Events

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

Dance all night and into the small hours to live music from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and more at the 31st annual Balkan Night extravaganza. New to Balkan dance? Many of the early evening sessions include instruction. .

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Following his acclaimed Broadway debut, Michael Flatley is proud to announce the highly anticipated U.S. tour, Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games. Flatley himself will headline in what will mark his final onstage appearances as a performer following a remarkable 20 year run as the creator and star of the Lord of the Dance franchise. … Continued