Choreographer Liana C. Percoco has been collaborating with the Boston Public Quartet to create a new dance for their premiere of composer Lavell Blackwell’s “On the Impulse to Move”. Dancers Dana Alsamsam, Hannah Brown, Erica Codd, and Sophie Nash have been in the studio with Liana since January creating a dance that meets and complements the musical score in unique ways. See the premiere of “A Radical Welcome”  this Friday, April 19, 7:30 PM at the Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road, Dorchester. Tickets are pay-what-you-can.

The Dance Complex presents In Between, exploring the position of being in-between two concepts through South Asian music, dance and poetry. Reflect on the binaries that can affect us in a myriad of ways: between people, places, identities, schools of thought, and arts. Through the lens of South Asian poetry that spans from centuries ago to modern thought, In Between delves into the performance traditions of Bharatanatyam using novel compositions of Carnatic music and its respective visualization. Saturday, April 20, 7-8 PM, at The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge. Tickets: $20.

Boston-based dancers Anara Frank, Eli Pabon, Maite Abadia and Tina Cavicchio from MetaMovements 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 you dive into and expand your movement vocabulary with dances that originated in Cuba (Son, Rueda, Afro-Cuban, Timbaton, and more) and in the DR (Merengue, Bachata, Dembow, and more). Through Bootcamps and Tech Rehearsals prepare for Local and International performance opportunities available starting in June. Boot camps start this Sunday, April 21 and run on April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19 & June 2, 12:30-3:30 PM (1.5h per project). Three Tech Rehearsals will happen Wednesday evenings in June & July. Email mmteam@metamovements.net with questions. Registration: $195 (one island of choice) or $350 (both choreos from Cuba & from DR).

BoSoma Dance Company is seeking male and female dancers trained in classical ballet, modern, contemporary and/or jazz techniques for their annual 2024-2025 season. The audition will be in the form of a company class which will include a warm up and progressions, as well as improvisation. Bring a copy of your resume and head shot. Audition registration forms will be provided at the audition. To reserve your spot, email your resume and headshot to company@bosoma.org. Saturday, April 20, 1-3 PM, at the BoSoma School of Dance, 15 Walnut Road, 2nd Floor, Hamilton

The next grant round of Festivals & Projects Grants will fund activities that provide public benefit using the arts, humanities, or sciences and take place between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. These awards of $2,500 will support cultural celebrations, concert series, film festivals, public art projects, art workshops, pop-up markets, art and nature hikes – and more – across the Commonwealth. Eligible festivals, projects, and programs are publicly available or community-based. Funds will be available to support activities that are open to the general public, or focused on serving the needs of a particular community. Projects must also have a minimum of $2,500 in cash expenses, including the full cost of the project – there are no limits on overhead or indirect costs. The application deadline is May 23, 2024. Program guidelines are now available.

Operating Grants for Organizations provides multi-year, unrestricted operating grants to nonprofit organizations and cultural affiliates that enrich Massachusetts’ cultural life. Application Deadline: June 13, 11:59 PM.

Sambanismo Experience is an international dance, music and art event dedicated to combining the energy and rhythm of music with the vibrant essence of Brazilian culture. The 3-day festival is highlighted by a world-renowned teaching panel of experts & pioneers of Hip hop, House, Waacking and Afro Dance teaching dance workshops for all levels of dancer at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center.  The event will also feature high level Popping, Hip Hop, House dance battles with cash prizes for the winners. Friday, April 26-Sunday, April 28, at 41 Second Street, Cambridge. Tickets: $400.

The weekend concludes with an after-party that features the legendary DJ Spinna who visits Boston to celebrate the culmination of Sambanismo at La Fabrica Night Life in Central Square. Patrons will be treated to the best hiphop and house music, as well as a DJ set all the way from Brazil from DJ G! Sunday, April 28, 8 PM-2 AM, at 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Tickets: $20. Contact beejerks@gmail.com with any questions.

Studio 170 is offering artists of all disciplines, living and/or working in New England, the opportunity to apply for travel funding to Germany in 2024. Whether you are planning an artist residency or a collaborative project in Germany, apply for a travel stipend to help cover the costs. Studio 170 will reimburse up to $1500 in travel costs including flights, room & board, visa, and necessary shipping costs. Artists must be based in New England and have a confirmed invitation to Germany for a residency or for a collaborative project with an artist and/or an organization. Although there is no required length of stay, the expectation is at least 10 days.  Artists of all disciplines, including visual and multi-media art, film, theater, music, writing and dance, are invited to apply. Artists are asked to share material for the Goethe-Institut Boston social media channels during their time in Germany and upon returning, commit to participating in a public event at the Goethe-Institut Boston at which they share their work or alternatively submit a final report. Application deadline is April 30, 2024. Decisions will be communicated by May 15. Expectation is to fund at least two stipends in 2024.

The Reach Pedagogy Intensive, July 8-11, 9 AM- 2 PM, is designed for both experienced and new teachers with scholarships and fellowships available. This intensive is intentionally affordable with the goal of providing a service to those who teach; being able to afford it shouldn’t stand in the way of participating. In fact, new teachers can be paid to participate. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Dance in a crowd for Beti Zet’s new music video. There’s an additional option to be a Fruity Deity (wear a toga & hold a fruit & pose. Video recording will take place on May 18, 2-5 PM for crowd dancing. Fruity Deity shots run until 7 PM. Rain date is May 19 in Allston, MA (exact address will be emailed before the shoot). Wear a queer pride attire/whatever makes you feel hot & confident! The video will be very fruity (literally), so feel free to wear any fruit-themed attire if you have it! Drag artists & dancers are welcome and will receive a highlight in the video if you wish. If you sign up to be a Fruity Deity, please bring your own bedsheet/toga! Extras provided if needed.