LGBTQ dancers center stage as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns
It was 55 years ago that Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) made its Celebrity Series Boston debut with two performances on January 27, 1968, at John Hancock Hall. It was a...
Boston Ballet to virtually present newly choreographed ‘Gift’ for the holidays
Boston Ballet principal dancer John Lam keeps stretching his gifts.
Maybe it’s because he and husband John Ruggieri have two young sons, but Boston Ballet...
Kairos Dance Theater / World AIDS Day | Nov. 30, 2021, midnight
We could say that Kairos Dance Theater is a contemporary dance company, but that wouldn’t do it justice. The innovative, experimental performances staged by these performers defy description—except, perhaps, for one word:...
Ice Dance International of Kittery, Maine blends athletics and artistry
Editor's Note: You can catch a performance of Ice Dance International tonight, at 7:30 p.m., at The Skating Club of Boston. For tickets ($20) go to IDI's performances page on their website, where you'll...
The Welcoming Committee to bring LGBTQA revelers to Boston Ballet
Bringing together more than 200 LGBT folks and their friends to attend the Wednesday, Dec. 9, performance of the Boston Ballet's "The Nutcracker," the Boston branch of the The Welcoming Committee, partnering with the Boston Ballet,...
Five Lesbian Brothers, Cuban-American Dance Theater Artist to shine at 2016 ClimACTS!
(Editor's note: This article appears in the current March/April 2016 print edition of Boston Spirit magazine. Subscribe for free today.)
Over its more than 25 years of presenting bold theater and nurturing queer performers, The...
Abilities Dance Boston celebrates queerness, diversity in ‘Banned Ballet’
With states across the country enacting Draconian book bans and increasing threats to the LGBTQ community, composer Andrew Choe and choreographer/executive director Ellice Patterson of Abilities Dance Boston responded in the way...
