The latest news on performances of Dance in Boston.
Marblehead School of Ballet & BALAM Dance Theatre to Perform in Dance For World Community Festival
by Blair Ingenthron - September 10, 2023
BALAM Dance Theatre and Marblehead School of Ballet have been selected to perform in José Mateo Ballet Theatre's 14th Annual Dance for World Community Festival. ...
Boston Ballet Reveals its Fall Experience Program
by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2023
Boston Ballet and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen present Fall Experience, a program featuring four ballets that will awaken your senses and touch your soul. Boston Ballet is the first American company to perform Akram Khan's profound Vertical Road....
Jacob's Pillow Reveals Artists and Schedule of Events For 10 Pillow Lab Residencies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 22, 2023
Get the latest updates on Jacob's Pillow Lab Residencies, including the artists involved and the schedule of events. Find out more about this exciting opportunity for dance artists to develop and showcase their work at Jacob's Pillow....
Boston Ballet Announces Ming Min Hui As Executive Director
by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2023
Boston Ballet Board of Trustees Chair Jack Meyer and Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announce the appointment of Ming Min Hui as Executive Director. ...
Compagnie Käfig Integrates Dance and Technology into the Final Week of the 2023 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
by A.A. Cristi - July 26, 2023
In the exciting final week of Festival 2023, Lyon-based Compagnie Käfig will return to Jacob's Pillow for the first time in ten years with a unique performance bridging dance and technology from Aug. 23-27 in the Ted Shawn Theatre. On the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage, Tulsa Ballet will make their Pi...
Boston Ballet Announces Contract Extension For Music Director Mischa Santora
by A.A. Cristi - July 18, 2023
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces a five-year contract extension for Beatrice H. Barrett Music Director's Chair Mischa Santora. Santora has led the Boston Ballet Orchestra (BBO) since 2018. ...
Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart to Return to Jacob's Pillow in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2023
In the third week of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2023, Germany-based Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart will return to Jacob’s Pillow, July 12-16....
Dutch National Ballet Makes Historic Jacob's Pillow Debut In Week 2 Of Dance Festival 2023
by A.A. Cristi - June 07, 2023
In the second week of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2023, the internationally renowned Dutch National Ballet will make its historic debut in the Ted Shawn Theatre, July 5-9. Week 2 of the Festival will also feature several one-night-only performances on the outdoor Henry J. Leir Stage, including Ice...
Marblehead School Of Ballet To Hold Summer Session & Celebrated Summer Dance Intensives
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2023
Dance, exercise and have fun this summer at the North Shore's Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB), located at 115 Pleasant Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts. This cultural hub has a full line-up of enriching classes for people of all ages and levels. The Marblehead School of Ballet's Summer Sess...
North Shore Civic Ballet Opens Spring Auction On May 26
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2023
The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB) is getting ready to launch its annual online spring auction this month. ...
Boston Ballet Presents Marius Petipa's THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2023
Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the Boston Ballet presentation of the beloved fairytale The Sleeping Beauty by Marius Petipa with additional choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton. Hailed as one of the Company's trademark works, this quintessential production features a soaring score by Pet...
Four World Premieres & More Set for Boston Ballet 2023–2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2023
Boston Ballet has announced programming for the 2023–2024 season, which celebrates the evolution of the living artform of ballet....
Tickets On Sale For Jacob's Pillow Summer Festival 2023; Full Programming Schedule Announced
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2023
Jacob's Pillow has announced that single tickets are now on sale to the general public for the full schedule of programming at this summer's Dance Festival, including nine weeks of performances, talks, community events, exhibitions, performances across Berkshire County, and more....
South Shore Ballet Theatre Training Program Opens 2023/24 Registration
by A.A. Cristi - April 14, 2023
South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT), the region's pre-professional ballet school, announces that registration is now open for its 2023-24 programs, welcoming both prospective and returning students at its studios at 45 Industrial Park Road, Hingham. ...
Boston Ballet Announces 2023–2024 Dancer Promotions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 17, 2023
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen has announced nine dancer promotions for the 2023–2024 season....
