Events

Connections Dance Theater explores “Ansel Adams in Our Time.” The group choreographs visceral dance that interprets American sociopolitical landscapes and is currently participating in the Boston Dance Makers Residency where they are developing Hot Water over Raised Fists, an evening-long moving art installation inspired by the protests against water contamination at Standing Rock and Flint, … Continued

The Complex Quartet (+ Guests) presents At the Pace of Dawn—A Climate Change Trilogy Choreography and direction by Lynn E. Frederiksen Music composed and performed by Liza Kitchell and Mark Chenevert In collaboration and performance with Paul Kafka-Gibbons, Amanda Ng Yann Chwen, and Josephine Schneider And other dances including: IJ Chan performing “Night Kitchen” choreographed … Continued

“The Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts production of SANKOFA celebrates the rich history of the people of the African diaspora and brings you on a journey from the African kingdoms, through the Middle Passage, the cotton fields, to Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Movement, social justice, the election of President Obama and recent successes in … Continued

Ipswich Moving Company premiers Point of Departure February 8-10th at Ipswich Moving Company Studio. Noted visual artist, Peggy Badenhausen, created a series of Monotypes influenced by Dance Notation (Labanotation). These Monotypes became the inspiration for Ipswich Moving Company’s latest new dances entitled, Point of Departure. Artistic Director/Choreographer, Janet Taisey Craft and Badenhausen began their collaboration … Continued

Festival Ballet Providence presents three striking ballets including Viktor Plotnikov’s gripping dance-drama Coma, the RI premiere of Balanchine’s sumptuous Serenade, and Yury Yanowsky’s apocalyptic Smoke & Mirrors. Plotnikov, FBP’s Resident Choreographer, was inspired to create Coma after seeing Michael Crichton’s 1978 sci-fi film. From its opening tableau — suspended bodies float and sway — to … Continued

Alessandro Sciarroni returns to the ICA for an intimate, singular performance experience. In don’t be frightened of turning the page, Sciarroni performs a dance of duration, repeatedly rotating for the entire length of his solo. Through variations in speed and velocity, Sciarroni creates a kind of hypnotic link between the performer and the viewer.  

Adrienne Truscott made THIS. THIS is a solo performance which may not always be a solo, created specifically for the New York Live Arts stage. THIS is a small or large or medium act of artistic survivalism and an ever-evolving work that writes, in real time, the libretto of the performance the artist is attempting … Continued

The temple dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor fall deeply in love, igniting heated passions and murderous intrigues when the Rajah and his daughter Gamzatti discover their forbidden love. La Bayadere is one of the greatest works in classical ballet history – a story of love, death and vengeful judgment, set in India. Dazzling sets and … Continued

In Elevate: A Triple Bill of Female Choreographers, three seasoned choreographers come together to explore female empowerment in a compelling evening-length triple bill performance. Elevating each other as well as women’s voices in the national arena, these three powerhouse women Heather Bryce (Bryce Dance Company, NYC), Erin Carlisle Norton (The Moving Architects, NJ/NYC), and Shana … Continued