The City of Boston‘s recommended fiscal year ’23 budget includes significant investments in arts and culture in Boston. Some highlights include: $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support the arts and cultural activities in Downtown and in neighborhoods across Boston $800,000 in the Mayor’s Office of Housing’s Operating Budget to support … Continued
The BDA Gala Online Auction is NOW OPEN! Bid now on exciting items and experiences including an exclusive wine tasting, museum passes, personal training and PT sessions, and more!!And keep an eye out, as more items will be added over the next month! * AND * BDA’s New Class Finder is a Searchable Database! BDA has compiled over 80 … Continued
Congratulations to BDA member, flamenco artist, filmmaker and producer Sabrina Aviles honored by Amplify Latinx as one of the 10 prominent Latin leaders in Massachusetts! Tune into Our Shared Future: Imagining a New Landscape for Teaching Artists on April 5-7 from 10AM – 3:30PM MST (that’s noon in Boston). This first, federally-funded, national convening is designed to connect … Continued
BDA is thrilled to welcome two new members to our Board! Jason Jordan is a teaching artist who teaches dance full time at Orchard Gardens K-8 Public School in Roxbury, where he has also been the director of dance for the BPS Summer Arts Intensive and BPS Citywide Dance Company. His professional dance career in the US and Canada began with Feld … Continued
SO MUCH GOOD NEWS TO SHARE! Cambridge Arts has announced its organizational grants and dance is well represented! Congratulations to these recipients of $9,000 awards The Dance Complex Global Arts Live Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre Multicultural Arts Center Huge congratulations to BDA Board member and Monkeyhouse Founder/Artistic Director Karen Krolak who will be attending … Continued
Congratulations to Cambridge Arts grantees for these dance and dance-related projects. What a great mix of exciting initiatives! Jimena Bermejo ¡Bordes Borders Bordes! is a movement exploration between 6 choreographers, 3 from Greater Boston and 3 from Puerto Rico negotiating physical, mental, emotional, geographical, and technological boundaries within themselves, with each other, and in dialogue with music created … Continued
Congratulations to dance makers who each received $7,500 Art for Social Justice Grants from The Cambridge Arts Council! ANIKAYA Midday Movement Series Anna Myer/beheard.world Jessica Roseman Congratulations to Cathy Young, who has been named President of Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. The dance folks at Boston Conservatory at Berklee will continue to benefit … Continued
Announcing all new membership levels!! We have updated our membership levels and benefits to better serve YOU. With tiered pricing options and new benefits, your support system and dance network can be stronger than ever. For more information about pricing and what’s included, click here! Screen the regional premiere of To Feel the Earth and Touch the … Continued
IT ‘S TIME TO CELEBRATE Boston Dance Alliance Gala 2022 Sunday, May 15 2022 6-9 PM In person at the Multicultural Arts Center and on Livestream Performances and registration details coming soon! Mayor Wu wants to hear about your priorities for the city of Boston’s budget. Show up and advocate for more arts funding, support for existing and new cultural … Continued
CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER Complexions Contemporary Ballet has appointed Muadi B. Dibinga as their new Interim Executive Director! Muadi is a longtime choreographer and strategic advisor to OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, founded and run by her sisters Shaumba-Yandje and Musau Dibinga. In her new role, Muadi will work with Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson to develop and execute a multi-million-dollar capital campaign, … Continued