Join thousands of Cambridge residents and visitors who will gather on Mass. Ave. in front of Cambridge City Hall for the City’s annual Dance Party. The annual dance extravaganza with DJ-spun music is a special opportunity for the entire Cambridge community to celebrate summer. After dark, colorful lights will be launched, adding to the magic … Continued
Quarry Dance Vll comes to life at the Manship Artists Residency + Studios (MARS) estate in Lanesville This site-specific modern dance is performed by the Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre in and around this spectacular quarry located on the grounds of the late sculptor Paul Manship. The property is now owned by the non-profit organization MARS. … Continued
Award-winning dancer and choreographer Danielle Agami was part of Israel’s world-renowned Batsheva Dance Company before founding Ate9. Based in Los Angeles, Ate9 has quickly become one of the most important dance companies on the West Coast. Agami’s innovative new work, calling glenn, is a mesmerizing and unquestionably creative piece for nine dancers that features music … Continued
Flamenco superstar, Farruquito is heir to Spain’s legendary Farruco dynasty. Regarded as one of the most faithful representatives of flamenco puro, Farruquito performs intimate, authentic, and visceral flamenco. For this new program, he will be accompanied by three singers, five musicians, and two additional guest dancers. “One of the great flamenco dancers of this century … Continued
Dance UP features Boston premiere works by Danza Orgánica, Prometheus Dance, and the Wondertwins, three of Boston’s most exciting contemporary dance companies. Danza Orgánica is a social justice–oriented dance theater company that draws elements from contemporary dance, African diaspora, and theater to rewrite mainstream narratives through movement that decolonizes the body and provides new ways … Continued
Dance UP features Boston premiere works by Danza Orgánica, Prometheus Dance, and the Wondertwins, three of Boston’s most exciting contemporary dance companies. Danza Orgánica is a social justice–oriented dance theater company that draws elements from contemporary dance, African diaspora, and theater to rewrite mainstream narratives through movement that decolonizes the body and provides new ways … Continued
Dance UP features Boston premiere works by Danza Orgánica, Prometheus Dance, and the Wondertwins, three of Boston’s most exciting contemporary dance companies. Danza Orgánica is a social justice–oriented dance theater company that draws elements from contemporary dance, African diaspora, and theater to rewrite mainstream narratives through movement that decolonizes the body and provides new ways … Continued
Tap dancer and choreographer Michelle Dorrance honors tap dance’s unique American tradition while pushing the form rhythmically, aesthetically, and conceptually. Her iconic tap company, Dorrance Dance, performs the Boston premiere of Myelination, a groundbreaking new work for 12 dancers and a live band. “One of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today”—The New Yorker
Under the co–artistic direction of Jessie Jeanne Stinnett and award-winning Dutch-Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili, Boston Dance Theater (BDT) is a Boston-based contemporary dance company committed to presenting relevant works by acclaimed choreographers. BDT showcases the talents of Boston-based dancers and will perform the Boston premieres of works by Itzik Galili, Sidra Bell, and Yin Yue. … Continued
PLACES PLEASE! reunites KEIGWIN + COMPANY founding choreographers Nicole Wolcott and Larry Keigwin in a zany duet that captures the anxiety and playfulness of life behind the scenes before the curtain goes up. This Boston premiere work explores the parallel and intersecting paths of the creative process, relationship, and aging of two very dynamic artists, … Continued