Events

Urbanity Dance is taking over the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for an evening of improvisation, drawing, and live music.  The professional company will debut a new piece at 6pm, 7pm, and 8pm in Calderwood Hall, accompanied on harp by Melanie Almiron. Additionally, Urbanity Underground will be improvising throughout the museum during the day–patrons may sketch … Continued

In its second season, Paradise Lost: A Movement Collective proudly presents four bold new works of dance theatre in the collaborative repertory show “Replay.” “Replay” celebrates Paradise Lost’s unique theatrical story-telling and integration of acting technique through movement and dance. Four new works choreographed by Shannon Sweeny, Gabriel Nesser, Cassie Samuels, and Artistic Director Tyler … Continued

The Student/Faculty Showcase at The Dance Complex is one of the most diverse, fun and upbeat dance shows in Central Sq. The genres of bhangra, jazz, African, Afro-Beat, modern flamenco, sassy hip hop, and composition are presented to the public to enable you to see what happens behind the doors and beyond the sound of the … Continued

Twelve French-Algerian and African male dancers, mostly coming from street dance and hip-hop backgrounds, perform the Boston premiere of Ce que le jour doit à la nuit (What the Day Owes the Night), a highly physical, stunningly fluid work that combines capoeira, martial arts, and urban and contemporary dance with powerful Sufi imagery. “A stunning … Continued

Companhia Urbana de Dança’s immensely talented young dancers from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro unleash an adrenaline-driven mix of urban street styles and thought-provoking contemporary dances that defy the limits of physicality while retaining the intense choreographic rigor of director Sonia Destri Lie.   Free pre-performance talks with Boston Dance Alliance Executive Director, Debra … Continued

Rocío Molina is at the forefront of modern flamenco and has been awarded many of Spain’s top accolades, including National Dancer of the Year. Considered “one of the finest soloists in the world today” (The New York Times), she performs the Boston premiere of Danzaora & Vinática, a thrilling work with live musical accompaniment.

From the legendary Farruco dynasty, the first family of Gypsy flamenco dance, Farruquito is regarded as one of the most faithful representatives of flamenco puro. His new show, Improvisao, is a work of intimate, authentic, and visceral flamenco, which Farruquito calls “a return to my roots.” He will be accompanied by guest dancer Gema Moneo, … Continued

Witness the artistic collaboration of a centuries-old orchestra and a cutting-edge contemporary dance company. Emmanuel Music and Urbanity Dance are teaming up to create an immersive performance experience, complete with moving stages, a 35-member orchestra, and theatrical lighting, performed in-the-round in the stunning, storied Emmanuel Church.

Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vassilev defy gravity in Alexei Ratmansky’s dynamic reimagining of the classic Soviet ballet, filmed in HD. Created in 1932 for the 15th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution, the libretto was adapted from a book by Provençal author Félix Gras about the French Revolution and a score by Boris Asafyev based on … Continued