Events
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Synth Funk Dance Party with Gordon Voidwell
Presented by MASS MoCA at MASS MoCA February 11, 2012 Gordon Voidwell, the alter ego of ex-chorister turned rap geek and producer Will Johnson, cooks up a subversive mix of pop, new wave and funk that sounds like a futuristic three-way between Prince, Tom Tom Club, and George Clinton.
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MASS MoCA |
02/11/12 |
MASS MoCA, North Adams |
South Asian Showdown - Bollywood/Fusion vs Bhangra vs Garba!!!
Presented by Boston Bhangra, Inc at John Hancock Hall February 11, 2012 If you like South Asian Dance and want to see some of the most competitive dance teams in North America, don’t miss South Asian Showdown! The last year 2 years have sold out!!
The concept of Showdown is to put the best dance teams from each South Asian genre against one another to see who wins! Bhangra is a folk dance from the Punjab region of India. Bollywood/Fusion is a conglomeration of all South Asian dance and any other dance form that the team chooses to use with...
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Boston Bhangra, Inc |
02/11/12 |
John Hancock Hall, Boston |
enigmatic Contemporary Dance presents Breaking Ties
Presented by enigmatic Contemporary Dance at Green Street Studios February 10-February 11, 2012 You are cordially invited to the second annual performance of enigmatic Contemporary Dance as they showcase new works in "Breaking Ties".
What is enigmatic Contemporary Dance?
Under the Artistic Direction of founder and choreographer Heather Emley, enigmatic Contemporary Dance travels on a creative journey through choreography, music and dance. With an emphasis on athletic prowess combined with sinuous grace, Heather Emley’s choreography proves that dance...
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enigmatic Contemporary Dance |
02/10/12 -
02/11/12 |
Green Street Studios, Cambridge |
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X Dance 2012
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Emerson Stage at Emerson College |
02/09/12 -
02/12/12 |
Greene Theater, Boston |
Stephen Petronio Company
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 10-February 12, 2012 Stephen Petronio’s Underland is a sexy, enigmatic fusion of dance, music and visual imagery inspired by the tender, bittersweet songs of pop balladeer Nick Cave. Completing Petronio’s vision is an exquisite triptych of projected imagery by visual designer Ken Tabachnick and video artist Mike Daly as well as costumes by Tara Subkoff. Together with his superb company of 11 dancers, they create the provocative world that is Underland.
Free preperformance talks with...
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World Music/CRASHarts |
02/10/12 -
02/12/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
NIMBAYA!
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Sanders Theatre February 12, 2012 A daring response to the taboo of women playing the djembe in West Africa, Nimbaya! is the first all-women's percussion and dance troupe from Guinea. The group, formerly known as Amazones Women Master Drummers of Guinea, was created in 1998 by Mamoudou Condé of Les Ballets Africains fame. Presenting spectacular performances, Nimbaya! "plays with a fury, pounding out heart-racing rhythms and dancing into near frenzies."—The Boston Globe
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World Music/CRASHarts |
02/12/12 |
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge |
Unlucky in Love
Presented by Boston Babydolls Burlesque at The Davis Square Theater January 27-February 14, 2012 The Boston Babydolls are back!
Winners of "Best Burlesque" in 2011 from both The Boston Phoenix and The Weekly Dig, The Boston Babydolls always present an evening of smart, innovative burlesque with outstanding production values.
Unlucky in Love tells the story of a hapless writer examining episodes from his own life as he tries to pen a self-help guide to romance. Unfortunately for him (but fortunately for the audience), what he doesn't know could fill a...
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Boston Babydolls Burlesque |
01/27/12 -
02/14/12 |
The Davis Square Theater , Somerville |
Acoustica Electronica
Presented by Oberon at Oberon February 10-February 17, 2012 AcousticaElectronica blends the virtuosity found in the classical concert hall with the infectious energy of the late-night dance club. The best of both worlds: artistic depth and irresistible appeal. It is sexy and classy, sensuous and stoic, irreverent and reverential. Bach meets a dance club back-beat, Chopin meets trance, Carmen’s habanera and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata are blended with house music for a listening experience unlike anything you have ever heard before. ...
