A dancer runs while throwing a white cloth above them.

KAIROS Dance Theater

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
April 17, 2026
8:00 pm

Boston-based KAIROS Dance Theater is dedicated to collaboratively creating visceral, socially engaged performance works that fuse rigorous physicality, embodied storytelling, and immersive design. The company presents three captivating works: “Tavernous,” a darkly comic piece featuring live music by the renowned vocal ensemble Renaissance Men; a world premiere collaboration with Grammy-nominated cellist Dave Eggar who performs … Continued

Intersections v5

Multicultural Arts Center
April 17, 2026
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
April 18, 2026
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Abilities Dance Boston presents the fifth iteration of our Intersections series: highlighting BIPOC and disabled honorees past and present April 17th and 18th, 2026. This year only our April 17th show will be livestreamed. Additioinally, we highlight queer/trans identities, womxn/nonbinary identiites, and more to really highlight the further intersectional nature of their lives and communities … Continued

We Create Festival: Diasporic Frequencies

Roxbury Community College Media Arts Center
April 17, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
April 18, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

We invite you to our 13th annual We Create Festival, themed: Diasporic Frequencies. This year, We Create, hosted by Danza Orgánica, features the works of a cohort of 13 artists sharing unique and breathtaking diasporic stories through dance, music, poetry, and mixed media.   Use this link to receive BDA discounted tickets ($15 instead of … Continued

6 dancers pose in assembly dressed in vibrant orange, green, and yellow traditional clothing.

Chavi Bansal’s Vimoksha Dance Company

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
April 18, 2026
8:00 pm

Chavi Bansal’s Boston-based Vimoksha Dance Company presents an evening of three powerful interdisciplinary works. “Touched by Water,” with original music by Heiko Dijker (Netherlands) and Ustad Sabir Khan (India), explores gender disparity in India. “Salt Soaked,” with an original score by Inga Chinilina, is a visceral choreographic portrayal of immigration stories that weaves together audience-contributed … Continued

Bhoomi: Mother Earth

Boston University Dance Theatre Group
April 18, 2026
7:00 pm
April 19, 2026
2:00 pm

Enter a world shaped by nature’s vast and enduring beauty with Bhoomi: Mother Earth, a performance that celebrates the sacred landscapes that sustain life. Drawing from the mythological and philosophical traditions of India, this production reflects on the profound relationship between Earth and the human spirit – made visual through the Indian classical dance forms … Continued

We Will Outlive Them

Church of the Covenant
April 18, 2026
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe will be featured in Horizon Ensemble’s Concert for a special one-night performance. The Experience: A powerful blend of live music, recorded speech, and contemporary choreography.

Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
April 24, 2026
8:00 pm
April 25, 2026
8:00 pm

Choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener return to the ICA with their newest experiment, Open Machine. Exploring the relationship between human and machine intelligence, Mitchell and Riener enact a constantly shifting, multi-sensory performance that blurs the boundaries between public and private perceptions. Featuring a sweeping sound score by vocal artist Charmaine Lee and electronic musician … Continued

Dancers pose in the Boston Public Garden

Dance Theatre Group’s Visions

Boston University Dance Theatre Group
April 24, 2026
8:00 pm
April 25, 2026
3:30 pm
April 25, 2026
8:00 pm

Boston University’s Dance Theatre Group is pleased to present VISIONS 2026, a Spring Dance Concert. This production showcases a wide variety of original works by student choreographers and will take place in Boston University’s Dance Theatre. The pieces range from traditional to experimental, thematic to abstract, and lighthearted to contemplative. Highlighting the talent and creativity … Continued

A young man, who's named Roberto in this production, is wearing a hat, a white shirt, a green handkerchief around his neck and khaki pants while smiling and posing in a rumba dancing position. In the image are also transparent images of his students dancing and playing instruments (or performing).

Un Sueño Habanero

JAE Dance Center
April 25, 2026
5:30 pm
April 25, 2026
8:30 pm
May 6, 2026
8:30 pm

An Immersive Theatre Show with Live Music & Dance! With guidance from Anara Frank and the support of MetaMovements Artist Collective members, Javier Jeffer’s work in the Greater Boston community is culminating in a powerful, immersive theatre production. Un Sueño Habanero is a multidisciplinary experience blending live music, dance, and storytelling—inviting audiences to dance, sing, … Continued

April 25, 2026
7:00 pm
April 26, 2026
6:00 pm

Holding Space: for Then and Now is a contemporary dance production that explores the relationship between our past and current selves. This collaborative showcase brings together two choreographic voices whose shared artistic values prioritize the power of safe, supportive creative communities. The performance is structured as a dialogue between two landscapes: Then and Now. Together, … Continued