Events

Windhover Center for the Performing Arts in Rockport, MA, hosts soloist Soumya Rajaram and her Samskrithi Ensemble of Indian dancers on Sunday, September 10th from 5:00pm -6:30pm. Considered as the oldest classical dance form, Bharatanatyam originated in the temples of Southern India. Mimiliṣā (Desire to Meet) , a Bharatanatyam performance is a must see at … Continued

Join Revolutionary Spaces at Old South Meeting House for a dance-theater piece created and performed by South African dance company Garage Dance Ensemble. Set in a specific place and time about a particular brown community geographically far from our own lands, Krummelpap is a devised work of raw emotion and dark humor. It unfolds universal … Continued

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

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

“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

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