and CAP UCLA in … Continued
No experience necessary- This is an intergeneration dance around the shores of Crustal Lake in Newton. Dancers and musicians wanted to learn simple combinations to be a part of this community dance honoring the water as our wealth.
teXtmoVes, a poetry/dance intergenerational collaborative, will be performing as part of the Boston Poetry Festival. Organized by Berklee Music Professor Lucy Holstedt, the event will include live jazz, ethnic music, dance improvisation and choreography, and poetry. Come and enjoy the evening.