Happy Tuesday BDA Community!
While I hope you have enjoyed the past few warm and sunny days, fall has danced its way into the changing leaves and a cooler breeze. October has brought, and continues to bring, so much to the dance community. Grant opportunities, performances, workshops, and other dance events have kept us at BDA quite busy. It has been great to connect with some of you in person at some of these events as well as hearing from you virtually about your upcoming projects. Keep us updated: we would love to support you and help get the word out!
We have one last International Moves and Food event this week to wrap up the 4-week series. We hope to see you there to enjoy the last bit of warmth and sunshine with Souls of India.
Have a great week,
Carmen S. Rizzo, Operations & Membership Associate
BDA Member Events This Week
FREE! – Join the last International Moves and Food highlighting Indian dance and cuisine. In a partnership with the Esplanade Association, BDA brings you Souls of India, leading a class that gives you a taste of how tradition meets modernism. The first demo will be a pure dance piece in traditional Indian classical dance form. The second demo will give you a taste of how they incorporate their classical training with a modern outlook into a regional dance form called Bengali contemporary using a background score from the Oscar winning director Satyajit Ray. After that, they will teach a short choreography from their second demo piece to those interested (all levels of dancers and non-dancers are welcome) and hope to end the session with everyone dancing together. Wednesday, October 23, 5:00-6:30 PM, between the Hatch Shell and the Esplanade Playspace.
In this intermediate/advanced Master Class, Desmond Richardson will guide students through Contemporary Ballet in Complexions’ Nique technique. Nique employs a total body approach, blending classical and contemporary methods to explore on- and off-center movement, beginning with barre work and progressing to center. Saturday, October 26, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM, at The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Registration: $35.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn locking form from one of its leading pioneers. Scoo B Doo’s three-hour master class will cover the core moves of Locking created by Don “Campbellock” Campbell as well as Scoo B Doo’s own signature steps. In addition, participants will learn about Scoo B Doo’s remarkable dance journey through a Q&A segment, receive a Locking certificate signed by Scoo B Doo, and have an opportunity to take pictures with this legendary master Locker. Saturday, October 26, 1:30-4:30 PM at Salsa y Control, 161 Harvard Avenue #13b, Boston. Registration: $30.
Every year Jean Appolon Expressions hosts a Fèt Gede class to commemorate the Haitian Day of the Dead. Wear purple, white and/or black to honor ancestors. Feel free to bring photos or mementos to honor loved ones who have passed. Saturday, October 26, 1:30-3:00 PM, at The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Registration: $25.
City Ballet of Boston presents Dancing: Up Close & Personal, a fall studio showcase. This intimate evening of dance features three re-staged works by Tony Williams and new choreography by Gianni Di Marco and Morgan Brown Sanborn. Following the performance, join the artists for light refreshments and a Q&A. Pay-what-you-can tickets available. Saturday, October 26, 7:00 PM, and Sunday, October 27, 1:30 PM, at the Tony Williams Dance Center, 284 Amory Street, Jamaica Plain.
Cambridge Dance Company presents their Annual Showcase. Join for a night of capitvating performances. You will have the chance to meet and connect with the dancers after the show. Saturday, October 26, 8-10 PM, at the Boston University Dance Theatre, 915 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Tickets: $20.
Join Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre for a rave in the grave to support Dance for World Community and the upcoming 15th anniversary festival! Dress to impress with your best spooky Halloween costume. Enjoy pop up performances by JMBT’s YouthWorks, Off Beat Tap Company, Boston Lindy Bomb Squad, Laura Sanchez Flamenco and Valkyrie Heels Crew. Dance music, silent auction, and cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will all be served at the Rave Yard Smash. Saturday, October 26, 8-11 PM at the JMBT’s Sanctuary Theatre, 400 Harvard Street, Cambridge. Tickets: $60.
Rasik, a newly formed grassroots initiative to curate and present classical dances of India, welcomes four more artists of diverse backgrounds to perform Kathak, Bharatanatyam and Odissi for their second day of their concert series. Witness beautiful story telling with Anjali Nath, Parvathy Nair, Priya Bangal, and Soumya Rajaram. Sunday, October 27, 5 PM at The Foundry, 101 Rogers St., Cambridge. Tickets: $15-$200.
FREE! – Complexions dance artist and rehearsal director Jillian Davis will lead an intermediate-advanced level workshop introducing Nique. Nique is the official technique of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, created by founders Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. This technique employs a total body approach to training, combining classical and contemporary dance methods to explore both on- and off-center movement. The workshop will be followed by a Q&A conversation with Harvard undergraduate students only. Thursday, October 24, 6:00-7:30 PM, at the Harvard Dance Center, 66 Garden St., Cambridge.
Boston Ballet presents Fall Experience, featuring a world premiere by Lia Cirio, Ein von Viel by Sabrina Matthews, Plan to B by Jorma Elo and The Seasons’ Canon by Crystal Pite. Thursday, October 24 through Sunday, November 4, at the Citizen’s Bank Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. Tickets: $25-$205.
