BOSTON DANCE NEWS COVERAGE
The latest news on performances of Dance in Boston.
North Shore Civic Ballet Selected To Perform In Dance For World Community Festival
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2019
The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB), a nonprofit dance company in Marblehead, Massachusetts, has been selected to perform in the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre's 11th Annual Dance for World Community Festival. The NSCB, based at the Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB), marks its fourth appearance at the f...
Talmi Entertainment Presents Moscow Ballet's GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER
by A.A. Cristi - April 24, 2019
The Boch Center and Talmi Entertainment announced that Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker will bring the Gift of Christmas Tour to the Boch Center Wang Theatre stage on Friday, December 6 at 7:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, April 26 at 10:00AM....
Boston Ballet Announces 2019–2020 Season Promotions
by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2019
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces seven dancer promotions for the 2019-2020 season. Second Soloists Chyrstyn Fentroy, Lawrence Rines, and Addie Tapp have been promoted to the rank of soloist. Artists Maria Álvarez, Dawn Atkins, Emily Entingh, and Matthew Slattery have been pro...
Karen Marie Pisani to Direct Theater Arts Week at Marblehead School of Ballet
by Julie Musbach - March 25, 2019
Acclaimed Broadway and North Shore performer, choreographer, and dancer Karen Marie Pisani returns to the Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) this summer presenting the new Theater Arts Week series. Dancers, 12 to 17 years of age, are invited to enroll. The series runs August 5 through August 9 from 9...
Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Receives Jacob's Pillow Dance Award
by Julie Musbach - March 20, 2019
Jacob's Pillow announces that internationally sought-after Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is the recipient of the 2019 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award....
RAu Prometheus Dance Brings Collaboration With Korhan Basaran To The Boston Conservatory At Berklee
by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2019
Project RAu connects audiences to the idea of cross-cultural oneness through multiple national and international presentations of dance. Scored with the music of Syrian composer Kinan Azmeh, RAu focuses on the sensitive and political subject matter of human migration. Through this collaborative wor...
Boston Ballet Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - February 26, 2019
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces programming for the 2019 2020 season at the Boston Opera House. The season opens with Giselle, a haunting tale of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. Nissinen's The Nutcracker returns to delight audiences with its beloved characters and brilliant...
Deborah Mason's Cambridge Youth Dance Program's April Performances Will Celebrate 15 years
by Rebecca Russo - February 19, 2019
Celebrating 15 years of artistic excellence, Deborah Mason's Cambridge Youth Dance Company (CYDP) will perform their annual spring concert atBoston University Dance Theater, 915 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston for three performances, April 27 - 28, 2019. The performances will feature choreography and re...
Jacob's Pillow Hosts National Dance Presenters Forum, Seeks Applicants
by Julie Musbach - February 19, 2019
Jacob's Pillow, in partnership with The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), invites early career dance presenters to apply for an immersive professional development experience at Jacob's Pillow, July 10-14, 2019. The National Dance ...
The Kerry Jon Walker Fund To Host World Dance Party Benefit To Support Teen Programs
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019
The Kerry Jon Walker Fund (KJWF), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping humanity and supporting those affected by poverty, presents its benefit night out World Dance Party, on Saturday, March 23, at 7 pm, at Players Sports Bar & Grille, 86 VFW Drive, Rockland. All proceed support the fund's...
FPAC Presents THE NUTCRACKER
by Julie Musbach - November 16, 2018
The Nutcracker is a holiday season tradition for countless young dancers whose annual turn in the Christmas fantasy marks a celebrated rite of passage. The chance to take part in the enchanting production, full of pageantry and splendor, engages the starry-eyed child dancer, while more advanced ball...
Marblehead School Of Ballet To Celebrate And Thank Public During Community Appreciation Week
by A.A. Cristi - November 15, 2018
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates Community Appreciation Week from Thursday, November 29 to Sunday, December 2. During this special week, the public is invited to come and try a dance class, watch a class, attend a post-movie reception, and more. Parents and guardians, who are consi...
Boston Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2018
Boston Ballet proudly presents the return of Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker. Since its world premiere in 2012, Mikko Nissinen and Robert Perdziola's re-envisioned production has been delighting audiences and critics alike. The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky's renowned score, opens November 29 with ...
