Join us for an exciting performance series of dance work presented IN THE ROUND! ****CAST A – 5:00 PM – Asia Pyron and Dancers – Betula Movement Company - Boston Community Dance Project – Cayley Dorr – Molly Flynn – Lila Ruth Klaus – OnStage Dance Company – Jo Troll – Amanda Untracht ****CAST B … Continued
A duet about when things could go in any number of directions and you’re not quite sure which one is right. Things that happen in liminal spaces. ASMR recordings. Trying to be happy when everything has gone to hell. Dancing. (also, the title is a Bowie lyric). Directed / Choreographed by Dan Safer, co-created … Continued
This delightfully dark and entrancing theatrical premiere blends aerial circus, dance and cinema to explore how the beauty of letting go gives us the strength we need to rise. As a mesmerizing contortionist and aerialist herself, French creator and director Raphaëlle Boitel’s storytelling is singular, and her ability to transform space in the air to … Continued
Ethnomusicologist and dancer, Sam Jones, will share findings from her recent research trip to Ireland. Drawing on interviews, archival work and ethnographic fieldwork material, her talk will explore themes of continuity and change in the transmission of Irish dance steps and history among dancers. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between dance and … Continued
Boston’s Chinatown hosts the biggest Lunar New Year parade in New England with troupes of colorful lion dance dancers ringing in the Year of the Pig. Huddle indoors at BCNC’s new Pao Arts Center in Chinatown and let your creative and artistic impulses flourish during the New Year! Drop in for free family-friendly activities from … Continued
The Multicultural Arts Center proudly presents Audacity, the third annual production by Abilities Dance. Audacity was inspired by the company’s goal to audaciously celebrate diverse bodies in dance. The show consists solely of female choreographed works from Abilities’s own Founder & Director Ellice Patterson and Lauren Sava, as well as guest choreographers Louisa Mann and … Continued
Abilities Dance presents, “Chroma,” a 30-minute immersive piece inspired by color symbolism. Choreographed by Executive Director Ellice Patterson with music composed by Director of Music Andrew Choe, you will be taken through a journey of different themes and storylines inspired by the colors blue, orange, purple, red and white. Audio descriptions created add another layer … Continued
Commonwealth Ballet celebrates the beginnings of careers and relationships with five works in diverse styles. The performances on March 16 and 17 at the Boston University Dance Theater open with the Boston premier of Portraiture by emerging choreographer, Rosario Guillen. This is followed by Psalm 148, Leonard Bernstein’s first published work, which he composed as … Continued
Urbanity NeXt returns for its seventh year to showcase rising voices in choreography from Boston and beyond! This year, seven choreographers have been chosen to develop their work under the mentorship of established Boston choreographers. Throughout a 5 month residency, artists work with Urbanity’s professional company and creative class dancers to push the bounds of … Continued
The Harvard Ed Portal is proud to present segments of Prakriti Dance’s upcoming production Through Fish Eyes, which utilizes the dynamic classical Indian dance form Bharata Natyam to create awareness about dwindling marine ecosystems. Following the performance, audience members are invited to participate in a reflection facilitated by Shari Tishman of the Harvard Graduate School … Continued