Cambridge Youth Dance Program & Deborah Mason Performing Arts Center are throwing a dance party to benefit CYDP’s “WHAT THE DICKENS!’ performances on Food, cash bar, special guest appearances, silent auction, and DJ BOOgieing. For more information visit, cydp.org.
Back by popular demand, the Triveni Ensemble presents their critically acclaimed production, Sapta: Encore. A cross-cultural exploration between art and philosophy, Sapta: Encore fuses Indian classical dance with the Western concept of the seven deadly sins. Join us as we delve into human nature visualized through dance. With new choreography, a live collaboration with world-jazz … Continued
Internationally renowned Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal presents the Boston premiere of Dance Me, an exclusive creation inspired by the rich and profound work of Montréal-based poet, artist, and songwriter Leonard Cohen. Approved by Cohen during his lifetime and under the artistic direction of Louis Robitaille and the strong and bold dramaturgy of Eric Jean, … Continued
Los Angeles‒based BODYTRAFFIC is internationally recognized for its high-caliber work, blending contemporary, jazz, and ballet. Founded in 2007 by Lillian Rose Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett, the company performs a wide range of provocative dance commissioned from today’s most dynamic choreographers. Its program features Boston premieres including Resolve by Wewolf, George & Zalman by Ohad … Continued
Under the co–artistic direction of Jessie Jeanne Stinnett and award-winning Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili, Boston Dance Theater (BDT) is a Boston-based contemporary dance company committed to presenting relevant works by acclaimed choreographers. BDT showcases the talents of Boston-based dancers and will perform world-premiere works by Shannon Gillen/VIMVigor, Itzik Galili, and Micaela Taylor, along with Peekaboo, … Continued
Groundbreaking Montréal-based company RUBBERBAND brings together contemporary dance composition and West Coast hip-hop like none other. Choreographer Victor Quijada, who was a b-boy in Los Angeles before signing on with Twyla Tharp and later Les Grands Ballets Canandiens de Montréal, creates an electrifying new style of dance inspired by breakdancing, ballet, and contemporary dance. Ever … Continued
Founded in 1985 by artistic director David Parsons and Tony Award‒winning lighting designer Howell Binkley, the New York City‒based company is known around the world for choreography and dancers bursting with unstoppable energy. “Relentlessly high energy . . . this is a ‘dance your heart out’ (at all times, no excuses) kind of enterprise.”—The New … Continued
Known for his “artful and mesmerizing” (Dance Magazine) take on hip-hop and breaking, Raphael Xavier takes this movement vocabulary to uncharted territory with a transcendent mix of poetry, precision, and spontaneity. His new work, Sassafrazz: From Roots to Mastery, explores the three stages of Break Life: birth, life, and death, with three styles of Breaking: … Continued
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts welcomes Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines- visual arts, literary, performing, crafts, new media, etc. – to the State House to thank them for all they contribute to our state’s economy and quality of life. Massachusetts is the only state in the country to have such an event! This year’s honorees … Continued
Boston Ballet presents BB@home: ChoreograpHER, a program dedicated to Company dancers who want to explore the art of choreography. This year’s program features new works by Company dancers Lia Cirio, Chyrstyn Fentroy, Lauren Herfindahl, Sage Humphries, Abigail Merlis, and Joy Womack. Performances will be held October 24–25 at 7:30 pm at Boston Ballet’s headquarters (19 … Continued