Events + Classes

Join Motion State Arts for the launch of the eighth season of the ScreenDance RoadShow! The only year-long, traveling short film series in New England devoted to showcasing the diversity of contemporary creative voices exploring choreography for the camera.

Irise Dance Project, along with Resident Dance Artist Gina Romero, will perform at Essex Art Center’s Opening Reception for “In a Time of Many Suns,” bringing movement and thematic choreography in collaboration with the featured artists, activists, and writers. (Choreography by Amy Xotyeni) “In a time of many suns” recognizes the complexities of this moment … Continued

OnStage Dance Company is proud to present our Season 29 Performance, featuring brand new work and fan-favorite throwbacks, in jazz, tap, contemporary, commercial, musical theater, and more! ​Introducing our company choreographers: Mykayla Cohen, Kayla Coleman, Teresa Dominick, Megan Hall, Emily Hong, Maruchi Koehler, Jennifer Kuhnberg, Ameia Mikula-Noble, Christiana Murray, and Allie Somers – also featuring … Continued

A community-based dance theater workshop rooted in connection and social change. Dance for Social Justice™ is a community-based, process-centered dance workshop that explores movement as a shared language for reflection, dialogue, and creative response to social justice issues affecting our communities. Participants build connection and solidarity through guided movement exploration, group collaboration, and intentional discussion. … Continued

qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS is a dance-comedy mashup that dives straight into the delightful disaster of your 20s. The movement blends contemporary technique with Hip Hop influences, flipping between sharp musicality and unhinged physical storytelling like your brain does at 3 a.m. The story follows one twenty-something’s slow-motion ego death — falling apart, laughing through … Continued

Bring the whole family! With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, Drum Tao offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on an ancient traditional art form. The thunderous rhythms of the traditional Wadaiko drums merge with mesmerizing melodies of Japanese flutes and harps—resulting in an unparalleled full-body theatrical experience.

A visually stunning fusion of soaring aerial dance and modern circus. Noli Timere is a soaring aerial performance featuring eight extraordinary, multidisciplinary performers moving over and within a custom designed net sculpture, suspended up to 25 feet in the air. Conceived by Guggenheim Award-winning choreographer Rebecca Lazier in partnership with world-renowned sculptor Janet Echelman, Noli … Continued

Afmohip proudly presents our first-ever half-evening length show, Traveling Village. A work rooted in the past, present, community, and connections. Traveling Village is a four part sequel that represents communities from different ethnic groups, creating connections between the past and the present. It shows the beginnings of shared resources and mutual support, leading to the … Continued

Join us for an evening of exploring rhythm and sound through live music and dance with cutting-edge tap company Subject:Matter. Fresh off their residency in VT, the group will share new music and movement compositions and invite audiences to find rhythm in unexpected ways. Subject:Matter is a Boston based tap dance company, under the direction … Continued

An immersive journey into practicing presence with ourselves and one another through a series of solo, duet and group movement prompts. Often invitations to be in relationship with our bodies are prescriptive or someone else’s movement to learn. This workshop will offer paths to practice presence with ourselves and one another by using a series … Continued

Discover how dance boosts brain health by stimulating memory, coordination, and cognitive flexibility. Dance engages multiple brain systems, reduces stress, and improves mood. In this interactive session with dance therapist Donna Newman-Bluestein from Dance for Connection, you’ll learn the benefits of dance for neurocognitive function, try simple movements, and get tips for making dance a … Continued

Tap artist Ryan P. Casey brings his “freakishly clean footwork … reminiscent of Fred Astaire” (Dance Magazine) back to The Dance Complex for a solo performance about finding joy around every corner. Through dance, storytelling, poetry, and probably a few jokes about his height, he will showcase why rhythm might just be the key to … Continued

catch_release is an immersive pole dance production that brings collaborators together across several mediums to imagine an intimate evening of living art. Through pole dance, set design, and sound activation, this installation bridges us between our current reality and a dream world. Inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s painting, Pentecost, this show will be powered by the … Continued

Making their Celebrity Series debut, Trisha Brown Dance Company brings a program spanning the visionary postmodern choreographer’s groundbreaking career—from her early explorations of movement to her later masterpieces. Glacial Decoy, Brown’s first work for a proscenium stage, is a mesmerizing fusion of dance and visual art. With a backdrop of Robert Rauschenberg’s dreamlike photographs, dancers … Continued

Tango After Dark offers an electrifying dive into the soul of Argentine dancing—capturing the seductive pulse of Buenos Aires and unveiling the dance in its purest form: bold, sensual, and unforgettable. The latest show from World Tango Champion German Cornejo blends tradition with contemporary sophistication and features a company of powerful dancers joined by a … Continued

Join kathak exponent Anjali Nath and world-class music and dance collaborators from the US and India along with the next generations of artists in a fun, educational, and energizing festival of classes, workshops, and top-tier performances.

This will be the 17th year of the South Asian Showdown (SAS) due to the support of the teams, sponsors and community! We look to make this the BIGGEST SAS ever! Teams from all over North America & Canada have deemed us “one of the best Bollywood/Fusion competitions” in the North America, and we look … Continued

Les Ballets Africains, the national dance company of the Republic of Guinea, was formed in Paris in 1952 by distinguished Guinean choreographer Keita Fodeba. The company quickly established itself as a global phenomenon—hailed as cultural ambassadors that proudly uphold Africa’s vast cultural heritage. Bridging the gap between nations through the universal language of dance and … Continued

Join us in the All Seasons Barn at Wright Locke Farm in Winchester for a one-of-a-kind dance concert performed by Liquid Spine, ​a global dance series that unearths the environmental needs of our water systems through movement,​ ​community, and conversation. Their latest project, BYCATCH, brings to life the stories of marine animals impacted by entanglement, … Continued

Tribute to Maestro Sabicas is a celebration of the legendary Agustín Castellón Campos, better known simply as Sabicas. For 40 years, Sabicas’s home was the welcoming stop for flamenco artists arriving in the United States—establishing New York as an unlikely epicenter of the art. Guitarists Gerardo Núñez, Latin Grammy–winner Antonio Rey, and Álvaro Martinete are … Continued