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
CONGRATULATIONS to young Boston dancers Leah Baptista Pires, Nasya Bainen and Brooklynn Massó for their NAACP award-winning ACT-SO dance performances! The Massachusetts House and Senate voted to adopt and enact the Conference Committee’s FY24 Budget report including $25 million for the Mass Cultural Council and $895,000 in earmarks that will go directly to local arts … Continued
The Center for Arts at the Armory heats up the stage with FEET KEEP THE BEAT – a new annual multicultural percussive dance festival bringing together flamenco, Irish, tap, kathak, body percussion and other flavors of percussive dance from around the world. Enjoy classes, jams and an exciting showcase performance featuring Anjali Nath (Kathak), Ariaki Dandawate (Kathak), DrumatiX (Tap … Continued
The City of Somerville is preparing a Master Plan for the historic Armory building to ensure the space continues to be a vibrant arts center for years to come. Three community meetings, two in-person and one online, will be facilitated by Create Today. The two in-person meetings will take place at the Somerville Armory Café, located at 191 … Continued
Save the Date 2023 BDA Open Call and Dancer Health Day Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Mass Motion 100 Holton St., Brighton, MA Stay tuned for the teacher and class lineup! A month past the BDA Gala, we continue to bask in the good wishes and appreciation of our broad and diverse community. If you couldn’t make it … Continued