Broadway Performer Karen Maria Pisani To Teach Acting For Dancers In Marblehead School Of Ballet's Summer Intensives
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2023
Dancers can expand their skills and technique in the Marblehead School of Ballet's (MSB) celebrated 2023 Summer Dance Intensives program. Students may apply now to attend this dance and cultural gem's renowned Summer Dance Intensives program, presented in-studio at 115 Pleasant Street in Marblehea...
Jacob's Pillow Announces 2023 Dance Festival, Featuring Nine Weeks of Performances This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2023
Following a milestone anniversary year, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival will celebrate its 91st season this summer....
WHO CAN DANCE? With Alice Hasters And Kurt Douglas Announced At The Goethe-Institut Boston
by A.A. Cristi - February 10, 2023
Goethe Institute to present WHO CAN DANCE? panel discussion with Alice Hasters and Kurt A. Douglas, moderated by Peter DiMuro, executive director of The Dance Complex Friday, February 17, 6:00 PM at Goethe-Institut Boston....
Photos/Video: Inside The Radio City Rockettes Precision Dance Technique Course At Boston Conservatory
by A.A. Cristi - February 09, 2023
The Radio City Rockettes and Boston Conservatory recently partnered to offer this first-ever college-level Rockettes Precision Dance Technique course, which takes place weekly for enrolled students this semester and began on January 25. See photos and video from inside the program!...
Hip Hop Legends The Wondertwins Bring LOVE AND HAPPINESS To The Dance Complex, February 25-26
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2023
The Wondertwins, Boston natives Billy & Bobby McLain are bringing Love and Happiness to The Dance Complex in Central Square Cambridge for two performances only on February 25 and 26. The evening will feature two works, “To Love with Hip-Hop” and “Love,” both of which focus on returnin...
Rockettes And Boston Conservatory Partner On First-Ever, College-Level Rockettes Precision Dance Technique Course
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2023
The Radio City Rockettes and Boston Conservatory at Berklee has announced that the organizations are partnering to offer a Rockettes Precision Dance Technique course beginning with Boston Conservatory's spring 2023 semester—the first class of its kind in both Rockettes and Boston Conservatory hist...
Radio City Rockettes & Boston Conservatory Partner on College-Level Rockettes Precision Dance Technique Course
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2023
The Radio City Rockettes and Boston Conservatory at Berklee are partnering to offer a Rockettes Precision Dance Technique course beginning with Boston Conservatory’s spring 2023 semester—the first class of its kind in both Rockettes and Boston Conservatory history....
LADIES AT A GAY GIRLS' BAR, 1938-69 Announced At The Dance Complex, February 10-12
by A.A. Cristi - January 11, 2023
Maggie Cee's Ladies at a Gay Girls' Bar, 1938 - 1969 will be presented by The Dance Complex in Central Square Cambridge February 10-12, as part of its 30th Anniversary highlighting the extraordinary range of dance and movement in the Greater Boston dance community....
SYREN Modern Dance Announce 20-City Tour For 20th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2022
SYREN Modern Dance, New York City based company co-founded by Lynn Peterson and Kate Sutter, will share a split bill with kamrDANCE on December 2, 2022 at 6:30pm & 8:30pm at Arts on Site, Studio 3R, 12 St. Mark's Place, NYC....
SYREN Modern Dance to Present Collaborative Piece TICKTOCK at Stony Brook University's Staller Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022
SYREN Modern Dance, New York City based company co-founded by Lynn Peterson and Kate Sutter, will present a performance of Ticktock on November 30, 2022 at 7:30pm at Stony Brook University's Staller Center....
65 Dancers Appear In South Shore Ballet Theatre's THE NUTCRACKER This December
by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2022
Celebrating the magic of the holidays through the joy of dance, South Shore Ballet Theatre (SSBT) presents the seasonal classic “The Nutcracker,” on Saturday and Sunday, December 17 and 18, 1 pm and 5 pm, at Thayer Academy Center for Performing Arts, 745 Washington Street, Braintree....
SYREN Modern Dance Announces 20th Anniversary Season, Celebrating With 20 Engagements Across America
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 21, 2022
SYREN Modern Dance, New York City based company co-founded by Lynn Peterson and Kate Sutter, announced their 20th Anniversary Season, which is being celebrated with 20 different engagements across America, including workshops, performances, guest teaching appearances, and more....