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Oberon |
02/10/12 -
02/17/12 |
Oberon, Cambridge |
Prometheus Dance: Inventories of Animated Bodies
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) February 17, 2012 "One of the most visually stunning, and physically gratifying, companies in the area." – The Boston Herald
See dance performed throughout the museum in Inventories of Animated Bodies, a work created by French choreographer Christine Fricker. As you travel throughout the museum, you will chance upon these installations of bodies in movement and can observe them in close proximity, almost as if viewing an art object.
Performed by dancers...
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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) |
02/17/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
RE:RE:RE: Dance Installation -- Encore Performances
Presented by Dance Program (Office for the Arts at Harvard) at Harvard Dance Center February 17-February 18, 2012 Back by popular demand, a second performance run of Dance Director Jill Johnson's dance installation. Created via collaborative, improvisational dance technologies with Harvard students, "RE: RE: RE:" encourages each audience member to individualize their experience by moving around the venue and viewing the performance from a variety of perspectives.
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Dance Program (Office for the Arts at Harvard) |
02/17/12 -
02/18/12 |
Harvard Dance Center, Cambridge |
Simply Sublime
Presented by Boston Ballet February 9-February 19, 2012 World Premiere production of Les Sylphides by Florence Clerc, music by Chopin; Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, music by Ligeti; George Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements, music by Stravinsky
Three powerful works by three master choreographers. Symphony in Three Movements, a large ensemble work, is distinct in both its complexity and energy. Les Sylphides is a one-act romantic ballet with ghostly sylphs in a forest. Polyphonia, brilliant choreography...
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Boston Ballet |
02/09/12 -
02/19/12 |
The Boston Opera House, Boston |
Triple Play
Presented by The Boston Conservatory at The Boston Conservatory Theater February 16-February 19, 2012 Three choreographers, three composers and three different dance genres are highlighted in the eclectic concert, featuring a premiere by Daniel Pelzig (former resident choreographer of the Boston Ballet) set to Tchaikovsky's Trio in a minor for Violin, Piano and Cello; Zero Cool, a jazz dance work by Cathy Young set to music drawn from Duke Ellington's Far East Suite and Latin American Suite; and iconic modern dance choreographer Doug Varone's The Constant Shift of...
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The Boston Conservatory |
02/16/12 -
02/19/12 |
The Boston Conservatory Theater, Boston |
Festival of Dance
Presented by Wheaton College February 18-February 19, 2012 A variety of student run dance groups- including SOLE, Paraiso Latino and Tap Out Loud- present a festival of dance featuring an assortment of dance styles and traditions.
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Wheaton College |
02/18/12 -
02/19/12 |
Weber Theatre, Watson Fine Arts, Norton |
Trybe Gala 2012
Presented by Wheaton College February 23-February 25, 2012 The performance by the student-run dance ensemble Trybe features a wide array of dance styles-belly dancing to urban hip-hop-from a variety of cultures from around the world.
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Wheaton College |
02/23/12 -
02/25/12 |
Weber Theatre, Watson Fine Arts, Norton |
Guys, Gals & Glitter! (4 nights of shows!)
Presented by Rogue Burlesque at Club Cafe February 17-February 25, 2012 A burlesque/BOYlesque extravaganza!
Don't miss this delicious 50/50 split between the sparkling ladies of Rogue Burlesque and the smokin’ hot men of Sirlesque! Full of equal-opportunity striptease and comedy, GUYS, GALS AND GLITTER promises to tease, seduce, baffle, and entertain you! SPECIAL GUEST international burlesque sensation JACQUELINE HYDE performing on Fridays!
Fridays and Saturdays in February!
February 17 & 18, 24 &25
Doors at 7:30...
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Rogue Burlesque |
02/17/12 -
02/25/12 |
Club Cafe, Boston |
Classical Lovers
Presented by Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre at Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre February 10-February 26, 2012 Three ballets offer entry to different realms of romantic intrigue. From a pastoral vision of idealized love to an intimate drama of seduction, passion and betrayal to the amusing affair of courtly lovers.
