Events + Classes

BoSoma Dance Company (BDC) is thrilled to present an evening of powerful contemporary dance led by Artistic Director Katherine Hooper, kicking off the company’s 23rd Annual Season. This one-hour show will include pieces performed throughout the past season alongside new works by Jess White Flynn and Chantal Kelleher. The evening will also feature the return … Continued

The Bridge Session comin’ back at ya⚡ In collaboration with @xeno.animals, ATDB invites you to come through, session up, connect with others & enjoy the vibes 🚀 Open to all levels, all dance styles! 👻 Xeno-Animals Studio 163 Amory St, Brookline, MA 🗓️ Friday, Aug 28 🎶 7 to 10PM 🎛️ DJ @official_4real will keep … Continued

Cyphers, live graffiti, party, performances, exhibition battles/exchanges & more all in one place for one night at The Bridge Vol 4 👀 🎫 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 📍Sonia at Middle East 10 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA 🗓️ Saturday, Aug 29th 🚪 8PM Doors 9PM Performances 🥤 18+ to party 🍺 21+ to drink No ID, … Continued

Rasik is honored to present the solo Boston debut of internationally acclaimed Odissi artist Bijayini Satpathy, one of the foremost interpreters, innovators, and choreographers of Odissi dance today. A celebrated performer, scholar, and teacher, Bijayini has redefined the possibilities of Odissi through a career spanning more than four decades. Following her distinguished 25-year tenure as … Continued

Join us for an afternoon of funky grooves and fancy footwork at our end of Summer closing party! Prepare to witness the ultimate clash of talent as we bring you an extraordinary all-styles battle emceed by the legendary Megatron (Slaughter House Kingz). This year’s event is FREE and outdoors at Centanni Park, outside the Multicultural … Continued

Celebrate the rich flavors and vibrant culture of Nepal at Somerville’s Nepali Street Food Festival! Join us on Saturday, September 5, from 2:00–8:00 PM (rain date: September 6) at Somerville City Hall! Enjoy delicious offerings from 11 Nepali food vendors. Throughout the day you can expect live cultural music and dance performances, and a DJ … Continued

You are invited! Join Boston Ballet School for an upcoming FREE placement class for ages 7–18 on September 8 at our Newton studio or on September 9 at our Boston or Brookline studio. Our expert faculty are ready to assess your child’s skill level and match them to a school year program that best suits … Continued

Fall Experience features two striking contemporary works: Akram Khan’s Vertical Road (Reimagined) 2023, and Alexander Ekman’s Cacti. Vertical Road (Reimagined) 2023 explores humanity’s earthly nature, rituals, and the consequences of our actions. This mesmerizing work becomes a meditation on the journey from gravity to grace. Alexander Ekman’s Cacti is a playful and rhythmically charged contemporary … Continued

Tune in to your kinesthetic sense and use that movement feeling to create satisfying movement forms inspired by the beauty of the Windhover environment including the nearby rocky coastline. Based on the work of somatic dance pioneer, Barbara Mettler (1907 – 2002) this year’s them emphasizes visual design in movement. Individual studies build to group … Continued

A celebratory evening highlighting Greater Boston’s vibrant dance community, and sharing what’s ahead for the 2026–2027 dance season. WHAT IS THIS EVENT? Fall Into Dance 2026 returns to The Dance Complex in collaboration with Boston Dance Alliance and ArtsBoston. Join us as we kick off The Dance Complex’s 35th anniversary season and raise a toast … Continued

Abilities Dance Boston is thrilled to restage Firebird Part 2. This is a continuation from a completely reimagined Firebird ballet that premiered May 2021. This ballet has been written and choreographed by Founder/Executive and Artistic Director Ellice Patterson with a completely original score by Music & Operations Director Andrew Choe. The core theme includes the … Continued

The Breath of Music is the second of our six-part concert series Piano on Pointe. Pianist Alexandros Kyriakopoulos leads the audience through a romantic, lyric musical adventure as dancers float on the notes debuting choreography by Gianni Di Marco and Heather Nichols. Artwork display and live drawing by Vineeta Kapoor accompany the program. Art changes … Continued

Experience the power, resilience, and spirit of womanhood in RISE, an immersive dance experience by The Sa Dance Company. Told in four movements, this piece follows the journey of an Indian woman – her youthful dreams, the weight of societal expectations, the strength to overcome adversity, and the hope that emerges through faith and sisterhood. … Continued

Discover the joy of dance at Boston Ballet School’s September Preparatory Open Studio Week from September 21–27! Families with children ages 16 months to 6 years are invited to enjoy a FREE class, meet our expert faculty, explore our curriculum, and tour our state-of-the-art studios. Open Studio Week is offered at our Boston, Brighton, Brookline, … Continued

The party is back on the Greenway this September when Let’s Dance Boston returns! Five days, five live bands, five teams of instructors. Each day’s event opens with a lesson from top local dance teachers that will give you the basic steps you’ll need to have a great time. Then, a live band takes the stage for … Continued

Beethoven’s Tango, presented by MIT Tango Club, brings together world-renowned tango artistic director Fernanda Ghi and pianist-composer Alfredo Minetti in an original dance-theater production inspired by Beethoven’s life and creative spirit. Rather than reproducing his compositions, the piece uses newly created tango music and movement to explore three universal creative forces: the Muse, the Angel, … Continued

ESTUARY | Where The River Meets The Sea | A Multimedia Dance Theater Performance Inspired by the Casco Bay Estuary and the efforts to support its long-term vitality, choreographer Lane Gifford, painter Margaret Lawrence, and photographer Betsy Weis present « Estuary/Where the River Meets the Sea », a multimedia dance theater event. The vivid painting, … Continued

In Ten Thousand Hours, contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths goes beyond jaw-dropping feats to weave a tale of impassioned dedication. Calling the show an “ode to the countless hours needed to achieve great things,” eight acrobats and one musician share a peek behind the curtain: dazzling insight into the journey of dedication and … Continued

What Is It & Who Is It for? United Dance presents the inaugural International Ballet Pianist Symposium, a master intensive held live in Boston, USA. Designed for pianists seeking to enter the field of classical dance accompaniment, as well as current ballet pianists looking to refine and expand their practice, this professional development program combines … Continued