My Body, My Dance: Reimagining Duncan for the 21st Century explores the current struggle over women’s physical autonomy through original choreography, paired with reimagined works by modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan. Duncan, a ground-breaking feminist, espoused freeing the body from physical and social constraints, a subject as relevant today as it was a hundred years … Continued
Experience Henry Longfellow’s The Skeleton in Armor come to life! Taking its name from a line in the poem, trembled to walk on blends dance, music, poetry and history as it features a live duet, an adapted score, the writings of Longfellow, and the real history of the skeleton in armor. We will discover how … Continued
The Huntington Hosts Boston Lindy Hop for the “Back Bay Shuffle” – a one-of-a-kind Lindy Hop dance event in The Huntington’s 1925 Maso Studio ballroom, featuring a fun beginner lesson led by BLH instructors followed by social dancing to music spun by the best jazz DJs in town. Get ready to swing out at the … Continued
Restorative Contact is a mindful touch and movement practice developed and led by Gabrielle Revlock. Primarily floor-based, Restorative Contact is practiced in pairs and invites participants to slow down, notice sensation, and listen through the skin– tuning interoception, exteroception, and proprioception. Techniques that promote agency and mutuality will be offered, and we will practice the … Continued
Come see a variety of traditional Chinese dances! Dance Revelasian, Wang YMCA, and Westwood Chinese School are excited to present our annual Chinese Dance Showcase! We are three highly-decorated Chinese dance companies that have been performing in the greater Boston and New England area for many years, and we’re delighted to bring you all of … Continued
The 10th annual Linda Plaut Newton Festival of the Arts will be presenting Dance Currents Inc.’s Moving Forward in Place, directed by Kathy Hassinger. Dance Current’s mission is to strengthen the links between past, present and future dance; to present the art of dance as vital to the health and culture of the community; to … Continued
If your coach led you in a group prayer before a ball game, Or you were cast as a donkey in your church’s Christmas pageant. If you know who Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber are, Then we have a show for you! SALVAGE is a dance / theater work-in-progress deconstructing the funny, ridiculous, … Continued
Join Modern Connections for the Rep Class Showing on Saturday, May 10th. The Modern Connections Rep Class is a nine-week program opportunity for movers to commit to their dance training and to perform. The showing will include a class demonstration and the presentation of a choreographic phrase. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, the show … Continued
Irish dance has a long and joyful tradition of social dancing – getting together to move to live traditional music and connect. Here in Boston, we have a great history of Irish social “céilí” and “set” dancing – from the 1950’s dance hall era on Dudley St. in Roxbury, to céilís during the folk revival … Continued
Modern/Post-Modern Technique with David Dorfman.