Jacob's Pillow to Rebuild Theatre Destroyed in Fire
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2022
After the tragic loss of the Doris Duke Theatre to a fire in November 2020, Jacob’s Pillow has announced that the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded a $10 million grant —the largest received in Jacob’s Pillow’s 90-year history—toward the building of a new, reimagined Doris Duke T...
Anthony Williams' URBAN NUTCRACKER to Return to Boch Center Shubert Theatre in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 11, 2022
Anthony Williams' 'Urban Nutcracker', the modern Boston-centric holiday classic, returns to the Boch Center Shubert Theatre this December! This production celebrates the city of Boston with winter scenes set in present-day downtown Boston, blending the rhythms of Duke Ellington with the classical mu...
Jacob's Pillow Announces Upcoming Digital Releases, Featuring On Demand World Premiere Performance Streams
by A.A. Cristi - October 18, 2022
Jacob's Pillow has announced “Jacob's Pillow On Demand,” an array of new digital offerings that will premiere this fall through spring 2023, marking the next stage in the company's development as a year-round crossroads for dance presentation, creation, education, and preservation, both in-perso...
North Shore Civic Ballet Needs Treasures and Volunteers for Annual Online Holiday Auction
by Blair Ingenthron - October 09, 2022
The new fall only just arrived and the North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB) is already preparing for its annual online holiday auction. This year, the nonprofit dance company celebrates its 48th season and invites the public to help train the next generation of dancers and artists in the North Shore re...
New Repertory Theatre to Present RECONSIDERING This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - September 18, 2022
New Repertory Theatre (New Rep) will present Reconsidering, a new dance/theater work, on Friday, September 30 at 7:30pm and Saturday October 1 at 3:00pm, in the Black Box Theater at the Mosesian Center for the Arts in Watertown....
Marblehead Ballet's 51st Season Workshops to Include Theatre Arts, Polish Folk Dance, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - September 03, 2022
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) will celebrate its 51st season with special workshops and classes designed to meet the interests of children, teenagers, and adults of all levels. A range of classes, workshops, and events from ballet to ballroom dancing are lined up for the 2022-2023 year in-...
Boston Ballet Presents MY OBSESSION in October
by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2022
Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen and Boston Ballet present My Obsession, a program that explores our obsessions, devotions, and idols, featuring George Balanchine's Apollo and Allegro Brillante, Helen Pickett's 月夜Tsukiyo, and the return of crowd-favorite Stephen Galloway's DEVIL'S/eye. My Obsess...
Miami City Ballet Performs With A Live Orchestra In The Final Week Of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2022
by A.A. Cristi - July 27, 2022
The tenth and final week of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2022 welcomes Miami City Ballet to the Ted Shawn Theatre, from Aug. 24-28, when the theater's new orchestra pit will be used for the first time. ...
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Hustle At The Pillow, and More In Week 9 Of Jacob's PIllow Dance Festival 2022
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2022
Returning to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for the first time since 2002, Denver-based modern dance company, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, will perform in the Ted Shawn Theatre from Aug. 17-21, with pieces enriched in emotion, femininity, war, race, and elegance....
Boston Ballet Announces CITYDANCE 30 Documentary
by A.A. Cristi - July 19, 2022
Boston Ballet announces the Citydance 30 documentary, a one-hour special highlighting Boston Ballet's 30-year commitment to dance education in Boston and partnership with Boston Public Schools. ...
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Welcomes New Zealand-Based Black Grace in the Sixth Week of the 90th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - June 29, 2022
The sixth week of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2022 welcomes New Zealand-based company Black Grace to the Ted Shawn Theatre, from July 27-31....
Limón Dance Company Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary During The Fifth Week Of Festival 2022
by A.A. Cristi - June 22, 2022
Limón Dance Company will celebrate part of its 75th anniversary season at the Pillow in the fifth week of Festival 2022 from July 20-24. The program will feature works by Limón, Doris Humphrey, and Olivier Taparga. In addition, Music From The Sole will perform tap's afro-diasporic roots on the Hen...
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival to Present A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in the Fourth Week of the 90th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 15, 2022
The fourth week of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 will welcome A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, performing An Untitled Love in the Ted Shawn Theatre, from July 13-17....