Come join us as Mass Cultural Council celebrates in-school arts, sciences and humanities education. We will celebrating the STARS Residencies program and the work you all do to bring invaluable creative education to students in schools across the Commonwealth. We’ll be joined by state Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, and … Continued
Exploring universal themes of migration, choreographer Sandy Silva and filmmaker Marlene Millar collaborate to bring stories to the screen through percussive dance and song, capturing the speed, precision and intricacy of dance in a way that can’t be seen on a live stage. The performing artists were selected from different artistic disciplines: dancers, singers and … Continued
Montreal-based choreographer Sandy Silva was among the first to combine body percussion techniques and contemporary movement with percussive dance – her work stands at the vanguard of contemporary artistry in traditional music and dance. Over the past three decades, Sandy has developed a personal vocabulary of movement and sound based on the percussive dance practices … Continued
Willa Cather famously told her literary trustee to prevent publication of her draft manuscripts and letters. Tennessee Williams forbade his plays from being changed in any manner after his death. And Beastie Boys Adam Yanuch directed in his will that his image or music never be used for advertising purposes. Are these restrictions enforceable? Should … Continued
Boston Ballet II, the second company of Boston Ballet will present an array of works in an intimate black box theater setting. Boston Ballet II will perform four works including Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s The American set to music by Antonín Dvořák and the pas de deux from George Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes set … Continued
In Verona, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love while their respective families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are caught in a bitter rivalry ending in heart‐wrenching tragedy… Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company’s premiere of his production with dramatic urgency and a fresh re‐telling of Shakespeare’s beloved classic. … Continued
In the era of the French Revolution, Jeanne and her brother Jérôme leave Marseille for Paris in support the revolutionary effort that is taking over the capital. While fighting for freedom, they both encounter love along the way… Very few ballets can properly depict the Bolshoi’s overflowing energy and fiery passion as can Alexei Ratmansky’s … Continued
When Giselle learns that her beloved Albrecht is promised to another woman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. While Albrecht grieves, she returns from the dead as a Wili, a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death… Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role in the classical … Continued
The family and friends of Marcie Mitler, along with Eliza Mallouk and The Dance Complex, are pleased to announce the inaugural event of The Marcie Mitler Portal to Dance Fund. Throughout her lifetime, Marcie danced among us, always with a smile, sharing her respect for humanity and a passionate belief that we are better humans … Continued
Ring in the Year of the Dog at a free Lunar New Year celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston! Explore Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese traditions while enjoying a variety of music and dance performances throughout the Museum. • Check out performances by the Gund Kwok Asian Women’s Lion & Dragon Dance Troupe, Wah Lum Kung Fu … Continued