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Dance Theatre of Harlem Opens Jacob’s Pillow Season

(BECKET, Mass.) – Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), the groundbreaking and newly revitalized classical and contemporary ballet company, will open the 2013 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival season in the Ted Shawn Theatre from Wednesday, June 19 to Sunday, June 23, 2013. Led by founding member and former principal dancer Virginia Johnson, the company will present…

Paul Taylor Dance Company Returns to Mahaiwe with New England Premiere

(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the Mahaiwe for its sixth consecutive summer season on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and May 25, 2013, at 8pm and Sunday, May 26, 2013, at 3pm and 7pm. The performances include the New England premiere of Taylor’s Perpetual Dawn (2013), which depicts young people…

Balkan Beat Box Brings Mediterranean/Gypsy/Hip Hop Fusion to MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Balkan Beat Box brings its eclectic and infectious mix of Balkan, Middle Eastern, hip-hop, electronica, punk and other musical stylings to MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center for what is likely to become a dance concert as soon as the first number kicks off on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at 8 pm. Founded…

Canadian Contemporary Ballet Troupe Performs at MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – The world-renowned contemporary ballet ensemble Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal performs at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 8pm and Sunday, March 3, 2013, at 3pm, in a co-production with Jacob’s Pillow. The Montréal-based dance company blends a variety of dance styles, influences, and music in three…

Superhuman Happiness Brings Brooklyn Dance Rock to MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Brooklyn-based dance-rock outfit Superhuman Happiness brings its unique combination of funky Afrobeat and infectious electronica to MASS MoCA‘s Club B-10 into Dance Club B-10 on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at 8 p.m. Featuring multiple instrumentalists including charismatic percussionists and brass players, the group boasts a big sound and joyful spirit. Its…

Holiday Music and Dance Parties at Helsinki Hudson

(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Club Helsinki Hudson kicks off the long leadup to Christmas beginning on Friday, December 21, at 9pm, with Everett Bradley’s Holidelic, a Christmas-infused funk show, followed the next night (Saturday, December 22 at 8pm) by Mistletoe Martinis with Musty, a Christmas cabaret featuring Musty Chiffon, her frisky elves, a bevy of voluptuous…

Alaskan Dance Work About Salmon Swims into MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – After a week-long dance residency, Alaskan choreographer Emily Johnson and her company, Catalyst, present a work-in-progress showing of her newest work, Niicugni (Listen), in MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center on Friday, November 16, 2012, at 8 pm. Up to 40 participants from the local community will participate in this piece. Johnson will…

Parsons Dance to Perform New Works at PS21

(CHATHAM, N.Y.) – Parsons Dance returns to PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century for the seventh consecutive season on Friday and Saturday, August 31 and September 1, 2012, at 8pm, with performances to include two new works: Round My World and A Stray’s Lullaby, as well as several others. A Master Dance Class Workshop…