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 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 experimental…

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…

The Dance Theatre of Harlem Company tours nationally and internationally, presenting a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century. Their Worcester performance hits The Hanover Theatre on November 15, 2019.

Los Angeles‒based BODYTRAFFIC is internationally recognized for its high-caliber work, blending contemporary, jazz, and ballet. Founded in 2007 by Lillian Rose Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett, the company performs a wide range of provocative dance commissioned from today’s most dynamic choreographers. Its program features Boston premieres including Resolve by Wewolf, George & Zalman by Ohad…

A two evening festival that promotes dancers and their dance and quite literally “open the third eye” towards dance appreciation. November 15, 2019 6:45pm be mesmerized by Sessi Adepalli & Maya Bhat, Akriti School, two young upcoming dancers in the classical style of Kathak ACT 1 – 7:15pm be swayed by the elaborately dramatic Kathakali…

Alive Dance Collective celebrates its 5th year of existence! Join us as we present 5 Alive! This evening of contemporary dance will highlight choreography from our past five years, presenting new work alongside old favorites. Proceeds from this show will benefit You Care We Care, a non-profit organization that provides services to children in under-privileged…

Now a singular presence in the ballet world, the Dance Theatre of Harlem tours nationally and internationally, presenting a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century. The 17-member, multi-ethnic company performs a forward-thinking repertoire that includes treasured classics, neoclassical works by George Balanchine and resident choreographer Robert Garland, as well as innovative contemporary works…

Project31 Dance Company will take the stage for its season opener, Movement That Moves You. Performed by Project31’s professional company and apprentice training program, Movement That Moves You will feature the choreography of Artistic Director, Kenzie Finn and a new work by guest choreographer, Theo Martinez. Project31 invites you to experience a power-packed evening of…

Sleeping Beauty Dreams is an unprecedented show in which contemporary dance meets state-of-the-art, real-time avatar-mapping projection technology and contemporary music to create a new kind of multi-dimensional scenic experience. No one has ever explored what the Princess was dreaming while she slept for 100 years. For the first time ever, experience her dreams through real-time…

Culminating a four-year development process, KAIROS Dance Theater’s multimedia dance performance “OBJECT.” explores and explodes the objectification and media manipulation of women, focusing on the feminine experience, questions of gender, and the resilience found in survivors of all types. Set to music by Ani DiFranco, Annie Lennox, Beastie Boys, Robert Palmer, Fiona Apple and others,…