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
Come celebrate the globally inspired projects of dance artist Wendy Jehlen and visual artist Basil El Halwagy. See what we do and share in where we’re going! *Enjoy live performance, video, and installation elements from Wendy and Basil’s collaborations, including The Fine Art Suerheroes. *Hear about new portfolio works from basil el halwagy | creative … Continued
With its passionate choreography, spine-tingling swordsmanship, and celebrated score by Sergei Prokofiev, this colorful and emotional retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet has packed houses around the world. Helgi Tomasson’s bravura interpretation of the Bard’s greatest tragedy “lifts Shakespeare’s complex and familiar language off the gilded pages and translates it into lucid classical choreography that … Continued
A summer smash in Paris, Rome, Madrid, Istanbul, Montreal and Moscow, Cuisine & Confessions, the latest from the world-famous circus The 7 Fingers, celebrates its U.S. premiere with a strictly-limited engagement in Boston this summer. This time you are invited into their kitchen for a multi-sensory marvel. As in their previous Boston appearances (Traces, Sequence … Continued