Mari Osanai Butoh Performance

The Barn at Old Schwamb Mill
December 7, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

A very special and rare opportunity to see Butoh dancer and Noguchi Taiso master teacher Mari Osanai perform in Arlington, MA for the first time. An intimate performance hosted by visual artist Eva Zasloff at the Barn, an artist studio at the Old Schwamb Mill. This will be a site-specific work created especially for the … Continued

Polar Express Pajama Party!

Mini Movers Studio Charlestown
December 7, 2025
3:30 pm - 7:00 pm

DETAILS Arrive and Write A Letter to Santa Dance Class Watch the Polar Express! Arrival of Special Guest! Pizza and Popcorn will be served during the movie! Attendees are welcome to wear pajamas and bring a pillow/blanket to use as we watch the movie! Our goal is to keep our special guest a SURPRISE for attendees. … Continued

December 11, 2025
5:30 pm
December 14, 2025
12:00 pm
December 15, 2025
7:00 pm

We’re excited to share that our new dance studio in the heart of Nubian Square, the JAE Dance Center, is scheduled to open in January 2026! Check out the JAE Dance Center at any our events this December, envision possibilities/ask questions, and co-create ways to integrate this new space into Boston’s cultural ecosystem. We invite … Continued

December 13, 2025
2:00 pm
December 13, 2025
7:00 pm
December 14, 2025
1:00 pm

Anthony Williams’ “Urban Nutcracker”, a contemporary holiday classic that captures the spirit of Boston, returns to the Boch Center Shubert Theatre December 13-21 for its 25th season! This enchanting production showcases winter scenes set against the backdrop of downtown Boston, blending the vibrant rhythms of Duke Ellington with Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Anchored in classical ballet, … Continued

South Shore Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker

The Theatre at Maria Weston Chapman Middle School
December 13, 2025
1:00 pm
December 13, 2025
5:00 pm
December 14, 2025
1:00 pm

South Shore Ballet Theatre’s annual production of The Nutcracker. The classic holiday tradition is performed in Weymouth at Chapman Theatre by the only pre-professional school on the South Shore.

Several figures wearing metallic pink vests with arms upraised against a dark background

Funny Uncle Cabaret

The Dance Complex
December 13, 2025
8:00 pm
December 14, 2025
7:00 pm

In its 25th year of theme and variation, PDM’s “Funny Uncle” series adapts this 2025 version to include dance, singing choirs of kids, and a cabaret number or two – all celebrating families we choose, rather than only the ones we are born to. In addition to PDM’s core collaborators performing their own works, guest … Continued

December 13, 2025
7:00 pm
December 14, 2025
3:00 pm

Join Carmen S. Rizzo & Dancers for an evening of contemporary dance ranging from ooey-gooey to tempestuous qualities. Come dive in! “Lágrimas e Mel” (which translates to “Tears and Honey”) is an hour-long contemporary dance performance choreographed collaboratively. The evening is split into three parts: the first referring to tears, the second explores honey and … Continued

An member of Anne Plamondon Productions hangs upside down across the shoulders of another dancer.

Anne Plamondon Productions: “MYOKINE”

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
December 13, 2025
8:00 pm
December 14, 2025
3:00 pm

In its Boston debut, Canadian contemporary dance company Anne Plamondon Productions explores the body as a source of resilience and beauty in MYOKINE. Secreted by muscles when the body is in motion, myokines are often called “molecules of hope” for the sense of well-being and optimism they provide. For Plamondon, this process symbolizes the healing … Continued

December 13, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Join us as the intersection of creation and experiencing. Sacredness of Togetherness: Art, Religion, and Processing It All is a unique, multidisciplinary performance and exploration where artists and audience members will investigate their relationships to religion. Structured as a gallery, attendees will be invited to interact with activities, move about the space, and witness performances … Continued

December 20, 2025
6:00 pm
December 21, 2025
2:00 pm

BoSoma Youth Company, the pre-professional dance company of BoSoma School of Dance (BSD), is proud to present its annual winter concert, Holiday Spectacular: A Snow Globe Wish. This family-friendly production invites audiences to get into the holiday spirit and follow two dancers whose whispered wish transports them into a magical snow globe world. Their journey … Continued