May 2, 2026
3:00 pm

A celebration of dance, community, and the Greater Boston spirit. Come celebrate the best of Greater Boston’s dance community at the Tony Williams’ Dorchester Dance Fest — a free showcase honoring the spirit, creativity, and joy that make our neighborhoods extraordinary. On May 2, 2026 at 3pm, the historic Strand Theatre comes alive with performances … Continued

Pantos Project Dance presents without you

Boston University Dance Theatre Group
May 2, 2026
2:30 pm
May 2, 2026
7:30 pm

For their annual spring revue, Pantos Project Dance presents without you. Under the direction of Kat Pantos, the company merges technically proficient and athletically charged concert and commercial contemporary work exploring themes of friendship, loss, and love. After an unexpected turn of events, the characters reconnect years later at a holiday gathering where friends feel … Continued

Making Moves: Boston

Jean Appolon Expressions Dance Center
May 3, 2026
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The National Center for Choreography-Akron (NCCAkron) presents Making Moves: Boston. This free event brings together arts leaders from across New England and the U.S. to discuss the often invisible labor and creative processes behind arts administration. Through case studies and storytelling, the conversation will explore adaptive thinking and creative administrative practices from a New England … Continued

May 3, 2026
9:30 am - 4:30 pm

This is an exciting opportunity to practice Authentic Movement and Moving and Writing with the Discipline of Authentic Movement led by Yu-Ling Hu and Paula Sager in the Greater Boston area! All are welcome! This day-long retreat will focus on strengthening the presence and voice of our inner witness as we explore the role of … Continued

Echoes of Time

The Dance Complex
May 3, 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Echoes of Time presents a series of solo works in the classical Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam that examine how time is experienced, remembered, and imagined. The program moves across temporal states: the past, where memory reconstructs and reshapes experience; the present, where time may dilate or contract under emotion and attention; and the future, … Continued

May 7, 2026
7:30 pm
May 8, 2026
7:30 pm
May 9, 2026
7:30 pm

The 2026 Spring Experience is made up of three contrasting works that showcase the versatility of Boston Ballet dancers and the varied styles of storytelling. This program includes two Boston Ballet premieres: Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering and William Forsythe’s Herman Schmerman, plus the return of Principal Dancer Lia Cirio’s After. Jerome Robbins’ signature … Continued

BABYBABYBABY

The Dance Complex
May 9, 2026
8:00 pm
May 10, 2026
7:00 pm

A dance about dances about love. Interested in the human impulse for connection, BABYBABYBABY (2024) taps into feelings of budding romance, when falling in love is silly and fast and sexy and devastating and you are brilliant and stupid and spellbound. With reference points ranging from early aughts romantic comedies and So You Think You … Continued

Shamel Pitts | TRIBE: Marks of RED

Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
May 15, 2026
8:00 pm
May 16, 2026
8:00 pm

A work of magical realism narrated by and featuring the viewpoints of six women, Marks of RED continues award-winning choreographer Shamel Pitts’s research exploring Black embodiment, aliveness, and human connection. Marks of RED is an Afrofuturistic meditation on the “womb space,” divining the effect that memory has on our experiences, senses, bodies, reality, and imaginative … Continued

May 28, 2026
7:30 pm
May 29, 2026
7:30 pm
May 30, 2026
1:30 pm

Deep in a century-long slumber, an enchanting Princess Aurora and her kingdom await the power of true love’s kiss in The Sleeping Beauty. This iconic production with its sumptuous sets and costumes, and host of magical characters, will transport you to a world of beauty, May 28–Jun 7. A spectacular achievement of academic classical choreography, … Continued

A young man, who's named Roberto in this production, is wearing a hat, a white shirt, a green handkerchief around his neck and khaki pants while smiling and posing in a rumba dancing position. In the image are also transparent images of his students dancing and playing instruments (or performing).
May 30, 2026
6:30 pm

Dance Revelasian is holding an open studio performance, showcasing our latest pieces from this season as well as some additional surprises! Join us for a more intimate, behind-the-scenes look at Dance Revelasian, including past pieces, technical combos, and performer solos, as well as the breathtaking stage performances we’re known for!