After a holiday break, Cafe Raqs returns for its first show in 2017! Our line-up this month features fusion, tribal, American cabaret, and theatrical belly dance from both up-and-comers and veteran Boston-area dancers! Come to the show and shimmy in the new year while indulging in the delights of these local artists while you indulge … Continued
Get a behind-the-scenes perspective on the dancer’s role in co-creating a new work over coffee with Paul Taylor Dance Company principal dancers. Conversation moderated by Julie Strandberg, co-founder of the American Dance Legacy Initiative at Brown University. Coffee will be provided in the museum lobby at 10 AM. *Paul Taylor Dance Company will premiere … Continued
Abilities Dance will be hosting a fundraiser at Loretta’s Last Call January 27 starting at 5:30pm. We will be raffling off prizes (gift cards, Abilities Dance tickets, and more) and kicking off Abilities! Join us for signature drinks and a good time.
For a second year, 2016-17 CATALYSTS artists-in-residence will perform at The Dance Complex for three weekends in January. This year’s artists, Ryan Casey, Lorraine Chapman, Junichi Fukuda, Yosi Karahashi, and Doppelgänger Dance Collective (DDC): Danielle Davidson and Shura Baryshnikov, represent classic and hybrid forms including tap, modern, and flamenco. CATALYSTS performances, which will run in … Continued
Folk Arts Center’s New Year’s Eve international dance party with music by The Pinewoods Band Refreshments are included: a party buffet, punch, and a midnight toast Raise a glass with FAC to welcome the New Year! The evening’s program features international folk dance favorites, both classic and current, to fabulous live music by The Pinewoods … Continued
Tabula Rasa Multidisciplinary Experiment, with help from the Somerville Arts Council and generous support by Warehouse XI, presents APOCALYPSO! – a beautifully lit night of improvisatory performance followed by an audience-invited jam improvisation and finally well-deserved party. Boston’s juiciest Jazz and World musicians (Stan Strickland, Syd Smart, Giuseppe Paradiso, Bob Toade, Gabriela Martina, Scott Getchell, … Continued
South Asian Showdown comprises the best Fusion and Bollywood dance teams from North America! These different dance forms makeup some of the most popular dance forms in India and if you want to see which dance style wins, come check out the competition on Saturday, February 4th, 2017 at the John Hancock Hall in Boston! … Continued
Dancing with the Stars: Live! – We Came to Dance features the hottest cast in dance including Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Val Chmerkovskiy, Hayley Erbert, Jenna Johnson, Keo Motsepe, Gleb Savchenko and Emma Slater with more casting to be announced. This all-new production showcases every type of ballroom and modern dance … Continued
Boston Ballet celebrates New Year’s Eve with a special, one-night-only version of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. This New Year’s Eve edition of the timeless holiday classic will include a pre-show brass quintet playing all-time favorite holiday melodies, and added twists and treats to the Boston Opera House stage and patron experience. The magical night will … Continued
How do arts organizations develop a distinctive visual identity? How do you tell potential audiences what to expect at your show without giving away the ending? Drawing from a range of historical and contemporary examples, this seminar will offer a number of different strategies for performing arts brand formation. Participants will learn what goes into … Continued