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Return to Joy

The Dance Complex
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Tap artist Ryan P. Casey brings his “freakishly clean footwork … reminiscent of Fred Astaire” (Dance Magazine) back to The Dance Complex for a solo performance about finding joy around every corner. Through dance, storytelling, poetry, and probably a few jokes about his height, he will showcase why rhythm might just be the key to … Continued

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J2RC Dances presents “Rigor & Risk”, a winter afternoon salon experience featuring music, literature, art, and dance, in the style of French salons from the 17th and 18th centuries, often held in the reception rooms of large houses. Audience members would enjoy arts presentations, share ideas, and engage in discussion with artists. Honoring this tradition, … Continued

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MetaMovements presents: Latin Dance for All Ages — FREE lessons & dance parties on Saturdays January 17, 24 & Feb 7! If you’ve been a fan of Dancing On The Row or Salsa In The Park, this is that same magic—connection, movement, and community—now indoors! What to expect: →Beginner-friendly dance lessons →A lively Latin dance … Continued

Truths Our Bodies Tell

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
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An Evening Where Movement Carries Memory Truths Our Bodies Tell is an evening where movement carries memory. In this company concert, Danza Orgánica presents six original dance works drawing from our origins, our embodied landscapes, our dystopian realities, and the truths we carry forward. Original Choreography by: Claudia Varela, Marcel Santiago Marcelino, and Mar Parrilla. … Continued

Trisha Brown Dance Company Masterclass

Jackson Dance Lab, Tufts University
February 12, 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Trisha Brown Dance Company Masterclass with Catherine Kirk at Tufts University Class Description: Led by Catherine Kirk from the Trisha Brown Dance Company, this class engages dancers in the physical principles underlying Trisha Brown’s work. Emphasizing alignment, clarity, and kinetic ease, the class moves through repertory-based phrases that establish a shared movement language, which dancers … Continued

Trisha Brown Dance Company

Boston Arts Academy Theater
February 13, 2026
8:00 pm
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm

Making their Celebrity Series debut, Trisha Brown Dance Company brings a program spanning the visionary postmodern choreographer’s groundbreaking career—from her early explorations of movement to her later masterpieces. Glacial Decoy, Brown’s first work for a proscenium stage, is a mesmerizing fusion of dance and visual art. With a backdrop of Robert Rauschenberg’s dreamlike photographs, dancers … Continued

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February 13, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

DANCE DATE is a dance-for-all program that invites participants to explore communication, trust, and creativity through contemporary dance with a family member, friend, or romantic partner. While this creative movement workshop does require you to Bring-Your-Own-Partner, you do not need any prior experience in dance or movement. Pairs can range in relationship: grandchild/grandparent, parent/child, first … Continued

Show flyer featuring abstract overlapping bodies over a color blocked background. The text reads "catch_release: an immersive pole dance performance by Olivia Moon"
February 13, 2026
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
February 14, 2026
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

catch_release is an immersive pole dance production that brings collaborators together across several mediums to imagine an intimate evening of living art. Through pole dance, set design, and sound activation, this installation bridges us between our current reality and a dream world. Inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s painting, Pentecost, this show will be powered by the … Continued

February 13, 2026
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join artists Reggie Wilson and Michel Kouakou of Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group for this welcoming workshop as part of the 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival. Community Shouts are joyful, participatory sing-alongs that invite people to connect with their rhythmic voices, bodies, and one another. Through songs, rhythms, and storytelling from Africa and the African … Continued

Tango After Dark

Berklee Performance Center
February 20, 2026
8:00 pm

Tango After Dark offers an electrifying dive into the soul of Argentine dancing—capturing the seductive pulse of Buenos Aires and unveiling the dance in its purest form: bold, sensual, and unforgettable. The latest show from World Tango Champion German Cornejo blends tradition with contemporary sophistication and features a company of powerful dancers joined by a … Continued