Dance must-dos here…
Anikaya, one of the companies featured in Dancing in the Streets. Photo by Yi-chun Wu
During June 3 and 17 installments of Dancing in the Streets, Somerville’s Foss Park becomes a stage for six companies debuting new works, including Jimena Bermejo’s Car Ride, a piece starring four dancers and a roving car, groovin’ to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and a supplemental FM radio soundtrack. somervilleartscouncil.org
Photo by Charles Daniels Photography
Cambridge’s Dance Complex continues its 25th anniversary celebration with the Festival of Us, You, We & Them. On June 23, it’ll light up its five-story facade with images and videos while a mob cuts loose in the streets for exactly 25 minutes; then the weekend brings pop-up performances and classes. dancecomplex.org
Photo by Eli Akerstein
Urbanity Dance draws artists and troupes from across the country for the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival on Aug. 12, when headliners Doug Varone and Dancers will showcase recent work Folded, a duet set to music by Pulitzer winner Julia Wolfe. bostoncontemporarydance.org
Photo by Robert Torres
Sharpen your own cutting-a-rug skills at the return of Let’s Dance Boston! On Sept. 13-17, Celebrity Series brings live bands and professional instructors to the Greenway for massive master classes in genres such as Latin, swing and disco. celebrityseries.org
…and there
Photo by Paula Lobo
Jacob’s Pillow is stepping it up for its 85th anniversary, packing more than 350 events into its three-month season. Kicking off with a June 21 appearance from Miami City Ballet, the Berkshires festival is hosting new community engagement initiatives (think programs that support local veterans) and exclusive events dance lovers won’t find elsewhere. Take Tireless, which has Michelle Dorrance bringing together the best the tap world has to offer, from a coming-of-age story by former boxing champ Joe Orrach to Jumaane Taylor’s John Coltrane tribute, Supreme Love. And the tap showcase’s June 28-July 2 run closes with an All Styles Dance Battle pitting Dorrance’s students against New England street artists. Then there are the four world premieres, which include a Pillow commission that has modern choreographer John Heginbotham working alongside illustrator Maira Kalman. Drawing from the latter’s New York Times columns, The Principles of Uncertainty (Aug. 23-27) incorporates both live and recorded music, a weather report-delivering actor and set pieces featuring embroidery and an Edouard Manet painting. jacobspillow.org
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Whether you’re sticking to the city or looking for a reason to take a road trip, this summer offers arts adventures aplenty.
By Improper Staff May 19, 2017
Dance | SARAH HAGMAN
Dance must-dos here…
Anikaya, one of the companies featured in Dancing in the Streets. Photo by Yi-chun Wu
During June 3 and 17 installments of Dancing in the Streets, Somerville’s Foss Park becomes a stage for six companies debuting new works, including Jimena Bermejo’s Car Ride, a piece starring four dancers and a roving car, groovin’ to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and a supplemental FM radio soundtrack. somervilleartscouncil.org
Photo by Charles Daniels Photography
Cambridge’s Dance Complex continues its 25th anniversary celebration with the Festival of Us, You, We & Them. On June 23, it’ll light up its five-story facade with images and videos while a mob cuts loose in the streets for exactly 25 minutes; then the weekend brings pop-up performances and classes. dancecomplex.org
Photo by Eli Akerstein
Urbanity Dance draws artists and troupes from across the country for the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival on Aug. 12, when headliners Doug Varone and Dancers will showcase recent work Folded, a duet set to music by Pulitzer winner Julia Wolfe. bostoncontemporarydance.org
Photo by Robert Torres
Sharpen your own cutting-a-rug skills at the return of Let’s Dance Boston! On Sept. 13-17, Celebrity Series brings live bands and professional instructors to the Greenway for massive master classes in genres such as Latin, swing and disco. celebrityseries.org
…and there
Photo by Paula Lobo
Jacob’s Pillow is stepping it up for its 85th anniversary, packing more than 350 events into its three-month season. Kicking off with a June 21 appearance from Miami City Ballet, the Berkshires festival is hosting new community engagement initiatives (think programs that support local veterans) and exclusive events dance lovers won’t find elsewhere. Take Tireless, which has Michelle Dorrance bringing together the best the tap world has to offer, from a coming-of-age story by former boxing champ Joe Orrach to Jumaane Taylor’s John Coltrane tribute, Supreme Love. And the tap showcase’s June 28-July 2 run closes with an All Styles Dance Battle pitting Dorrance’s students against New England street artists. Then there are the four world premieres, which include a Pillow commission that has modern choreographer John Heginbotham working alongside illustrator Maira Kalman. Drawing from the latter’s New York Times columns, The Principles of Uncertainty (Aug. 23-27) incorporates both live and recorded music, a weather report-delivering actor and set pieces featuring embroidery and an Edouard Manet painting. jacobspillow.org
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