Tafuta! A Young Child’s Search for the True Meaning of Kwanzaa blends music, dance, and poetry to tell the story of a young child who is bullied in school because of her family’s tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa. The child ultimately embraces her heritage, discovers her own voice and self-empowerment and draws on the strength found in this African American … Continued
Two non-traditional holiday dance treats in a single night of fun! In ‘Funny Uncle Cabaret’, Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of Motion presents an alternative non-Nutcracker dance/theater performance celebrating families of choice through an LGTBQ+ lens. In the second act of the night, David Parker and The Bang Group’s ‘Nut/Cracked’ offers a witty, subversive take on The … Continued
The Brookline Ballet School presents two family friendly performances of The Nutcracker with a focus on the second act, and features TBBS students, from Angels to the Sugar Plum Fairy. The choreography is original work by Artistic Director Trinidad Vives and Parren Ballard, set to the original score of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
South Shore Ballet Theatre is a pre-professional ballet school following the American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum. SSBT is proud to present its’ 11th year of the full length production of The Nutcracker. We continue to include dancers in this production from other dance communities in addition to our own students and support the South … Continued
Alive Dance Collective presents its third show, Intertwined. Intertwined strives to show the connection among the human race. Our dancers and artists from other art forms (spoken word, live music, visual art, etc) come together to showcase the innate human desire to connect, express, and intertwine.
A curated multidisciplinary salon featuring Olivier Besson and Shura Baryshnikov, contact/improv as well as Cass Tunick & Sarah Hickler (action theater), Nate Tucker (sound/music), and Fotini Christophillis (live -painting). This curated performance series devotes itself to the art of improvisation. Artists whose collaborations and solo works celebrate live-time creation find a home here. Four or five short works get presented in … Continued
Featuring work by: teXtmoVes, Studio10Tap/Valery Marcantonio, Boston Community Dance Project, Kelley Donovan and Kaleidoscope Dance Company Call (617) 388-3247 or email kelleydonovandance@gmail.com for info. Free parking across the street at Citizens Bank www.thirdlifestudio.com
View Edward Villella’s beautiful piece created for Ice Dance International. The Faure piece is an on-ice interpretation of Balanchine’s Emeralds featuring elite figure skaters and ISU Grand Prix 2018 finalists Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker. Available for viewing now. Choreography: Edward Villella Cast: Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker with Lauren Farr, Naomi Lang-Strong, Anastasia Olson, … Continued
Unfolding over nine movements, Robert Honstein’s Soul House is an extended elegy to the composer’s childhood home. Glittering light through a bay window, jovial romps in the backyard and curious introspection in a secret place are translated from memory into movement through the cutting-edge artistry of Urbanity Dance. This exploration of childhood also includes works … Continued
MEDICINE WHEEL is an epic work of art created by visual artist Michael Dowling. Produced annually in conjunction with World AIDS Day, MEDICINE WHEEL is the largest recurring site-specific public art event in Boston. It exists as a 24-hour vigil to commemorate the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic. KAIROS Dance Theater will open the 2018 … Continued