The GRAMMY-winning Boston Early Music Festival presents an enchanting spectacle of music and dance with the fully staged North American premiere of Le Carnaval de Venise, André Campra’s captivating 1699 opéra-ballet. Join four star-crossed lovers as they experience the delights of the Carnival season in Venice—enjoying games, dances, and even a brilliantly realized “opera within … Continued
Humor and love abound as the BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns with an encore presentation of a double bill of Neapolitan comic opera—Pergolesi’s La serva padrona and Livietta e Tracollo. First performed in November, 2014, these delightfully witty masterpieces come to life in an intimate chamber production led by Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen … Continued
Having recognized that the dancing found in every act of every French opera is dramatic and not merely decorative, musicologist and dance historian Rebecca Harris-Warrick spent years investigating scores, librettos, dance notations, and written accounts that together form a composite picture of operatic dancing. The resulting book, Dance and Drama in French Baroque Opera, is … Continued
Many dancers of today have been influenced by contemporary pioneers of the past, but few have a direct lineage with dancers of those pioneers. The youngest of five professional dance artists, choreographer Rebecca Rice hosts a discussion sharing her unique family history through stories, videos and photography. Her family, including her grandmother, Marion Rice—a Denishawn … Continued
Bruce Brubaker, Chair of New England Conservatory Piano Department, will host a piano seminar and discuss his onstage collaborations with 3 movement artists who utilize music by Philip Glass, in advance of his live performances with Maureen Fleming on April 21-22 at the ICA.
Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him – “Give me everything, it is still not enough.” The story, based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin, is adapted … Continued
Tommy Tune is one of the country’s most prolific performer/director/choreographers and is celebrating his golden decade on the great American stage. He has received 10 Tony Awards, which includes the 2015 Tony for Life Achievement in the Theatre, The National Medal of Arts, 8 Drama Desk Awards, 3 Astaire Awards, and multiple Life Time Achievement Awards including the Society … Continued
Collage, with its roots in Turkish and Eastern European folk dance, and BoSoma, rooted in American modern dance, each speak to today’s audience with creative, new techniques and choreography to enhance these cultural foundations. They join their artistic talents Sunday, April 30th in the Blackman Auditorium of Northeastern University to present UNITED. BoSoma had the … Continued
Never, Neverland is a family-friendly matinee performed by Boston Ballet School Students. Audiences of all ages will be entertained by the adventures of Peter and Wendy as they travel through Neverland and meet mermaids, pirates, and Captain Hook. Join us at 10 am before the performance for a story-hour and character meet and greet.
“A Hunger Artist”: dance theater performance and official album release party “A Hunger Artist” is an experimental dance theater performance that follows the journey of a fasting artist who lives for, but simultaneously resents his audience. A combination of avant garde, Vaudeville slapstick, jazz and contemporary dance the piece relates the hyper self-critical journey of … Continued