In 2017 José Mateo Ballet Theatre celebrates the 30th anniversary of their original version of The Nutcracker! Mateo’s production continues to honor the classical tradition while putting an innovative interpretation on this holiday icon.
The Dance Complex’s 5th annual Winter Wonder Dance Festival will features classes, repertory, and performance opportunities with brilliant visiting Teaching Artists. Classes are offered in a wide range of levels and styles- something for everyone! We invite you to join us in celebrating the start of the new year by dedicating time to your training. … Continued
Tafuta! blends music, dance and poetry to tell the story of a young child who is bullied in school because of his family’s tradition of celebrating Kwanzaa. The child ultimately embraces his heritage, discovers his own voice and self-empowerment and draws on the strength found in this African American tradition to triumph over the bullies. … Continued
Come together to witness Haitian contemporary dance and culture as Jean Appolon Expressions (JAE) shares its latest interpretation of the immigrant experience. The evening will include a live dance performance, live Haitian music, media from JAE’s 2017 Haiti summer Institute AND an opportunity for everyone to let loose on the dance floor with a dj.
With Funny Uncle Cabaret & Nut/Cracked, the holidays have never seemed less dysfunctional and more fun: First Act: selections from PDM’s alternative family-inspired alternative Nutcracker, Gumdrops & The Funny Uncle, with jazz singer and tap dancer Jenny Herzog adding both voice and style. Joining the PDM company is the The School of Classical Ballet Repertory … Continued
Megan Bascom & Dancers bring two compelling works to Boston for an exciting evening of dance. The company will present excerpts of SAID.I.MEANT, an “insightful, complex, and curious” work developed from ideas of what washes away and gets left behind through transition and change. The audience will also see For Whom, MB&D’s beautifully intimate and … Continued
A Study on Effort explores connections between sound, body and duration. An hour-long dialogue between dancer Bobbi Jene Smith (formerly of Tel Aviv’s Batsheva Dance Company and subject of “Bobbi Jene,” the Tribeca Film Festival’s 2017 award winner for Best Documentary) and violinist Keir GoGwilt (soloist with the Chinese National Symphony, the Orquesta Filarmónica de … Continued
Boston Ballet celebrates New Year’s Eve with a special, one-night-only version of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. This New Year’s Eve edition of the timeless holiday classic will include a pre-show brass quintet playing all-time favorite holiday melodies, and added twists and treats to the Boston Opera House stage and patron experience. The magical night will … Continued
Join us for a high-energy afternoon of percussive rhythms from Polynesia, the Bollywood beats of India, and the spicy sounds of Latin America. *Free skating admission all day
Join us for a tapas feast at La Casa de Pedro, followed by colorful Spanish music and dancing by FlamencoBoston! Flamenco is an eclectic art form originating from the cultural melting pot that was the south of Spain, blending together the influences of the Andalusians, Moors, Sephardic Jews, Indians, and Gypsies. Flamenco Boston is rooted … Continued