Helga Davis, host Lara Downes, piano Davóne Tines, baritone Levi Marsman, choreographer Visiting Curator of Performing Arts Helga Davis has created a special evening reflecting on the life and times of Thomas McKeller (about 1890-1962). The program delves into the complexity of the man and his legendary work with John Singer Sargent through historical record … Continued
Boston Ballet presents Carmen, a thrilling program exploring the many facets of femininity with works by Jorma Elo, George Balanchine, and Helen Pickett. Celebrate the creativity, power, and beauty of women onstage and behind the scenes with Carmen.
The new Motion State Dance Festival introduces audiences to the latest in contemporary dance. Local and national artists converge to share their boundary-pushing creative explorations with the growing dance-loving community in Rhode Island. The inaugural festival will focus on solo performances that showcase the diversity of who makes dance and the types of dance being … Continued
Comprised of spoken word/poetry along with hip-hop dancing, Phunk World was written to creatively showcase, through hip-hop, a positive outlook on today’s world. Taking place in the present time, the story focuses on a group of children strongly affected by negativity and the current environment. Desperately looking for an escape and a better place (and … Continued
Renowned Boston Celtic rock band Tin Can Hooley will join forces with BoSoma School of Dance Irish Step dancers to celebrate and spread their love of Irish culture. Under the direction of award-winning Irish Step instructor Pattie Hunter, this incredible live music and dance show features talented dancers ages 5 to 18, performing traditional reels … Continued
Boston Ballet II performs an eclectic program featuring two world premieres; a 19th Century work by Arthur St. Leon; composer Amilcare Ponchielle’s Dance of the Hours; and a romantic duet by Tony winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Two Boston Ballet company dancers will present world premieres. Artist My’kal Stromile created a work to Excerpt from Steve Reich’s … Continued
Philadanco! is celebrated for its innovation, creativity, and preservation of predominantly African-American traditions in dance. Founded in 1970 in Philadelphia by Joan Myers Brown, Philadanco! is recognized worldwide for its artistic integrity, superbly trained dancers, and electrifying performances. The company will perform the Boston premieres of Endangered Species by Anthony Burrell, Super 8! by Ray Mercer, and Folded Prism by Thang Dao, along … Continued
Re:Member premieres new works created by Corinne Justine and Avery Gerhardt, two distinct emerging choreographers. With striking performances by India Hobbs, Talia Stern, Tshedzom Tingkhye, and Corinne Justine, the two artists invite viewers into a world of sentiment as they play between the manic and sane, mundane and catastrophic, characteristics of the human being. An … Continued
This curated performance series devotes itself to the art of improvisation. Artists whose collaborations and solo works celebrate live-time creation find a home here. The multidisciplinary salon highlights improvisations from the realms of movement/dance, theater, sound/music, poetry and visual art. Four or five short works get presented in an informal setting, where we celebrate the … Continued
Featuring big band jazz music as well as a company of tap and jazz dancers, Swan Lake in Blue: A Jazz Ballet is inspired by and loosely based on Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece Swan Lake. It tells the story of a Broadway producer who falls madly in love with a burlesque dancer, Odette. He then discovers that … Continued