CONTRA-TIEMPO Artistic Director Ana Maria Alvarez talks one-on-one with fierce creators about how they work as activists and artists in this world. Providence-based interdisciplinary artist, cultural strategist, and arts administrator Shey Rivera Ríos takes their place at the table for the FirstWorks installment of this weekly series. Part of FirstWorks’ residency with CONTRA-TIEMPO, free to … Continued
Watch with us Thursday, March 18, 7:30 PM EST Watch On Demand March 19-21 Experience Activist Dance Theater that takes on joy as the ultimate expression of resistance! Whenever humans have survived immense hardship and injustice, prevailing with their humanity intact, the presence of joy or, the knowingness and celebration of our true beauty and … Continued
Virtual dance performance with The Actors Studio of Newburyport. This show features dance film projects created during the pandemic, several beautifully shot at Plum Island Beach, plus a few past pieces. These expressive works reflect the close creative bond the company has developed over the years. Exit Dance Theatre, founded in 1987 and based in … Continued
Book Discussion of “Dance Appreciation” with Dawn Davis Loring. We will Livestream on Youtube and audience can type in questions about this wonderful new dance book! A great book if you are teaching a course to students and want to assign a broad text that covers many areas of dance and dance history! FREE go … Continued
Performances have been postponed, but please join me for a FREE rehearsal live stream. Come spend an evening at a “gay girls” bar. The Stonewall Rebellion is on the horizon, but across the U.S., working-class lesbians are fighting to create spaces where they can be themselves. They dress up, they flirt, they dance, and they … Continued
this is a performance and does not require proficiency or offer a paid opportunity
Dances by Colleen Roddy, Kelley Donovan, Anagha Sundararajan, Luminarium Dance Company, Elizabeth Epsen, Sharanya School of Odissi, Seyyide Sultan, Mitradheya, Johara, & The CONcept ARTists
A one day festival of Master Classes and Evening Performance! A venue for dance companies to share the stage and network together while presenting their work. An uplifting experience!
Artist Talk: 10:50am-12:05pm Intermediate/Advanced Modern Class: 12:15-1:30pm Amber Sloan is a New York City-based choreographer, performer and teacher whose work has been presented by Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church (DraftWorks and Food for Thought), Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Spoke the Hub, Dance Safari, 92nd Street Y, and others. Sloan … Continued
Yanvalou Drum and Dance Ensemble will perform the folkloric music and dance of Africa, as it exists today throughout Africa and the African Diaspora, particularly in Haiti, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Brazil.