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Alvin Ailey

Boch Wang Center
May 2, 2024
8:00 pm
May 3, 2024
8:00 pm
May 4, 2024
2:00 pm

Celebrity Series presents Alvin Ailey at the Boch Center Wang Theatre. This season’s performances feature classic works by Alvin Ailey, notable selections by other modern and contemporary choreographers, and new commissions that carry forward the founder’s and the company’s legacy and depict the many facets of Black American life, culture, and history. Use the code MOVE25 to get 25% off … Continued

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May 2, 2024
7:30 pm
May 3, 2024
7:30 pm
May 4, 2024
1:30 pm

Boston Ballet and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen present Carmen, a double bill program featuring Florence Clerc’s Kingdom of the Shades and Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo’s Carmen. The Carmen program runs April 25–May 5 at the Citizens Opera House. (No proficiency required, just an opportunity to watch world class dancing!)

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FirstWorks’ 20th Anniversary Celebration

The Ballroom at the Providence G
May 2, 2024
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Celebrate 20 years of FirstWorks! Mix and mingle with fellow supporters and friends over thrilling performances, drinks and small bites in our pop-up nightclub. Raise a glass to FirstWorks and raise your pulse to the passionate dance and music of flamenco legends Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca, plus special appearances by FirstWorks friends Becky Bass … Continued

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Reminiscence

Boston University Dance Theatre
May 3, 2024
7:30 pm
May 4, 2024
7:30 pm

Celebrating our 10th Anniversary in performance, we welcome you to the Boston University Dance Theatre as we indulge in reminiscence. This performance will feature the professional company, MOVERS {youth pre-professional company}, & ensemble {adult collective}. Choreographers: Artistic Director Kat Pantos, Amanda Whitworth, Marissa Masson, & Carolyn Breton-Pantos Time: 7:30PM | Doors Open 7PM General Admission … Continued

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May 4, 2024
4:30 pm
May 5, 2024
4:30 pm

Join Continuum Dance Project for a free work-in-progress showing on May 4th. This event is part of a year long Artist Residency at the BU Wheelock’s Earl Center for Innovation and Learning. Rain date: May 5th.

Black and white photo of group of dancers seated in a circle talking
May 4, 2024
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
May 5, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

aMaSSiT presents works in progress by local choreographers through pitch sessions designed to propel them further towards realizing their ambitious dance creations. The pitch session allows the artist to give more information about their aspirations for the project, and outline what they might need to bring their creation into its next phase. Join us to … Continued

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May 5, 2024
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
May 12, 2024
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
May 19, 2024
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Boston-based dancers Anara Frank, Eli Pabon, Maite Abadia and Tina Cavicchio are collaborating with a group of artists on each island, as they develop exciting new choreographies to share with the world! Choose to be part of one choreo project from Cuba or DR or choose to be part of both! These choreographies will help … Continued

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DANCE NOW Boston

The Dance Complex
May 11, 2024
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm
May 12, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
May 18, 2024
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm

DANCE NOW Boston brings together exceptional artists from New York and Boston to share the stage in two programs over two weekends at The Dance Complex. Now in its 9th season, this popular series is produced by The Bang Group’s David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin in partnership with The Dance Complex and DANCE NOW NYC. … Continued

Frames of Mind

WaterFire Arts Center
May 16, 2024
7:30 pm
May 17, 2024
7:30 pm
May 18, 2024
7:30 pm

Mind… Movement… Memory… This year’s Frontier Series will be a dynamic program inspired by the personal and professional interests of collaborating artist, choreographer/filmmaker, Alex Soares, from Brazil, and NCB resident choreographer and Artistic Director, Danielle Genest. The program explores the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s Disease through the lenses of dance, film/video, and the visceral connection … Continued

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May 18, 2024
8:00 pm
May 19, 2024
4:00 pm

Centering on intergenerational trauma in refugee experience, “OtherWise” is a multidisciplinary production that investigates and responds to Soviet-era songs of oppression and hope. Drawing upon and interpreting the censored texts of iconic singer-songwriters, or “bards,” Bulat Okudzhava and Vladimir Vysotsky, “OtherWise” fuses dance, music, and spoken word to illuminate the sublime social power of poetic … Continued