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The Dance Complex

536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

The Dance Complex is a theatre in Cambridge, MA.

Upcoming Shows

Time & Times Again

Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2026

A performance from PDM and Sleeping Weazel, re-conceptualized this year as an art/dance/theater installation, part of The Dance Complex's 35th anniversary fall season.

Community Concert

Nov 14

A community concert rounding out The Dance Complex's 35th anniversary fall season programming.

Articles

Review: LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES at The Huntington

Review: LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES at The Huntington

by R. Scott Reedy · October 26, 2026

From multiple marriages and a neck broken mid-performance to the downsides of aging, nothing was off limits in “Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares,” the one-person comedy show that Tony Award winner Benanti brought to Boston’s Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts recently as part of …

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Is Slice of Pie

Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Is Slice of Pie

by R. Scott Reedy · October 21, 2026

When the Broadway musical “Operation Mincemeat” opened at New York’s Golden Theatre in March 2025, it was slated to have a 16-week run. A recent 11th extension, through April 2027, was just the latest confirmation that audiences have yet to get enough of the 2025 Tony Award nominee for Best Mu…

Review: An Uneven Flight for BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Umbrella Arts

Review: An Uneven Flight for BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL at Umbrella Arts

by R. Scott Reedy · October 13, 2026

The publication did prove award-worthy itself, though, as the inspiration for the scary and silly “Bat Boy: The Musical” – at Umbrella Arts in Concord through November 8 – which took home the 2001 Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical.…

Review: SUMMER, 1976 at Berkshire Theatre Group

Review: SUMMER, 1976 at Berkshire Theatre Group

by Marc Savitt · October 12, 2026

“Quietly poignant... captures an experience that’s as universal as it is inexplicable: a friendship that shouldn’t work but does, and that should endure but doesn’t.”…

Review: THE URMETAZOAN at Barrington Stage Company

Review: THE URMETAZOAN at Barrington Stage Company

by Marc Savitt · October 7, 2026

The play provides a lot of food for thought. What seems to come through most strongly in the final analysis is an inability for the two sisters to connect meaningfully and their portrayal of the tragedy of not knowing someone anymore.…

Past Shows

14 total · showing 1–10

HALF

Sep 25

A performance from Anjali Nath and Labonee Mohanta, part of The Dance Complex's fall season programming celebrating its 35th anniversary.

Fall Into Dance

Sep 18

A free season preview event kicking off The Dance Complex's 2026/2027 dance season and 35th anniversary. The event highlights the venue's prominence as the region's largest dance hub and its commitment to dance artists and the dance community.

The Gathering

The Gathering

Jun 20 – Jun 21, 2026

The Gathering is an evening length performance experience that brings communities together through the joy, power, and history of Street and Club dance. Weaving live DJ sets, poetry, storytelling, and movement, the work creates an immersive environment where rhythm, memory, and...

DANCE NOW BOSTON 2026

Jun 6 – Jun 7, 2026

DANCE NOW BOSTON is an annual collaborative performance co-produced by The Dance Complex in Cambridge and New York City-based contemporary dance company The Bang Group, curated by Bang Group co-founding artists David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin. The program features works by Parker...

Sara Juli's Midseason Mood & Gay Aesthetic: Based on a True Story

Sara Juli's Midseason Mood & Gay Aesthetic: Based on a True Story

Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026

Dance-theater comedic artists Sara Juli & Alexander Davis perform their solos on a shared bill (in the conservatory with the candlestick). About Sara Juli's Midseason Mood: As women's autonomy faces unprecedented threats, Sara Juli's work-in-progress " Midseason Mood " blends...

Return to Joy

Return to Joy

Feb 7

Tap artist Ryan P. Casey brings his "freakishly clean footwork ... reminiscent of Fred Astaire" (Dance Magazine) back to The Dance Complex for a solo performance about finding joy around every corner. Through dance, storytelling, poetry, and probably a few jokes about his...

qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS

qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS

Jan 24

qUaRtEr LiFe cRy SiS is a dance-comedy mashup that dives straight into the delightful disaster of your 20s. The movement blends contemporary technique with Hip Hop influences, flipping between sharp musicality and unhinged physical storytelling like your brain does at 3 a.m. The...

Funny Uncle Cabaret

Funny Uncle Cabaret

Dec 13 – Dec 14, 2025

In its 25th year of theme and variation, PDM's "Funny Uncle" series adapts this 2025 version to include dance, singing choirs of kids, and a cabaret number or two - all celebrating families we choose, rather than only the ones we are born to. In addition to PDM's core...

Through Lines

Through Lines

Dec 6 – Dec 7, 2025

Through Lines – presented by Seán Curran Company and Decent Dance – celebrates legacy, lineage and the ever-expanding web of creative connections that make the dance world simultaneously small and vast. Three choreographers on the program are NYU Tisch Dance alumni: Seán Curran...

How We Go

How We Go

Nov 22 – Nov 23, 2025

How We Go features poetry and dance by beheard.world’s professional artists, accompanied by a unique gathering of Bagpipes, Flamenco Guitar, Singing Bowls, Beatbox, Cello and piano who are coming together under the guidance of artistic director Anna Myer and Boston composer Nate...

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