The latest news on performances of Dance in Boston.
SW!NG OUT to be Presented in Week 3 of Jacob's Pillow's Festival 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 08, 2022
In the third week of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022, audiences in the Ted Shawn Theatre will be treated to live music and the best of the swing dance world in SW!NG OUT. Also in Week 3, JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble, Prakriti Dance, Bill Shannon, and The New York Korean Performing Arts Ce...
World Premiere of THE EQUALITY OF NIGHT AND DAY & More to Take the Stage at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Week 2
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2022
Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE will return to Jacob’s Pillow in Week 2 of the Dance Festival this year from June 29-July 3. The company will perform several works, including the world premiere of The Equality of Night and Day, with noted jazz composer Jason Moran playing live for each performance....
World Premiere of AMERICA(NA) TO ME to Open Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 25, 2022
The world premiere Pillow-exclusive engagement, America(na) to Me, will kick off Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 in the opening week of the Festival – as the first week-long performance in the newly renovated Ted Shawn Theatre – from June 22-26....
World Premiere by Nanine Linning and Justin Peck & More Announced for Boston Ballet 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2022
Boston Ballet has announced programming for the 2022–2023 season, celebrating the return to the human experience of dance with a full six-program season for the first time since the 2019–2020 season....
ANIKAYA Set To Perform In Somerville & New York City This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - May 03, 2022
ANIKAYA has announced a one week residency in May at the ArtAssembled studio at Assembly Square, Somerville, MA before heading to New York City in June for the debut of its new work, The Women Gather. ...
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Returns for 90th Anniversary Season, June 22 – August 28, 2022
by A.A. Cristi - April 26, 2022
Jacob's Pillow has announced its full schedule of programming for this summer's Dance Festival, including 10 weeks of performances, talks, community events, exhibitions, and more. This year marks the 90th Anniversary Season of the Dance Festival, which will celebrate the reopening of the renovated ...
Boston Ballet Presents Mikko Nissinen's SWAN LAKE Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2022
Boston Ballet presents Mikko Nissinen's Swan Lake, a cornerstone masterpiece classical ballet about romance, enchantment, true love, and sacrifice. Nissinen's production made its world premiere in 2014 and returned in 2016 by popular demand. Swan Lake runs May 26–June 5 at the Citizens Bank Opera ...
North Shore Civic Ballet to Host Spring Auction to Support the Arts
by Marissa Tomeo - April 11, 2022
The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB) invites the public to get involved in its annual online spring auction that raises funds to support the performing arts on the North Shore in Massachusetts. The nonprofit dance company welcomes volunteers to participate in a number of ways and seeks donations o...
Marblehead School of Ballet Celebrates National Dance Week
by Marissa Tomeo - April 02, 2022
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates National Dance Week from Friday, April 22 through Friday, April 30. To thank the public for its support for 50 years, the MSB is holding a special National Dance Week Visual Arts contest and offering special discounts throughout the week. ...
Urbanity Dance to Present INTENTION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 01, 2022
Urbanity Dance will present inTENtion, the Professional Company's season finale and the culmination of Urbanity's 10 Year Anniversary season....
Boston Ballet to Present MINDSCAPE This May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 30, 2022
Boston Ballet will present MINDscape, a program featuring the world premieres of William Forsythe’s Blake Works III and Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo’s Ruth’s Dance, plus the return of Forsythe’s Blake Works I....
Urbanity Dance Announces Five Recipients Of New Choreographic Residency Program, Urbanity X
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 16, 2022
Urbanity Dance has announced the five recipients of its new residency program, Urbanity X. Urbanity X resident artists include: Boaz 'Statix' Deceus, Miranda Lawson, Sandra 'Sasi' Marcelino, Kendall Niblett, and Ronnie Terrell Thomas....
Jacob's Pillow Announces 2022 Dance Award Recipient and Gala Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 15, 2022
Jacob’s Pillow has announced Belgian and Moroccan choreographer, dancer, and director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui as the recipient of the 2022 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award. Cherkaoui will accept this award and present a new work at the season-opening Gala on June 18. ...
Shakespeare & Company Center For Actor Training to Present Dibble Dance Pop-up
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2022
Shakespeare & Company will present a Dibble Dance Pop-up workshop via Zoom on Saturday, March 19, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., EST....
