Community barbecue followed by free performance at Ramsay Park basketball court, South End, Boston 6:30-8:00 barbecue 8:00 Welcome Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture for City of Boston 8:00-8:15 Teen Performance 8:20 Performance of Invisible: Imprints of Racism/ Anna Myer and Dancers/beheard.world
Every fourth Sunday, New England’s belly dance community takes over the Arts at the Armory Cafe for a show celebrating the beauty of Middle Eastern and fusion dance. This month, our line-up features American cabaret dancer, Morgana; Cafe Raqs new-comer, Felicia; Daughters of Nadira, a troupe under the direction of local legend, Nadira Jamal; sassy … Continued
Tap Jam @ Studio C delivers an up-close-and-personal showcase of seasoned and cutting-edge tap dance soloists exchanging rhythmic ideas with the Jorge Pérez-Albela Trio. Improvising dancers and musicians feed off one another as well as the energy of the audience, making for a fun and unpredictable evening. Join us!
Cirque Mechanics “Pedal Punk” “Exceptional, evocative, eye-catching and engrossingly entertaining!” The New York Times You’ve never seen a circus like this! Hailed as “the greatest contribution to the American circus since Cirque du Soleil” by Spectacle magazine, Cirque Mechanics returns to wow FirstWorks audiences with Pedal Punk, a dazzling whirl of acrobats, cyclists, and one-of-a-kind … Continued
“One of the most searching and singular imaginations of our time!” −The New York Times World premiere concert and masterworks with live orchestra! Dance master Paul Taylor is arguably the greatest living choreographer. At an age when most artists’ greatest work is long behind them, he continues to create works that are vibrant, powerful, … Continued
Experience the art and spirit of hip-hop dance “The most respected — and the most brilliant — hip-hop choreographer in America.” – The New Yorker “phenomenal”– The New York Times The sensational, world-renowned choreographer Rennie Harris—believed by many to be the best living hip-hop dancer/artist on earth—takes the FirstWorks stage with his namesake company in … Continued
All Together Now is a multimedia event series that makes space for women, people of color, and LGBTQ artists of many genres. The next show, on August 27, will include a performance by choreographer and dancer, Adlai Grayson. Adlai previously performed cancer research, and now runs Project Nailz, a Boston-based dance company empowering women and … Continued
The eight members of New York City based Dusan Tynek Dance Theatre perform a site specific work at a quarry in the Lanesville section of Gloucester. Saxophonist Russ Gershon provides the live accompaniment. For Quarry Dance 5, the Dušan Týnek dancers will use the architecture, cliffs, ledges, paths and water of Barker’s Quarry to celebrate this special … Continued
The Great Friends Dance Festival is 9 nights of performance, with a unique shared bill each night, in the intimate and historic 1699 Great Friends Meeting House in the heart of Newport. Artistic Director Miki Ohlsen has invited a diverse roster of guest companies to share performance and creative time at the Festival this year, … Continued
During the heat of summer (held on the third weekend in July), artists and festival goers converge on Davis Square, transforming it into one of the area’s largest and most innovative arts festivals. Each year we develop a theme that serves as a launching point for artists and the community to express themselves. This year’s … Continued