If You Knew You Then is a patchwork reconstruction of circumstances evolved from revisiting past behaviors and memories of the dancers’ younger selves. Emerged from themes such as leader and follower, aggression, tension and support, and peer influence, the 60-minute work builds a robust movement landscape where the performers are challenged with negotiating group chemistry … Continued
Artists Wangechi Mutu and Okwui Okpokwasili each uncover narratives on collective actions and struggles in projects on view at the ICA this season. Okpokwasili’s multidisciplinary performance Poor People’s TV Room explores resistance movements boldly set forth by Nigerian women, while Mutu’s installation A Promise to Communicate empowers visitors to share messages in a work signifying … Continued
VESSEL is a dance theater piece, commissioned to Marsha Parrilla by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. VESSEL reflects on the Summer 2018 exhibit: Life, Death & Rivalry- through a unique performance exploration between the Sarcophagus (sacred passage) and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (Middle Passage). Not to be missed!
Hip-Hop At Noon Join Carl Alleyne, Hilary Sayers & Robinson Conan Le, Steven Garcia & Sean Bjerke, Ashton Lites & Darnell “Snoopy” Brown
Gender free dancing is the theme of LCFD dance camps. Our main focus is Contra dancing, but we regularly supplement the program with English Country dancing and occasionally have some other form of folk dancing. You don’t need to bring a partner: don’t be shy, just ask someone to dance. We mainly attract lesbian/gay/bi/trans/queer folks, but we welcome … Continued
Boston Ballet presents John Cranko’s Romeo & Juliet, featuring original designs from the 1962 production when the ballet first premiered, March 15–April 8, at the Boston Opera House. This will mark the third time Boston Ballet presents Cranko’s production, set to Sergei Prokofiev’s dramatic score and this season performed by the Boston Ballet Orchestra led by guest … Continued
We have heard enough. We have seen enough. We have endured enough. We’ve had enough. Now is the time to embrace that we are enough. We call for empowered women to come together, to support one another, as we claim our voices. We are bolder and stronger than ever. This is what drives “Enough”, the … Continued
Cure your winter blues with North Atlantic Dance Theatre’s Black Box Ballet series. Join us as we heat up the evening with “Glossarium” our newest contemporary work by Margaret Weiss. The evening performance continues as you get a sneak peek at our upcoming production of Shakespeare’s masterpiece “A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Then jump back in … Continued
Urbanity NeXt returns for its sixth year to showcase rising voices in choreography from Boston and beyond! This year, six artists with both dance and other artistic backgrounds 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 … Continued
Recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, and two Tony Awards, the legendary choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones offers a public lecture as part of a creative residency led by members of his Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at Holy Cross. For Jones, art-making is participation in the world of … Continued