Join the Boston Circus Guild for Cirque of the Dead, a theatrical Halloween circus spectacular! Immerse yourself in a chilling tale that has been 100 years in the making as you’re transported to an era when psychic mediums, seances, and a fervent belief in the spirit world captivated the public imagination. Enjoy an incredible view of circus performers suspended above you and sinister, otherworldly beings lurking all around the venue. The action happens on all sides, and every spot in the theater is a unique experience! Thursday, October 24-Thursday, October 31, at the Arts at the Armory 191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville. Tickets: $42-$65.
FREE! – Join an immersive physical theatre workshop with Stefanie Batten Bland. Her work is at the intersection of dance-theatre, film, and immersive experience. Stefanie danced for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Lar Lubovitch, Tanztheater Wüppertal Pina Bausch, PunchDrunk’s Sleep No More, Hungarian choreographer Pal Frenák, Jérome Savary at the Paris Opéra Comique and creator Georges Mombôye of the Côte d’Ivoire. Don’t miss your chance to move in the space with Stefanie! Friday, October 25, 9-11 AM at the Jackson Dance Studio, 50 Talbot Avenue, Medford.
Join the Mini Movers Studio for a spooky fun dance class, geared towards dancers 2+ but open to all. Friday, October 25, 9:30 AM at the Children’s Piazza, 83 Pine Street, Unit F, Peabody. Registration $15.
FREE! – Williams College hosts their fall Open House. The dancers and directors from the Department’s ensembles offer visitors a rare behind-the-scenes look into how each ensemble trains and rehearses, along with sneak previews of works in progress. Friday, October 25, 4:30-5:30 PM at the Dance Studio, ’62 Center, 1000 Main Street, Williamstown.
The Tango Society of Boston presents “Celebrando Tango: Musica y Cultura“, a weekend-long festival with food, folklore, tango classes, performances, a halloween costume contest and more! Friday, October 25-Sunday, October 27, at Dance Union Studio, 16 Bow St., Somerville. Registration: $25-$200.
The Dance Show by Audrey MacLean Performance Projects, investigates how dance is defined, challenges our notion of what dance should look like, and aims to create a shared experience between the audience and performers. Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26, 7:30 PM at the Martin Hall in the Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., Boston.
Led by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, New York’s Complexions Contemporary Ballet presents a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles, and cultures to create thought-provoking, entertaining, and accessible work. Complexions will perform From Bach to Bowie: a collection of company favorites honoring the musical legacies of two of history’s most famous artists. Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26, 8 PM at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. Tickets: $58-$85.
FREE! – Castle of our Skins presents a family friendly, music-dance-spoken word performance that shines the light on Black artistry through solo and chamber works by legendary Black composers like Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Undine Smith Moore as well as contemporary voices like Jessie Montgomery and Kendrick Lamar. Saturday, October 26, 2 PM at Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport.
Join the Legends of Hollywood Costume Party. Come dressed in your red carpet best or your favorite Hollywood icon/movie character from any era for a chance to win prizes in the costume contest. Enjoy live jazz by the Beverly Hills Ensembleand a special performance by the dazzling dancers of Ambiance Empire. Dance the night away as we pay tribute to the timeless scores and songs of classic cinema, with special performances by guest stars Gibson Malone and Boston’s fabulous Marilyn Monroe. Saturday, October 26, 7-11 PM, at the Huntington Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. Tickets: $40.
El Bonche in Boston hosts a Halloween Dance Party featuring a performance by Adriel and Malena. Saturday, October 26, 8:30-11:00 PM at Rumba y Timbal Dance Studio, 7 Temple St., Cambridge. Tickets: $15-$20. They’re also offering a Cuban Dance Workshop with Adriel & Malena. Learn Rumba (2-3 PM), and Timba Fusion (3-4 PM). Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced dancer, bring the Cuban heat to your dance moves. Sunday, October 27, 2-4 PM at Rumba y Timbal Dance Studio, 7 Temple St., Cambridge. Registration: $30-$60.
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre is looking for one more male and female dancer to join their Nutcracker production this year. They are seeking a male dancer for the roles of snow prince/Act II divertissements and one more female apprentice dancer for the roles of dream fairies/snow/flowers.
City Ballet of Boston (CBB) is seeking an inaugural Director of Development, a new and exciting position that will be essential in bringing this successful and well-respected arts organization to its next level. The Director will spearhead the organization’s development function and expand community presence in fundraising and building a corporate support strategy. CBB is poised for growth, and the Director will play an integral role in developing the organization’s infrastructure and amplifying its programmatic impact.
Grants for Creative Individuals are unrestricted grants of $5,000 to Massachusetts artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners to equitably advance creative expression throughout our diverse communities. Application Deadline: Thursday, October 24.
Designed to support original, innovative, and risk-taking artistic ventures to nurture and grow the careers of choreographers, Next Steps for Boston Dance responds to the needs of dance artists and circus artists working in multiple genres to have the flexibility to push creative boundaries, work in dedicated spaces, and have mentorship and/or skill development opportunities. Six to seven grants will be awarded to artists with an emphasis on including a variety of genres. Selected Artists will be at different career stages: at the beginning of a professional career, mid-career, and well-established. We strongly encourage all artists to apply. Next Steps for Boston Dance supports choreographers and circus artists creating original work in any dance genre to move forward and take a “next step” in their careers by providing a value of over $12,500.00 in rehearsal space, consulting meetings, implementation funds and more. Application Deadline: Friday, October 25.