UK-based dance maker Vincent Cacialano brings the second installment of his radical dance performance Auto-Body-Graphic. Also featured in the evening are two collaborative dance-film projects by Vincent Cacialano and Alan McDermott, and an opening act of electronic music by My Brother Daniel (Scott Buchanan). A $10 donation to the artists is suggested. Seating is … Continued
Forty Steps Dance gets set to deliver another fun-filled outdoor summer performance in Swampscott, on Fisherman’s Beach, Saturday, August 6, at 5:30 p.m. (rain date August 7). The troupe will present a new site-specific dance with specially adapted selections from its critically acclaimed “Spirits,” a new work that debuted in April of this year. “Spirits,” … Continued
Community barbecue followed by free performance at Ramsay Park basketball court, South End, Boston 6:30-8:00 barbecue 8:00 Welcome Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture for City of Boston 8:00-8:15 Teen Performance 8:20 Performance of Invisible: Imprints of Racism/ Anna Myer and Dancers/beheard.world
Every fourth Sunday, New England’s belly dance community takes over the Arts at the Armory Cafe for a show celebrating the beauty of Middle Eastern and fusion dance. This month, our line-up features American cabaret dancer, Morgana; Cafe Raqs new-comer, Felicia; Daughters of Nadira, a troupe under the direction of local legend, Nadira Jamal; sassy … Continued
Tap Jam @ Studio C delivers an up-close-and-personal showcase of seasoned and cutting-edge tap dance soloists exchanging rhythmic ideas with the Jorge Pérez-Albela Trio. Improvising dancers and musicians feed off one another as well as the energy of the audience, making for a fun and unpredictable evening. Join us!
Cirque Mechanics “Pedal Punk” “Exceptional, evocative, eye-catching and engrossingly entertaining!” The New York Times You’ve never seen a circus like this! Hailed as “the greatest contribution to the American circus since Cirque du Soleil” by Spectacle magazine, Cirque Mechanics returns to wow FirstWorks audiences with Pedal Punk, a dazzling whirl of acrobats, cyclists, and one-of-a-kind … Continued
“One of the most searching and singular imaginations of our time!” −The New York Times World premiere concert and masterworks with live orchestra! Dance master Paul Taylor is arguably the greatest living choreographer. At an age when most artists’ greatest work is long behind them, he continues to create works that are vibrant, powerful, … Continued
Experience the art and spirit of hip-hop dance “The most respected — and the most brilliant — hip-hop choreographer in America.” – The New Yorker “phenomenal”– The New York Times The sensational, world-renowned choreographer Rennie Harris—believed by many to be the best living hip-hop dancer/artist on earth—takes the FirstWorks stage with his namesake company in … Continued
All Together Now is a multimedia event series that makes space for women, people of color, and LGBTQ artists of many genres. The next show, on August 27, will include a performance by choreographer and dancer, Adlai Grayson. Adlai previously performed cancer research, and now runs Project Nailz, a Boston-based dance company empowering women and … Continued
The eight members of New York City based Dusan Tynek Dance Theatre perform a site specific work at a quarry in the Lanesville section of Gloucester. Saxophonist Russ Gershon provides the live accompaniment. For Quarry Dance 5, the Dušan Týnek dancers will use the architecture, cliffs, ledges, paths and water of Barker’s Quarry to celebrate this special … Continued