Director, Choreographer And Puerto Rican Artist Luis Salgado Plant Flag In Massachusetts
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2022
Director and choreographer, Luis Salgado, continues to build bridges of change and empowerment through art in each space and city he visits; this being one of the keys to him as a Latin American artist that led him to plant a flag in the state of Massachusetts with the opening of the first Black Box...
Boston Ballet Announces The Return Of Principal Dancer Jeffrey Cirio
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces the return of Principal Dancer Jeffrey Cirio. Cirio returns to the Company as a guest artist for MINDscape (May 5–15) and Swan Lake (May 26–June 5) and will re-join the Company as a principal dancer starting in the 2022–2023 season. ...
Tom Gold Dance Returns To Berkshires For Residency And Showcase
by A.A. Cristi - February 17, 2022
In preparation for its first New York City season in more than two years, Tom Gold Dance will return to the Berkshires for another residency, Tuesday, March 1 through Sunday, March 6, 2022, culminating in a public work-in-process showcase, Sunday, March 6 at 2:00PM in the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre...
Jacob's Pillow Announces 2022 Dance Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2022
Jacob’s Pillow has announced the full season lineup for Festival 2022, featuring world premieres, new commissions, 90th Anniversary Season celebrations, Pillow-exclusive engagements, and work developed at the Pillow Lab. ...
RIVERDANCE Launches 25th Anniversary North American Tour In March 2022
by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2022
Abhann Productions has announced the return of Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, which will tour over 40 cities across North America in four months....
Neena Gulati And Triveni School Of Dance Kicks Off #REVELSCONNNECTS: Musical Connections Season 2
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2022
Revels presents Season 2 of #RevelsConnects: Musical Connections! This free series explores musical traditions from around the world with intimate virtual experiences including 45-minute salon–style performances with a variety of respected cultural tradition-bearers. ...
UNCSA's THE NUTCRACKER Will Be Available On Demand Beginning Monday, December 20
by A.A. Cristi - December 16, 2021
“The Nutcracker,” the beloved holiday tradition from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), has sold out for 11 performances at the Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem. But fans of the timeless classical ballet can experience the magic from the comfort of their own hom...
Boston Dance Theater Announces Dance World Premiere Commissioned By Goethe-institut Boston
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2021
After being delayed from 2019 due to building renovations and the COVID-19 pandemic, Boston Dance Theater announces the in-person world premiere of “New Dances for Goethe-Institut”, a site-specific work that takes place over the five floors of the historic headquarters of Goethe-Institut Boston....
Boston Ballet Announces Joan Boada as New Associate Director of Boston Ballet II
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2021
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announced the appointment of Joan Boada as Associate Director of Boston Ballet II (BBII), the second company to Boston Ballet. Boada will join Boston Ballet in June 2022. ...
Jacob's Pillow Announces Winter/Spring 2022 Pillow Lab Artist Residencies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2021
Jacob’s Pillow has announced eight artist residencies this winter and spring at the Pillow Lab, its year-round incubator of new work. The annual season of customizable residencies supports U.S.-based and international dance artists during crucial development, research, and technical stages of chor...
Jacob's Pillow And NOWNESS Partner For Release Of Film Series, BODY LANGUAGE
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2021
Jacob's Pillow has partnered with global arts and culture video platform NOWNESS for the release of three films, commissioned by Jacob's Pillow and NOWNESS in a series titled Body Language, centered around the theme of breaking cultural boundaries in dance. ...
Jacob's Pillow to Present Stream of STREB Extreme Action Company Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 23, 2021
A special edition of the STREB Extreme Action Company’s 2021 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival performance, featuring a unique retrospective of Elizabeth Streb’s work from the 70s and 80s alongside bonus behind-the-scenes content and archival footage, will be available as part of a Holiday Stream ...
North Shore Civic Ballet Holiday Auction To Help Dancers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
by A.A. Cristi - November 19, 2021
Finish your holiday shopping early this year and support the arts and dance. The North Shore Civic Ballet (NSCB), a nonprofit dance company based in Marblehead, Massachusetts, kicks off its annual holiday online auction on Friday, November 19. ...
THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER to Tour 34 Cities This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 02, 2021
Everything old is new again. Tchaikovsky's 129-year-old ballet is reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle in The Hip Hop Nutcracker, hitting the road to 34 cities. The tour kicks off in San Diego on November 6 before zig-zagging around the country to Oakland, St. Louis, Atlanta, New York City, Bosto...
Anthony Williams' URBAN NUTCRACKER to Celebrate 20th Anniversary Season at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 01, 2021
Anthony Williams' Urban Nutcracker, the modern Boston-centric holiday classic, will celebrate its 20th season this December! The live in-person performances at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre showcase winter scenes set in present-day downtown Boston, blending the rhythms of Duke Ellington with the c...
Marblehead School of Ballet & North Shore Civic Ballet to Hold Winter Coat Drive
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 29, 2021
The Marblehead School of Ballet and the North Shore Civic Ballet in Marblehead, Massachusetts are holding their second winter coat drive to help neighbors in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Join Clara For A THE NUTCRACKER Meet and Greet Tea Party At The Hanover Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - October 28, 2021
Embrace the magic of the holiday season by joining the star of The Nutcracker and her friends for a special one-hour meet-and-greet tea party in The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts' McDonough Room on November 7, 2021. ...
The Magic Resumes! South Shore Ballet Theatre Presents THE NUTCRACKER
by A.A. Cristi - October 14, 2021
Celebrating the magic of the holidays through the joy of dance, South Shore Ballet Theatre presents the seasonal classic The Nutcracker, on December 18 and 19, 2 pm, Thayer Academy Center for Performing Arts, 745 Washington Street, Braintree. ...
VIDEO: Inside Rehearsal For The World Premiere of A CROSSING A DANCE MUSICAL
by Alan Henry - October 12, 2021
Learn more about the music of A CROSSING: A DANCE MUSICAL, with Zoe Sarnak (Original Music) and George Sáenz (Traditional Mexican Folk Song Arrangements/Additional Score). Performances began September 23, and the production runs through October 17, 2021. ...
Boston Ballet Presents Mikko Nissinen's THE NUTCRACKER
by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2021
Boston Ballet presents the return of Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker. The critically-acclaimed production, featuring sets and costumes by award-winning designer Robert Perdziola, marks Boston Ballet's return to in-person performances for the first time since March 2020. The Nutcracker, set to Tchaik...
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The World Premiere of A CROSSING A DANCE MUSICAL
by Alan Henry - October 04, 2021
With a story by BSC Associate Artist Mark St. Germain (BSC: Eleanor; BSC and Off-Broadway: Freud's Last Session), A Crossing is a timely new dance musical featuring original songs and vocal arrangements by award-winning songwriter Zoe Sarnak (Secret Soldiers, Empire Records), alongside traditional M...
North Shore Civic Ballet Seeks Treasures and Volunteers for Annual Online Holiday Auction
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2021
Fall only just arrived and the North Shore Civic Ballet is already preparing for its annual online holiday auction. ...
VIDEO: Inside Rehearsal For The World Premiere of A CROSSING A DANCE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2021
With a story by BSC Associate Artist Mark St. Germain (BSC: Eleanor; BSC and Off-Broadway: Freud's Last Session), A Crossing is a timely new dance musical featuring original songs and vocal arrangements by award-winning songwriter Zoe Sarnak (Secret Soldiers, Empire Records), alongside traditional M...
Marblehead School Of Ballet Celebrates 50th Anniversary With New Season
by Stephi Wild - September 19, 2021
The Marblehead School of Ballet (MSB) celebrates its milestone 50th anniversary with a new season of special workshops and classes designed to meet the interests of children, teenagers, and adults of all levels. ...
Boston Ballet Announces 2021-22 Season
by Stephi Wild - September 07, 2021
Next season, return to the human experience of dance. From the raw and visceral to the joyful and imaginative, subscribe to witness the full season, a stunning lineup highlighting the power of human connection through art. ...
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The World Premiere of A CROSSING A DANCE MUSICAL
by Alan Henry - August 27, 2021
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the dances and musical numbers from A CROSSING: A DANCE MUSICAL with footage from the 2019 developmental workshop. Performances begin September 23, and the production runs through October 17, 2021....