ARTSBOSTON TOP 10: WEEK OF 5/16 – 5/22
Tango with The A.R.T. with Arrabal
Now – June 18 | BosTix Deal Available
Featuring an ensemble and band from Buenos Aires, Arrabal, playing at American Repertory Theater, is a new tango-infused dance-theatre piece that follows one woman’s quest to understand the violence that took her father and disrupted a nation. Arrabal invites audiences into the underground world of Buenos Aires’ tango clubs for a dance between the present and the past… Read More →
La Femme Bohème
May 18 – 21 | BosTix Deal Available
Set against the backdrop of the modern protest movement, MetroWest Opera presents Puccini’s iconic romantic opera re-imagined with characters challenging notions of sexuality and gender… Read More →
Greece is the Word
Now – June 4 | BosTix Deal Available
Grease meets Clash of the Titans in this hilarious musical send-up from the notorious Gold Dust Orphans… Read More →
Objects of Intimacy in Contemporary Art
May 19 – July 16
An Inventory of Shimmers, at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, brings together a group of twelve international artists to examine how bodies are shaped, modified, or affected by the intensity of their interaction… Read More →
A Blend of Raw Afro-Fusion Energy
May 19
From Zimbabwe to The Red Room @ Cafe 939, Mokoomba brings an exuberant energy to traditional Tonga and pan-African music with dashes of funk, soukous, and Afro-Cuban music…Read More →
A Haunting World Premiere
Now – May 20
When Maria, Rachel, and Molly got thrown together on a school project about the urban legend of La Llorona, they didn’t expect the murderess ghost to haunt their lives. Fresh Ink Theatre presents the world premiere of La Llorona… Read More →
L.A. Dance Project at Shubert Theatre
May 19 – 21
With its contemporary approach to art and movement, L.A. Dance Project has made an impact on the dance world with what theLos Angeles Times describes as “a defining artistic vision for our time”… Read More →
Bold Moves at Hibernian Hall
May 19 – 21
With Bold Moves, playwright Tricia Elam Walker presents a quartet of contemporary one-act plays about friendship, race, and intimacy… Read More →
The Rhythms of India
May 20 | BosTix Deal Available
Tālam is a tour de force performance of Indian dance, music, and rhythm evoking the traditions of North and South India… Read More →
Summer Palace & Adrift
Now – June 11
Boston Sculpture Gallery presents the work of Caroline Bagenal and Mags Harries in two concurrent shows that address issues around climate change and politics… Read More →