Witness the artistic collaboration of a centuries-old orchestra and a cutting-edge contemporary dance company. Emmanuel Music and Urbanity Dance are teaming up to create an immersive performance experience, complete with moving stages, a 35-member orchestra, and theatrical lighting, performed in-the-round in the stunning, storied Emmanuel Church.
Events
Bolshoi Postmodern: The Flames of Paris + Q&A
Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Open Conversations | Performances Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vassilev defy gravity in Alexei Ratmansky’s dynamic reimagining of the classic Soviet ballet. Created in 1932 for the 15th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution, it has a libretto based on Provençal author Félix Gras’s book about the French Revolution and a score by Boris Asafyev based on French popular songs. The … Continued
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vassilev defy gravity in Alexei Ratmansky’s dynamic reimagining of the classic Soviet ballet, filmed in HD. Created in 1932 for the 15th anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution, the libretto was adapted from a book by Provençal author Félix Gras about the French Revolution and a score by Boris Asafyev based on … Continued
Dance all night and into the small hours to live music from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and more at the 31st annual Balkan Night extravaganza. New to Balkan dance? Many of the early evening sessions include instruction. .
Seeking: texts, matches, likes, friendship, love, validation Striving: perfection #AmericanDream #MillennialStyle Searching: for signal — A Modern Romance Touch Performance Art, the team that brought AcousticaElectronica, andSexyBack: or what you will to OBERON returns with their new show that infuses dialogue, dance, and video. Searching for Signal is a contemporary theater experience that captures a slice of … Continued
Following his acclaimed Broadway debut, Michael Flatley is proud to announce the highly anticipated U.S. tour, Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games. Flatley himself will headline in what will mark his final onstage appearances as a performer following a remarkable 20 year run as the creator and star of the Lord of the Dance franchise. … Continued
Doppelgänger Dance Collective: THE FIRST FOUR Concert and Symposium
Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University
Open Conversations | Performances The concert features four newly commissioned dance works created specifically for this innovative duets company by an esteemed group of local and national dancemakers: Heidi Henderson (RI), Paul Singh (NYC), Sydney Skybetter (RI), and B.J. Sullivan (NC). The dances will be accompanied by a string ensemble led by DDC’s musical director, cellist Adrienne Taylor. Surrounding … Continued
The Nightingale tells of an unadorned woodland songbird whose glorious music is the joy of all the forest creatures. When the Emperor of China learns of her beautiful song, he lures the Nightingale to his court, where her voice delights everyone. Richly staged with original choreography by Chip Morris, Commonwealth Ballet returns to Casey Theatre … Continued
Soaring on the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign for Love In Motion, Sasso & Company are propelling into Dancing The Distance. All of the choreography presented in this second season presentation explores how distance can affect communication, creation, friendship, and family relationships physically and emotionally. Dancing The Distance showcases three world premiere works plus fan-favorite company … Continued
Bolshoi Ballet on Film: The Taming of the Shrew
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Many suitors dream of marrying the lovely and docile Bianca, including Luciento. However her father will not let anyone marry her before her elder sister, the ill-tempered shrew Katharina, is herself married. French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot lands a coup with his adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy tailored specifically to the Bolshoi dancers, and achieves a magnetic … Continued