Join us for a night of celebrating community and strength, at the first annual More than Moves Festival! Hosted by Paradise Lost: A Movement Collective, the More than Moves Festival bands together the influence of narrative and the beauty of movement to benefit Transition House — Cambridge’s domestic violence agency for community education, outreach and … Continued
Gathering together the many talents at the Dance Complex and having a showing of work by choreographers that teach and frequent the Dance Complex Performing Dance Companies Impulse Dance Co. – Adrienne T. Hawkins Off Beat – Ryan P. Casey Freedom Dances – Nicole C. Laliberte’ Present Day Dance Theatre – McKersin Previlus Mystique Illusion … Continued
UK-based dance maker Vincent Cacialano brings the second installment of his radical dance performance Auto-Body-Graphic. Also featured in the evening are two collaborative dance-film projects by Vincent Cacialano and Alan McDermott, and an opening act of electronic music by My Brother Daniel (Scott Buchanan). A $10 donation to the artists is suggested. Seating is … Continued
Forty Steps Dance gets set to deliver another fun-filled outdoor summer performance in Swampscott, on Fisherman’s Beach, Saturday, August 6, at 5:30 p.m. (rain date August 7). The troupe will present a new site-specific dance with specially adapted selections from its critically acclaimed “Spirits,” a new work that debuted in April of this year. “Spirits,” … Continued
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