“Ascending Folds III” is part of an ongoing interdisciplinary dance project that explores the relationship between outdoor rock climbing and dance. Ellen Oliver is collaborating with Rhode Island rock climbers and artists to create a series of films and site specific performances that explore the architecture of the rocks in relation to the human body. … Continued
Fabulous Irish Dancers from Rhode Island’s internationally renowned Irish Dance studio, Kelly Irish Dance debuts “The Providence Reel,” a collection of traditional & modern Irish Dances created to share the school’s love of the dance and the Creative Capital at PVDFest. For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the City of Providence’s Department of … Continued
Martin and Krissy Baldera are local international dance pros known for their charismatic, electrifying, and high-energy performances within the social dance scene in Rhode Island. The duo performs fusion dances incorporating salsa, bachata, ballroom & clubstyle dance forms and took center stage PVDFest2018 for a world record performance. For the fifth year, Mayor Jorge O. … Continued
Shadow puppetry meets dance-theater meets original songwriting riffing on American folk traditions. Fresh from a recent month of creative research hosted by the Casteliers puppetry festival in Montreal, Veronica Barron will showcase a collage of brand new works in development. Scenes you might see include: Two women dance, with gestures that alternate between delicate and … Continued
Global Water Dances uses the international languages of dance and film to promote awareness and a behavioral shift toward solutions for water preservation and conservation through community engagement. Choreographer: Audrey Albert King Dancers: Audrey Albert King Karen Klein Alice Heller Nancy Jo Cardillo Carolyn Melbye Kathleen Anderson Alina Fein Featuring poet Elizabeth McKim
Construction Zone is an interactive installation built out of chained yarn which grapples with questions of nonbinary performance. Everyone can rebuild our construction of gender to create endless possibilities! Come any time between 1:30pm-5:30pm for as long as you like. Entrance is free! Accessibility: Make Shift Boston is fairly accessible with step free access. **The … Continued
GARAGE BAND is a pop-up dance party, a celebration of community, a gathering in an unusual venue, the Arlington Global Service Station, a classic auto service station that has become, thanks to input from neighborhood artist Johnny Lapham, a public art landmark in the heart of Arlington’s Cultural District. Now the vibrant service station will … Continued
After embracing a different identity for his company, A.I.M makes its Ted Shawn Theatre debut performing a mixed repertory program that demonstrates the company’s diverse range of styles and Abraham’s own artistry as a performer with INDY, his first major solo in nearly a decade. A.I.M’s dynamic dancers perform Andrea Miller’s all-female state set to … Continued
For more than a decade, Brooklyn-based Gallim has embodied human connection through bold, raw, transformative works. A former dancer with Batsheva Dance Company and, most recently, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first choreographic Artist-in-Residence, Artistic Director Andrea Miller has established herself as a perpetually groundbreaking artist who brings unbridled vulnerability and sensitivity to her work. … Continued
Boston Ballet returns to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in over a decade, performing work by choreographic and visual artist William Forsythe, currently in a five-year artistic partnership with the Company, classics by Russian choreographer Leonid Yakobson, and resident choreographer Jorma Elo’s Bach Cello Suites.