The new Motion State Dance Festival introduces audiences to the latest in contemporary dance. Local and national artists converge to share their boundary-pushing creative explorations with the growing dance-loving community in Rhode Island. The inaugural festival will focus on solo performances that showcase the diversity of who makes dance and the types of dance being … Continued
Comprised of spoken word/poetry along with hip-hop dancing, Phunk World was written to creatively showcase, through hip-hop, a positive outlook on today’s world. Taking place in the present time, the story focuses on a group of children strongly affected by negativity and the current environment. Desperately looking for an escape and a better place (and … Continued
Renowned Boston Celtic rock band Tin Can Hooley will join forces with BoSoma School of Dance Irish Step dancers to celebrate and spread their love of Irish culture. Under the direction of award-winning Irish Step instructor Pattie Hunter, this incredible live music and dance show features talented dancers ages 5 to 18, performing traditional reels … Continued
Boston Ballet II performs an eclectic program featuring two world premieres; a 19th Century work by Arthur St. Leon; composer Amilcare Ponchielle’s Dance of the Hours; and a romantic duet by Tony winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Two Boston Ballet company dancers will present world premieres. Artist My’kal Stromile created a work to Excerpt from Steve Reich’s … Continued
Philadanco! is celebrated for its innovation, creativity, and preservation of predominantly African-American traditions in dance. Founded in 1970 in Philadelphia by Joan Myers Brown, Philadanco! is recognized worldwide for its artistic integrity, superbly trained dancers, and electrifying performances. The company will perform the Boston premieres of Endangered Species by Anthony Burrell, Super 8! by Ray Mercer, and Folded Prism by Thang Dao, along … Continued
Re:Member premieres new works created by Corinne Justine and Avery Gerhardt, two distinct emerging choreographers. With striking performances by India Hobbs, Talia Stern, Tshedzom Tingkhye, and Corinne Justine, the two artists invite viewers into a world of sentiment as they play between the manic and sane, mundane and catastrophic, characteristics of the human being. An … Continued
This curated performance series devotes itself to the art of improvisation. Artists whose collaborations and solo works celebrate live-time creation find a home here. The multidisciplinary salon highlights improvisations from the realms of movement/dance, theater, sound/music, poetry and visual art. Four or five short works get presented in an informal setting, where we celebrate the … Continued
Featuring big band jazz music as well as a company of tap and jazz dancers, Swan Lake in Blue: A Jazz Ballet is inspired by and loosely based on Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece Swan Lake. It tells the story of a Broadway producer who falls madly in love with a burlesque dancer, Odette. He then discovers that … Continued
The Davis Sisters Absolutely in Love All the Time, Always and Forever: A Romantic Comedy is an upcoming evening-length dance theater project created and performed by Joy and Alexander Davis. From Shakespeare, to Disney princesses, to the contemporary Romantic Comedy (Rom Com), performed narratives about love have historically driven cultural perception of what it means … Continued
The pilot beginning of an annual facilitated process for all our community members to offer input for growth in all that we do at The Dance Complex. February 2 | 5:15 – 7:30PM | Study/Teaching February 9 | 5:15 – 7:30PM | Creation/Arts Practice February 23 | 5:15 – 7:30PM | Performance/External and Public Facing … Continued