Join us for an open showing of Edge of Aquarius, hosted at The Dance Complex in Studio 6. Edge of Aquarius is a work-in-progress by Click collaborator Alexandria Nunweiler that explores the rituals, controversies, history, and anxieties that plague modern birthdays. Using original interviews as well as personal and global historical research, this piece will … Continued
Urbanity Underground and Junior Apprentice dancers return to the stage to perform and present new works.
Call for Dancers, Movers, Actors, Singers, Musicians, Painters, Storytellers- Performers and Non-Performers! Healing Collective and Historical Trauma: Devising an original performance through embodied movement and creative arts, in a trauma-informed container. Exploring our lineages to better understand how our inherited histories leave imprints and pattern expressions in our bodies, brains and lives. We untangle these … Continued
Award-winning street dance pioneers, Wondertwins, present a celebration of Hip Hop culture through movement. About Love & Happiness: Love & Happiness is a celebration of Hip Hop that cultivated in our community. From its earliest beginnings of street dance that is one of the staples of the culture. Song choice, rhythms and movement reflects childhood … Continued
About the workshop: Join us for a master class taught by Tara Keating, Associate Artistic Director of BalletX. BalletX is Philadelphia’s Premier Contemporary Ballet company, and has created over 100 world premieres throughout their history. The workshop will consist of a traditional ballet class with barre and center work, followed by company repertory. For more … Continued
Combining the gravity-defying moves of hip-hop with elements of vaudeville, robot, tap, and mime, the Wondertwins have honed their distinctive style over four decades as pioneers of street dance. Identical twins Billy and Bobby McClain came up in gritty 1970s Boston, just two kid dancers in a dance crew that opened for some of the … Continued
The Goethe-Institut Boston is delighted to host a discussion about diversity in dance with German author and journalist Alice Hasters and Kurt A. Douglas, Professor of Dance at Boston Conservatory. Moderated by Peter DiMuro, Executive Director of The Dance Complex Who dances and how, what we see as culturally and artistically relevant, is strongly influenced by racism – an … Continued
Twelve short original dance films will be presented, selected from over 800 submissions. Filmmakers represent China, Mexico, Spain, France, Egypt, Greece, the Netherlands and the United States. The films are a celebration of conversation between body, movement, and camera. The subject matter is as diverse as the countries represented ranging from site-specific works to films … Continued
Master Class with Rennie Harris Puremovement This Hiphop master class with Rodney Hill will take you on a journey of all the old school social party dances from the 80s, 90s & 2000s. About the class: Rennie Harris and his company members are well versed in the vernacular of Hip Hop, popping, locking, stepping, breaking, … Continued
The South Asian Showdown is a national competition with great bollywood/fusion teams from all over North America that come to Boston. Bollywood/Fusion is a style of dance from India that is based out of the state of Mumbai that highlights the Bollywood industry. These teams use all sorts of different dance styles including latin, bollywood, … Continued