Courtly Lovers (2003, Haydn)
Back to Bach (Premiered 2003, Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto in G minor)
Schubert Adagio (1991, Schubert)
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Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre |
02/10/12 -
02/26/12 |
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, Cambridge |
Joffrey Ballet Company
Presented by Zeiterion Performing Arts Center at Zeiterion Performing Arts Center March 1, 2012 Considered one of the three great American Ballet Companies, The Joffrey Ballet has been hailed as “America’s Company of Firsts”: the first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline Kennedy’s invitation; the first to appear on television; the first American company to visit Russia; the first classical dance company to go multi-media; the first to commission a rock ‘n’ roll ballet; the first, and only dance company to appear on the cover of...
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Zeiterion Performing Arts Center |
03/01/12 |
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford |
Compañía Rafaela Carrasco
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Cutler Majestic Theatre March 2-March 3, 2012 From Seville, Rafaela Carrasco is a breathtaking dancer and one of the most important flamenco choreographers of her generation. With her company of five dancers and live musicians, she displays her rare ability to explore new concepts while maintaining the essence and integrity of flamenco in Vamos al Tiroteo. Set to a selection of popular Spanish songs originally recorded by Federico García Lorca and sung by La Argentinita in 1931, Vamos al Tiroteo brings new life and energy to the...
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World Music/CRASHarts |
03/02/12 -
03/03/12 |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston |
Dance/Music/Space
Presented by The Arts at Wellesley March 3, 2012 Dancers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener with violist Eyvind Kang forge new movements and music in conjunction with the idiosyncrasies of Tishman Commons, a nontraditional performance space.
Rashaun Mitchell started dancing at Concord Academy in Massachusetts, and joined the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 2004. Among his many awards, Mitchell received a 2010 New York Dance and Performance Bessie Award for his participation in Pam Tanowitz’s “Be in the Gray with...
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The Arts at Wellesley |
03/03/12 |
Tishman Commons, Wellesley |
Open Mic & Talent Competition
Presented by The Lansdowne Pub at The Lansdowne Pub March 6, 2011-March 4, 2012 The Lansdowne Pub is breaking ground with our Sunday Night Open Mic & Talent Competition. Watch an assortment of experienced entertainers, selected from the dozens that auditioned, compete against one another for prizes and entry to the finals.
Audience members are encouraged to help judge and choose the top two winners from acts such as burlesque troupes, improv troupes, comedians, magicians, musicians, and more!.
Participate as a judge and take a shot at one...
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The Lansdowne Pub |
03/06/11 -
03/04/12 |
The Lansdowne Pub, Boston |
Circa
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Paramount Theatre February 29-March 4, 2012 This seven-performer troupe from Brisbane, Australia whose bold vision has made waves worldwide, explores the edgy territory where contemporary circus, dance and the expressive possibilities of the human body meet. Circa the show is seamlessly remixed from three of the company's most acclaimed works and is an exhilarating, high-energy journey that strips acrobatics and movement down to their heart-stopping essentials. Wednesday, 2/29, 7:30pm; Thursday, 3/1, 8pm; Friday, 3/2, 8pm; Saturday...
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Celebrity Series of Boston |
02/29/12 -
03/04/12 |
Paramount Theatre, Boston |
Compañía Olga Pericet
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Cutler Majestic Theatre March 4, 2012 Boston Debut!
One of flamenco’s most exciting new talents, Olga Pericet is a young, diminutive yet powerful dancer. Her elegant new work, Rosa, Metal y Ceniza, won the Revelación prize at last year´s Festival de Jerez. It seamlessly blends dream references with traditional and contemporary flamenco dance and features Pericet joined by two male dancers and live musicians.
