Events

In the spirit of Elma Lewis, ArtsEmerson, Roxbury Community College, OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center and the National Center for Afro-American Artists invite you to Welcome to Boston – A Cast Party for Step Afrika! The evening will feature performances by Boston Tap Company, OrigiNation, Adobuere Ebiama, Jean Appolon Expressions, Steppin in the Bean, Shaumba-Yandje Dibinga, … Continued

  Dancers Celebrate Dorothy Elizabeth is a performance and reception to celebrate together a treasured member of the Boston Dance community who danced into her 95’th year and inspired us all. The performance will feature the companies ​of ​which Dorothy Elizabeth was a member​:​ Back Pocket Dancers​, directed by Andy Taylor-Blenis​ Prometheus Elders Ensemble​, directed … Continued

Four local tap dance choreographers & their ensembles will share the stage for a presentation of exciting new works and works in progress that showcase a variety of rhythmic styles. Each troupe will share about the processes and inspirations behind their work, and the show will culminate in a creation of a brand-new collaborative piece … Continued

Performed on, and around, an inflatable plastic living room set, Inflatable Trio questions the ways we attempt to orient ourselves within ever-changing domestic, social and environmental landscapes. As the elements of a family room are repeatedly deflated, dismantled and re-organized, three dancers poignantly persist, react and cope. Each in turn upends—and is upended by—the objects, people and … Continued

Known as the “mother of modern dance,” Isadora Duncan created a series of mourning dances following the accidental deaths of her two children in 1913. Dances by Isadora will perform these evocative dances of wind, sea, darkness, and light in Hazel Dell.

The Femme Show celebrates queer femininity and the rich history of femme identity by proclaiming that “More is More.” We’re showcasing the over-the-top, the absurd, the flamboyant, and declare that, at least on our stage, there is no such thing as “too much.” The 2018 edition includes politics, step dancing, etiquette advice, fan dancing, drag, … Continued

the little match girl passion (David Lang) David Lang’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning the little match girl passion tells an everyday story in a hauntingly simple way. The human story of a starving girl freezing to death is framed within, and brilliantly juxtaposed with the divine St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach. A new series of one-hour … Continued

Dance Prism recreates the Boston of the early 1940s in its production of Variations on Make Way for Ducklings, a recollection of Robert McCloskey’s beloved tale of a Mallard family’s traffic fraught journey from the Charles River to the Public Garden. The ballet surrounds their voyage with the sounds and sights of the city in … Continued