Choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener return to the ICA with their newest experiment, Open Machine. Exploring the relationship between human and machine intelligence, Mitchell and Riener enact a constantly shifting, multi-sensory performance that blurs the boundaries between public and private perceptions. Featuring a sweeping sound score by vocal artist Charmaine Lee and electronic musician … Continued
Chavi Bansal’s Boston-based Vimoksha Dance Company presents an evening of three powerful interdisciplinary works. “Touched by Water,” with original music by Heiko Dijker (Netherlands) and Ustad Sabir Khan (India), explores gender disparity in India. “Salt Soaked,” with an original score by Inga Chinilina, is a visceral choreographic portrayal of immigration stories that weaves together audience-contributed … Continued
Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe will be featured in Horizon Ensemble’s Concert for a special one-night performance. The Experience: A powerful blend of live music, recorded speech, and contemporary choreography.
⚠️WARNING: this night may cause excessive smiling, very close dancing, and the sudden urge to say “just one more song.” We’re turning up the heat with KIZ KONPA: Gouyad Edition — a night where smooth kizomba meets soulful konpa and that irresistible gouyad spice. The kind of music that makes you lean in a little … Continued
Enter a world shaped by nature’s vast and enduring beauty with Bhoomi: Mother Earth, a performance that celebrates the sacred landscapes that sustain life. Drawing from the mythological and philosophical traditions of India, this production reflects on the profound relationship between Earth and the human spirit – made visual through the Indian classical dance forms … Continued
Learn the skills to engage, inspire and uplift older adults and people with dementia through dance and expressive movement. Donna Newman-Bluestein will model and teach through experiential methods and discussions how to customize your groups to motivate older adults to express themselves so they feel seen, heard, and appreciated for who they are. The 15 … Continued
We invite you to our 13th annual We Create Festival, themed: Diasporic Frequencies. This year, We Create, hosted by Danza Orgánica, features the works of a cohort of 13 artists sharing unique and breathtaking diasporic stories through dance, music, poetry, and mixed media. Use this link to receive BDA discounted tickets ($15 instead of … Continued
Abilities Dance Boston presents the fifth iteration of our Intersections series: highlighting BIPOC and disabled honorees past and present April 17th and 18th, 2026. This year only our April 17th show will be livestreamed. Additioinally, we highlight queer/trans identities, womxn/nonbinary identiites, and more to really highlight the further intersectional nature of their lives and communities … Continued
Boston-based KAIROS Dance Theater is dedicated to collaboratively creating visceral, socially engaged performance works that fuse rigorous physicality, embodied storytelling, and immersive design. The company presents three captivating works: “Tavernous,” a darkly comic piece featuring live music by the renowned vocal ensemble Renaissance Men; a world premiere collaboration with Grammy-nominated cellist Dave Eggar who performs … Continued
Do you ever wonder how we, as humans, experience the world around us? Our senses trigger distinct pathways in our brains evoking a wide range of emotional responses. Through classical Indian dance, Explorations dissects the neuroscience of human emotion and dives deep into the psychology of fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and hope in a theatrical foray … Continued