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World Music/CRASHarts |
03/04/12 |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston |
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Agbekor Drum and Dance Society
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Friends of the Weston Public Library |
03/04/12 |
Weston Public Library, Weston |
Youth Hip-Hop (Ages 8-13) Class
Presented by Springstep at Springstep January 21-March 10, 2012 In this exciting, high-energy class, students will learn fun hip hop routines while being introduced to a variety of styles such as steppin’, stompin’, poppin’, lockin’, wavin’, toprockin’, video, and some simple break dance floor work. Each class will begin with a safe warm-up that focuses the mind and prepares the body for dance. With a teaching style that is energetic, patient, and encouraging, experienced dance teacher Sharon Montella will help...
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Springstep |
01/21/12 -
03/10/12 |
Springstep, Medford |
Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company: Story/Time
Presented by FirstWorks March 10, 2012 “[Jones’s] gifts: …compelling storytelling and pure-dance interludes of slippery and often deeply romantic choreography.” —The Washington Post
FirstWorks presents Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones, who commands center stage for an exhilarating full company performance of 70 stories in 70 minutes. Inspired by Merce Cunningham and John Cage’s “Indeterminancy” (1959), the piece changes each time it is staged, operating on the...
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FirstWorks |
03/10/12 |
The Vets, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence |
Ballet Hispanico
Presented by Celebrity Series of Boston at Cutler Majestic Theatre March 9-March 11, 2012 Ballet Hispanico artistic director Eduardo Vilaro is building on the work of founder Tina Ramirez in exciting new ways, stretching and broadening the definitions of Hispanico to reflect the full depth of contemporary Hispanic people and cultures. With this bold new vision, Ballet Hispanico continues along the trail they have blazed for over 40 years, exploring the Latino voice in dance, from the smart and spicy to the elegant and lyrical and beyond. Program will include Boston premieres of...
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Celebrity Series of Boston |
03/09/12 -
03/11/12 |
Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston |
Play with Fire
Presented by Boston Ballet March 1-March 11, 2012 Jorma Elo’s Sharp Side of Dark, music by Bach; Ji?í Kylián’s Bella Figura, music by Foss, Pergolesi, Marcello, Vivaldi and Torelli; Christopher Bruce’s Rooster, music by The Rolling Stones
A trio of contemporary works — Sharp Side of Dark features large-scale architectural sets and a haunting lighting design; Bella Figura is tangibly sensual in its adoration and reverence towards the human body and contains partial nudity; Rooster is a...
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Boston Ballet |
03/01/12 -
03/11/12 |
The Boston Opera House, Boston |
Rainbow Tribe, Inc. presents 20iN2012
Presented by Rainbow Tribe. Inc. at Boston University Dance Theater March 9-March 11, 2012 A 20-year alumni celebration concert looking back on the founding, the bright present, and forward towards the exciting future of this ever-growing, ever-evolving Boston-based non-profit organization. Join Tribe, The Dance Company, Bside, Embrace, and organization alumni in celebrating this tremendous milestone by bringing your dancing shoes, and party attitude. You will laugh, you will cry, you will sing, and you will dance - most of all in your heart. This is one dance concert and...
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Rainbow Tribe. Inc. |
03/09/12 -
03/11/12 |
Boston University Dance Theater, Boston |
Trey McIntyre Project
Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) March 16-March 18, 2012 “Trey McIntyre has emerged over the past decade as one of the hottest choreographers in the dance world.”—The Boston Globe
Trey McIntyre is one of the most sought-after choreographers today, creating works for American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and many others as well as his own company. Called “fresh and forward-thinking” by The Washington Post and “engaging and provocative” by The Boston Globe, he uses classical ballet...
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World Music/CRASHarts |
03/16/12 -
03/18/12 |
Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA), Boston |
Adult Puppetry Class: Introduction to Shadow Puppetry
Presented by Puppet Showplace Theatre at Puppet Showplace Theatre February 27-March 19, 2012 In "Introduction to Shadow Puppetry," students will learn the history of shadow performance and see examples of the exciting work being developed by today's shadow puppeteers. Through building and performance assignments, the class will explore diverse styles of shadow puppets ranging from simple hand shadows to elaborate cut-out figures with moving parts. By the end of the class, students will have acquired all the tools they need to create their own shadow puppet show!
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Puppet Showplace Theatre |
02/27/12 -
03/19/12 |
Puppet Showplace Theatre, Brookline |