Events

Founded in 1985 by artistic director David Parsons and Tony Award‒winning lighting designer Howell Binkley, the New York City‒based company is known around the world for choreography and dancers bursting with unstoppable energy. “Relentlessly high energy . . . this is a ‘dance your heart out’ (at all times, no excuses) kind of enterprise.”—The New … Continued

Known for his “artful and mesmerizing” (Dance Magazine) take on hip-hop and breaking, Raphael Xavier takes this movement vocabulary to uncharted territory with a transcendent mix of poetry, precision, and spontaneity. His new work, Sassafrazz: From Roots to Mastery, explores the three stages of Break Life: birth, life, and death, with three styles of Breaking: … Continued

Boston Ballet presents BB@home: ChoreograpHER, a program dedicated to Company dancers who want to explore the art of choreography. This year’s program features new works by Company dancers Lia Cirio, Chyrstyn Fentroy, Lauren Herfindahl, Sage Humphries, Abigail Merlis, and Joy Womack. Performances will be held October 24–25 at 7:30 pm at Boston Ballet’s headquarters (19 … Continued

  Visit locations throughout the Fenway for art exhibitions and activities, cultural experiences, musical and dance performances, and more! Interactive, inclusive, and interdisciplinary – Opening Our Doors is family friendly fun for all ages. The day kicks off at 10am at the Christian Science Plaza at 235 Huntington Avenue / Avenue of the Arts overlooking … Continued

Using a variety of art and performance forms, the partners and FPTC are creating short works drawing on themes from The Tempest, such as the consequences of colonialism, racism, gender stereotypes, immigration, and climate change. Tempest Reconfigured seeks to foster connections across partners, neighborhoods, and constituencies—connections that benefit all participants and the city. The project … Continued

  Urbanity NEXT returns for its eighth year to showcase rising choreographers from the greater Boston area and NYC. Choreographers are selected from a wide pool of applicants and are given a four-month residency during which they develop their work with both Urbanity’s Professional Company and Creative Class. Choreographers include Haley Day, Junichi Fukuda (FukuDance), … Continued

Urbanity Dance’s 19/20 season will open with FACTS, an interdisciplinary dance crawl in the South End. Each evening, four groups of audience members will travel to the four locations of FACTS and experience a unique interdisciplinary performance at each venue. The first group will begin at 7:00 pm, followed by groups at 7:20 pm, 7:40 … Continued

Follow the Boston Circus Guild’s “paranormal investigation team” as they explore the dark recesses of a haunted theater to look for evidence of evil spirits and nefarious creatures that manifest in the shadows. Ghosts, ghouls, and creatures from beyond the grave will fill the evening with never-before-seen circus acts including aerials, acrobatics, hand balancing, and … Continued

Ubud, Bali’s  Çudamani dance and music ensemble kick off a two day festival at BU with international artists, educational events, and two great fairs – all free and open to the public of all ages with registration.