BU Dance Showcase 2018

Boston University Dance Theater
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A celebration of the diversity of dance with aerial, classical and contemporary ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and improvisation pieces by BU Faculty and guests, including BBII, courtesy of Boston Ballet. This annual concert includes teen and seasoned performers in works by BU faculty choreographers Margot Parsons, DeAnna Pellecchia, Marin Orlosky Randow, and Liz Roncka; excerpts … Continued

Project MUM

Somerville ARTFarm for Social Innovation
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Our very own intergalactic dance party returns to the ARTFarm for their 8th circuit back to our planet! Return to Project MUM for this year’s exciting party and remember to keep it cosmic! This is a full participatory event, come in costume, bring art, make art, be art, and DANCE! Welcome to the 8th MUM! … Continued

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Join us this Halloween season for Cirque of the Dead, a naughty nightmare of circus spectacle! This year, we turn the page on a new chapter and invite you to a grim Choose Your Own Adventure – zombies, vampires, haunted delights and other magical creatures will fill the evening with never-before-seen aerial acts, acrobatics, and … Continued

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This is our annual benefit to support our youth programs. This year’s honorees include Jose Mateo (Jose Mateo Ballet Theater), Janine Busby (Boston Police Department), Liz Miranda (Community Activist) and David Howse (Office of the Arts and Artistic Director for ArtsEmerson). The evening will also feature youth from our Professional Dance Division performing new and … Continued

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Do you love to dance, or do you want to learn to dance? Come join us for a weekly series in September, featuring free lessons and live music! We will have the BDA DANCE FLOOR!!! This Thursday, September 13, learn to salsa with instructors from Metamovements Latin Dance Company Live music will be provided by … Continued

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If biting into a caramelized onion tart with Gruyere and thyme while watching a dance called Kneading sounds interesting, then you don’t want to miss Pairing III: An Interactive Food and Dance Event. In the award winning shade garden of visual artist Myrna Balk, Continuum Dance Project will present a series of site-specific food inspired … Continued

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Next Steps for Boston Dance responds to the needs of dance artists working in multiple genres to have the flexibilityto push creative boundaries, work in dedicated spaces, and have mentorship and/or skill development opportunities.Next Steps for Boston Dance supports choreographers creating original work in any genre to move forward and take a “next step” in … Continued

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Next Steps for Boston Dance responds to the needs of dance artists working in multiple genres to have the flexibilityto push creative boundaries, work in dedicated spaces, and have mentorship and/or skill development opportunities.Next Steps for Boston Dance supports choreographers creating original work in any genre to move forward and take a “next step” in … Continued

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Next Steps for Boston Dance responds to the needs of dance artists working in multiple genres to have the flexibilityto push creative boundaries, work in dedicated spaces, and have mentorship and/or skill development opportunities.Next Steps for Boston Dance supports choreographers creating original work in any genre to move forward and take a “next step” in … Continued

Trajal Harrel: Caen Amour

Institute of Contemporary Art
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Choreographer Trajal Harrell, creator of the series Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at Judson Church, merges history, ritual, and fantasy to reinterpret our ideas of the past. In his newest work, Caen Amour, Harrell conjures a fictional encounter between early modern dance pioneer Loïe Fuller, butoh creator Tatsumi Hijikata, and Comme des Garçons founder … Continued