Although leaves are falling, dance is picking up this season! The color of leaves aren’t the only things changing: we’re working on remodeling our weekly Pro/Motion newsletter to keep it filled with all the events and opportunities you’ve come to expect, while making it easier to navigate. You’ll find quick links to key sections. Also new: BDA … Continued
October is packed with dance that honor our diversity. May Indigenous Peoples’ Day offer a moment to reflect on the roots of our country and state. This week also reflects the end of Hispanic Heritage Month and continuation of Italian-American Heritage Month. If you are not yet a BDA Member, or have let your membership lapse, please consider joining at a … Continued
Dear Friend of Boston Dance: Boston Dance Alliance (BDA) is the region’s largest service organization that supports dance artists, companies, students, studios, audiences and everyone who makes up our dance community. Our Pro/Motion newsletter keeps you informed about what’s going on in dance in Boston and throughout New England. Show your support for Boston area dance by becoming a … Continued
Congratulations to Boston Dancemakers Residents Laila J. Franklin and Simon Montalvo. We also extend congratulations to this year’s BCA Dance LAB awardees Andrea Muniz, Cassie Wang and Gina Marte. Congratulations! to beheard.world and OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center recipients of The New Commonwealth Fund FY ’23 Pillar Investment grants! These organizations are working across one or more of the fund’s 5 pillar areas to advance racial equity in the Commonwealth. Congratulations! To … Continued
Over a decade in the making, Lift, from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker David Petersen, is a documentary that follows children impacted by homelessness as they discover the magic of self-expression through dance. Exec produced by ballerina Misty Copeland, and guided by Steven Melendez whose journey leads back to his childhood shelter, the students’ path within the LIFT scholarship program becomes a celebration … Continued
We LOVED having everyone at the 2023 BDA Open Call Audition and Dancer Health Day! Photos by Melissa Blackall Photography. THANK YOU to everyone who participated in yerday’s Open Call Audition and Dancer Health Day! We had a great time at Mass Motion Dance Boston and appreciate the talents of our teachers Adriana Suarez, Haley Day, Lindsey Klein and John Ying as … Continued
THIS COMING SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10 REGISTER NOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE! A special opportunity to shine! Enjoy master classes with Adriana Suarez for ballet Haley Day for contemporary Lindsey Klein for jazz/musical theatre and John Ying for break dancing taught in ASL with verbal English translation!Not looking for work as a dancer? BDA welcomes everyone* to share this … Continued
Congratulations to Boston dancemaker Ilya Vidrin who will be residence at the 2023 Pillow Lab furthering his work into developing a taxonomy of partnering with novel wearable technology. BDA expresses our condolences to the family, friends and young dance students of Shamika James of Unknown Hype Dance Studio in Mattapan. Carl Alleyne invites family and friends to a celebration of the late dancer … Continued
Congratulations to Deborah Goffe of Hartford, CT, for being awarded one of the New England Foundation for the Arts’ 2023 Rebecca Blunk Fund. Each recipient receives $5,000 in unrestricted funding. The Rebecca Blunk Fund was established in 2014 in memory of Rebecca Blunk (1953-2014) and celebrates her 29 years of service to the New England Foundation for the Arts and honors … Continued
Meet this year’s Boston Dance Alliance Open Call Teachers! Join us on Sunday September 10 at Mass Motion in Brighton and enjoy a day of master classes with Adriana Suarez for ballet, John Ying for breaking (in ASL!), Haley Day for contemporary, and Lindsey Klein for jazz/musical theatre. It’s an opportunity to sample generous teaching you can’t get anywhere else. Whether you plan to demonstrate your talents to … Continued