David Dorfman Dance’s truce songs explores how our world might look, and how we might feel, if traditional truces were extended by a day, then a month, then years—ending one small war on humanity at a time. DDD’s trademark risky, frisky, and vulnerable movement, accompanied by an original score by Lizzy de Lise and Sam … Continued
The Center Will Not Hold is an expanded and reimagined work born from a little room, a short duet created and performed by Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie in December 2022. The piece now features a collective of singular performers (including Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie) deeply rooted in one or many street, club, and … Continued
Boston Dance Theater performs Red is a feeling—an evening of short dance works which present multi-faced expressions of love, longing, and the fight to live, woven together by the color Red. The program takes its title from a new commission by Iranian-Hispanic choreographer Roya Carreras Fereshtehnejad who was diagnosed with two forms of cancer in … Continued
JIG, a Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) production, is a fresh take on TIDC’s internationally-renowned, alternative approach to a traditional form. Centered by a live band in a unique space, JIG immerses audiences in an authentic experience that celebrates the power of vibrations, rhythm, and movement—redefining what is possible for Irish music and dance.
The Mark Morris Dance Group returns to Boston with Morris’ newest evening-length work, The Look of Love. The piece is a wistful and heartfelt homage to the chart-topping hits of Burt Bacharach, a towering figure of popular music, newly arranged by jazz pianist, composer, and MMDG musical collaborator Ethan Iverson. Bacharach’s melodies and unique orchestrations … Continued
Founded in 2007 by groundbreaking choreographer Andrea Miller, GALLIM is one of New York’s leading contemporary dance companies. The company performs state (exploring the deep connections women build to hold each other up and the urgency and beauty of individual expression set to the music of pop artist RIVKA), Noon Candle (a new solo inspired … Continued
On the heels of celebrating 40 years of dancing at Tufts, members of the Dance Program have put together a Fall Dance Concert showcasing the outstanding work of students, faculty, and two guest artists. Solo capstone works created by Senior Dance Minors Mikayla Cole and Maggie Lieberman stand alongside the works of prominent guest artists … Continued
An afternoon of Scottish Music and Dance featuring the Celtic quintet Scottish Fish, with Stephen Thomforde (pipes), Highland Dance Boston and the Boston Scottish Country Dancers. Ceilidh Dancing for All!
The program features students enrolled in the MSB’s Repertory class and Monthly Dance Adventure workshop performing a range of repertory, including ballet, modern, and Balinese. Dancers will perform the following pieces: excerpts from the ballet Konservatoriet by August Bournoville; Esmeralda Variation by Marius Petipa; two new works — Kounelaki and Winterreise — by Ivan Korn, … Continued
Join The Dance Complex for a night of performance and mingling with the dancers of Evolve Dynamicz! ImproviZe celebrates the past and future of the company with informal showings of new work, innovative dance films and insight into their creative process. They will introduce Improv Dynamicz, their new sub-section of Evolve, through real-time improvisational pieces. … Continued