Donations Of Items And Volunteers Needed For North Shore Civic Ballet's Annual Holiday Auction
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2018
The fall season has just begun and the North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB) is preparing for its annual online holiday auction. This year, the nonprofit dance company celebrates its 44th season and invites the public to help train the next generation of dancers in the North Shore region. ...
Visions Of Sugar Plums Dance in Jose Mateo's THE NUTCRACKER
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2018
Now in its 33rd season, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre presents its treasured production of The Nutcracker at two of Boston's finest theatres this holiday season. The Company returns to The Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston's Theatre District (Nov.30-December 9) and The Strand Theatre in Dorchester (Dec...
Boston Ballet Presents BB@HOME: CHOREOGRAPHER
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2018
Boston Ballet presents BB@home: ChoreograpHER, a program dedicated to emerging female choreographers from Boston Ballet Company dancers featuring six original works by Principal Dancer Lia Cirio, Second Soloist Hannah Bettes, and Artists Jessica Burrows, Lauren Flower, Sage Humphries, and Haley Sch...
NEFA's Creative City Announces THE SOUND By Beau Kenyon
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2018
The New England Foundation for the Arts' Creative City program announces the SOUND, a series of three public art installations created by composer and sound artist Beau Kenyon taking place throughout Boston through November. All programs are free and open to the public....
NEFA's Creative City Announces THE SOUND By Beau Kenyon
by A.A. Cristi - September 06, 2018
The New England Foundation for the Arts' Creative City program announces the SOUND, a series of three public art installations created by composer and sound artist Beau Kenyon taking place throughout Boston through November. All programs are free and open to the public....
Shen Yun Returns To Hanover Theatre This January
by A.A. Cristi - August 27, 2018
Experience the wonders of ancient Chinese culture with the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company when Shen Yun returns to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts for three performances on Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20. Tickets are now on sale....
Marblehead School Of Ballet Celebrates 47th Anniversary And Launches 2018-2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - August 16, 2018
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates its 47th anniversary this fall with a new season of classes for 2018-2019, beginning on Monday, August 27. Classes are offered to children, teenagers, and adults of all levels at the school's studio, located at 115 Pleasant Street, in picturesque Mar...
Adam H. Weinert Reconstructs Ted Shawn's Culminating Achievement 'Dance Of The Ages'
by A.A. Cristi - August 09, 2018
Adam H. Weinert performs Jacob's Pillow founder Ted Shawn's epic work Dance of the Ages, the first evening-length modern dance work ever presented, in celebration of the work's 80th anniversary. This exclusive engagement transforms the Pillow's campus to reflect the original performance as first exp...
Boston Ballet Presents GENIUS AT PLAY Sept 6–16
by Julie Musbach - August 08, 2018
Boston Ballet's 2018-2019 season opens with Genius at Play, a program that celebrates the centennial of choreographer Jerome Robbins' birth, his storied career, and his countless contributions to dance. The all-Robbins program opens with an orchestral performance of Leonard Bernstein's Candide Overt...
Marblehead School Of Ballet Spotlights 2018 Dance Intensive Workshop with Free Performance
by Julie Musbach - July 24, 2018
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) invites the public to attend and enjoy the 2018 Summer Dance Intensive Workshop Performance on Saturday, August 4 at 1:30 p.m. at 115 Pleasant Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The program is free. A donation may be made to The Ruth N. Shiff Memorial Fund o...
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Celebrates 40th Anniversary At Jacob's Pillow
by Julie Musbach - July 23, 2018
On the occasion of their 40th anniversary, world-renowned Hubbard Street Dance Chicago returns to Jacob's Pillow with a diverse program featuring today's leading contemporary choreographers including Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo, and founder Lou Conte. Praised...
Announcing Dancer-Led Tours Through The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
by A.A. Cristi - July 19, 2018
As part of a bold new initiative to animate the galleries with contemporary performances and integrate dance into exhibitions and programs, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's first Choreographer-in-Residence, Peter DiMuro, is designing new programs including a dancer-led tour throughout the Museu...
