BoSoma Dance Company presents “BDC’s 20th Anniversary Season,” an evening of contemporary dance directed by Artistic Director Katherine Hooper. This celebratory concert will share BoSoma’s 20 year history of groundbreaking dance and will get the audience excited about what the future has to hold. The Opening Act this season will be the BoSoma Youth Company … Continued

Boston Ballet Fall Experience

Citizens Bank Opera House

Boston Ballet and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen presents Fall Experience, a program featuring four ballets that will awaken your senses and touch your soul. Boston Ballet is the first American company to perform Akram Khan’s profound Vertical Road. In the same evening, Hans van Manen’s Trois Gnossiennes makes its Boston Ballet premiere, Jorma Elo’s fan … Continued

Join us for the premiere of Rachel Linsky’s newest dance film, “Z”L”, inspired by the work of Mieczyslaw Weinberg. This event will include a tour of the historic Vilna Shul, film premiere, and dancing for all to the live music of internationally acclaimed Klezmer band, Ezekiel’s Wheels. Weinberg was a Jewish-Polish composer who grew up … Continued

Saxyn Dance Works from New York City

Windhover Center for the Performing Arts

Saxyn Dance Works from New York City returns to Windhover Center for the Performing Arts to perform Thryn Saxon’s newest work Seolh based on the Scottish myth of the “selkies”… mythic sea creatures, half woman, half seal, that embody the human quest for freedom. Presenting immersive dance performances on Thursday September 7th and Friday September … Continued

Join us for the kick-off to PVDFest 2023 at the Opening Night Party on Friday, September 8th from 7-9pm! Come down for programming on the District Park Main Stage and stick around for a party! Hosted by Barbara Morse Silva, and Mario Hilario of WJAR NBC 10, the party will overlook District Park and provide … Continued

Rome & Jewels performance photo

“The most brilliant hip-hop choreographer in America” (The New Yorker), Rennie Harris restages his breakout masterpiece Rome & Jewels. A story of love, fear, violence and triumph, Rome & Jewels challenges preconceived notions of Shakespeare with a hip-hop journey through the streets of Philadelphia. The evening-length production was groundbreaking globally, winning numerous awards as it explored … Continued

Follow our young protagonist through the fabulous rooms of Rosecliff Mansion as she celebrates the holiday season with her family, battles with the Mouse King, dances with the Snow Queen, and travels with her beloved Nutcracker to the magical Land of Sweets! The first act of this unique performance is an experiential journey through the … Continued

IzumonookunI by Aretha Aoki and Ryan MacDonald

Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Salem State’s Center for Creative and Performing Arts (CCPA) presents IzumonookunI, Friday, September 15 at 7:30 pm in the Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, 356 Lafayette Street. The performance will be followed by a Q and A with the creators. IzumonookunI is a multi-media, multidisciplinary dance inspired by Izumo no Okuni, 17th … Continued

A Large movie screen picture of a Amanda Shea (a poet ) and Dancer on Mayra Hernandez, below her, on her knees arms open wide  looking up.

Belonging and Othering

Sennott Park Basketball Court

“Belonging and Othering” will open a window into underlying parts of tribalism and bias that keep us divided. The multi-media performance piece will feature seven local storytellers who have experienced being “othered. In response to their stories each company member will create a solo. Choreographer Anna Myer will build on the solos and duets with … Continued

Alison Cook Beatty Dance is excited to announce their two evening dance performances at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, August 24th and Friday August 25th from 7:30-9:00pm. Experience the magic of modern dance with breathtaking nature surrounding you on the outdoor stage at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport, MA. … Continued