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Boston Center for the Arts hosts world-renowned choreographer Itzik Galili for a special session of Martha’s Salon. In conversation with Debra Cash, Executive Director of Boston Dance Alliance, Galili will share highlights from his remarkable career including commissions from Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballets Jazz Montreal, Batsheva Dance Company, Rambert Dance Company, knighthood for his contribution … Continued

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Alive Dance Collective is proud to be presenting its first show “We Dance When Ice Gets Thin” at Green Street Studios on November 18 and 19 at 8pm. “We Dance When Ice Gets Thin” will aim to put together all of Alive’s work that helps us express when and why we dance: we dance to … Continued

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Running in Stillness is a dance theater piece that delves into the human condition of being imprisoned, and how this affects people imprisoned, their families, and all of us in the community. Through a close collaboration with formerly incarcerated women and daughters of incarcerated parents, we are creating a project that sheds light on this … Continued

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Art historian Dr. Robert S. Mattison highlights Rauschenberg’s powerful and long-held interest in dance and performance in a conversation capped by a performance of “Tracer,” an early collaboration between choreographer Paul Taylor and visual artist Robert Rauschenberg, who went on to become giants of dance and art. Throughout his career, Paul Taylor collaborated with visual … Continued

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What happens when dancers move outside usual ways of doing things and invent movement rather than employing what they already know? What happens when movement invention is sparked by solutions to movement problems rather than music or emotion? What happens when we focus on movement for its own sake, allowing “a narrative” to emerge rather … Continued

What The Dickens!

Boston University Dance Theater
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Keep the Yuletide fresh with an all-new version of Cambridge Youth Dance Program’s What the Dickens!, Boston’s “must-see annual holiday production!” CYDP founder Deborah Mason and Broadway veteran Leslie Woodies have teamed up to co-direct this reimagining of the Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, in a present-day, urban musical dance setting that sparkles with choreography … Continued

Shakti – Featuring the Chhandika Youth Ensemble

Roxbury Community College, Mainstage Theater
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To celebrate Chhandika’s 15-year anniversary and the 5-year anniversary of its Youth Ensemble, Chhandika is proud to present a dynamic performance of dance, music, rhythm, drama and poetry by a powerful next generation of Kathak artists, carrying forward the legacy of Pandit Chitresh Das. Shakti features elements of a traditional Kathak solo, highlighting works composed … Continued

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The holidays are the inspiration, join us for the celebration! “12 Dancers Dancing…A Christmas in Cambridge” features new dance pieces by eighteen Boston-based dance companies, with original choreography, a sweeping array of dance styles and inspiring performances! Performances by: Rainbow Tribe, Sydni Lockeby, Linx, Nozama Dance Collective, Boston Community Dance Project, Cambridge Dance Company, CreationDance, … Continued

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Believing all art is inherently political, whether overtly or in the context of other works, Dance, Yes We Can: A Post-Presidential Election Performance offers a unique slate of dance companies and choreographers together in repertory over two weekends. FRI NOV. 11 – New England premiere of Chicago’s The Space Movement Project and the Elders Ensemble … Continued