Performances

Boston Ballet proudly presents the return of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. The critically-acclaimed production features dynamic choreography that showcases the talent of the world-class Company, stunning sets and costumes by award-winning designer Robert Perdziola, and the renowned score by Tchaikovsky performed live by the Boston Ballet Orchestra. The Nutcracker opens November 29 with performances through … Continued

Join Clara on her unforgettable adventure in this holiday spectacular, The Nutcracker. Featuring breathtaking sets and costumes, this enchanting production is perfect for audiences of all ages. Experience the magic brought to life by charming characters designed by Big Nazo Labs, stunning new magic tricks, and dozens of delightful young dancers performing alongside the world-class … Continued

The Mark Morris Dance Group returns to Boston with Morris’ newest evening-length work, The Look of Love. The piece is a wistful and heartfelt homage to the chart-topping hits of Burt Bacharach, a towering figure of popular music, newly arranged by jazz pianist, composer, and MMDG musical collaborator Ethan Iverson. Bacharach’s melodies and unique orchestrations … Continued

JIG, a Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) production, is a fresh take on TIDC’s internationally-renowned, alternative approach to a traditional form. Centered by a live band in a unique space, JIG immerses audiences in an authentic experience that celebrates the power of vibrations, rhythm, and movement—redefining what is possible for Irish music and dance.

Boston Dance Theater performs Red is a feeling—an evening of short dance works which present multi-faced expressions of love, longing, and the fight to live, woven together by the color Red. The program takes its title from a new commission by Iranian-Hispanic choreographer Roya Carreras Fereshtehnejad who was diagnosed with two forms of cancer in … Continued

The Center Will Not Hold is an expanded and reimagined work born from a little room, a short duet created and performed by Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie in December 2022. The piece now features a collective of singular performers (including Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie) deeply rooted in one or many street, club, and … Continued

David Dorfman Dance’s truce songs explores how our world might look, and how we might feel, if traditional truces were extended by a day, then a month, then years—ending one small war on humanity at a time. DDD’s trademark risky, frisky, and vulnerable movement, accompanied by an original score by Lizzy de Lise and Sam … Continued