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SUMMARY:DANCE NOW Boston
DESCRIPTION:New York-based contemporary\, rhythm-driven dance company directed by choreographer David Parker and dancer/director Jeffrey Kazin presents the 12th season of Dance Now Boston. DNB generates lasting relationships between Boston and New York dance artists who thrive on mutual inspiration. Each season of DNB features artists from both cities in new commissioned work and cherished repertory. This year’s featured choreographers in addition to David Parker and The Bang Group include Kelli Edwards\, Sara Hook\, Emily Jerant-Hendrickson\, Kristin Wagner\, and Cassie Wang. This season’s new initiative has Kelli Edwards commissioned to create a duet for Parker and Kazin in the tradition of Isadora Duncan. \nBoston-based choreographer and Dances by Isadora/Boston co-director Kelli Edwards creates a new duet for the Bang Group pair\, in the tradition of her company’s namesake Isadora Duncan. \nIllinois-based dancemaker Sara Hook\, whose work self-reflexively spotlights the nature of performance and the tragicomic way dancers and their works are perceived\, guests in a duet co-created with Parker\, a long-time collaborator. \nKristin Wagner/Bodies Moving presents MILK\, which explores the intimate labor of feeding a baby\, the cultural weight placed on bodies\, and the struggles and joys of loving and nourishing ourselves and our children. \nCassie Wang presents SHEER (parcel of her breathing body)\, a solo performance that investigates containment\, sociocultural conditioning\, and the cycles and repetitions in which humans find themselves. \nEmily Jerant-Hendrickson’s BECOMING reflects how it feels to move forward in seasons of change. Where progress faces resistance\, this dance embodies openness\, surrender and emergence as momentum reshapes and reroutes human behavior. \nTHE BANG GROUP/DANCE NOW BOSTON: \nNew York-based contemporary\, rhythm-driven dance company directed by choreographer David Parker and dancer/director Jeffrey Kazin presents the 12th season of Dance Now Boston. DNB generates lasting relationships between Boston and New York dance artists who thrive on mutual inspiration. Each season of DNB features artists from both cities in new commissioned work and cherished repertory. \nTickets Here\n\nIf you or a guest in your party has accessibility needs for this event\, please contact Joe Juknievich at joe@dancecomplex.org or (617) 547-9363.
URL:https://www.dancecomplex.org/event/dance-now-boston/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:Studio 1
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SUMMARY:DANCE NOW Boston
DESCRIPTION:New York-based contemporary\, rhythm-driven dance company directed by choreographer David Parker and dancer/director Jeffrey Kazin presents the 12th season of Dance Now Boston. DNB generates lasting relationships between Boston and New York dance artists who thrive on mutual inspiration. Each season of DNB features artists from both cities in new commissioned work and cherished repertory. This year’s featured choreographers in addition to David Parker and The Bang Group include Kelli Edwards\, Sara Hook\, Emily Jerant-Hendrickson\, Kristin Wagner\, and Cassie Wang. This season’s new initiative has Kelli Edwards commissioned to create a duet for Parker and Kazin in the tradition of Isadora Duncan. \nBoston-based choreographer and Dances by Isadora/Boston co-director Kelli Edwards creates a new duet for the Bang Group pair\, in the tradition of her company’s namesake Isadora Duncan. \nIllinois-based dancemaker Sara Hook\, whose work self-reflexively spotlights the nature of performance and the tragicomic way dancers and their works are perceived\, guests in a duet co-created with Parker\, a long-time collaborator. \nKristin Wagner/Bodies Moving presents MILK\, which explores the intimate labor of feeding a baby\, the cultural weight placed on bodies\, and the struggles and joys of loving and nourishing ourselves and our children. \nCassie Wang presents SHEER (parcel of her breathing body)\, a solo performance that investigates containment\, sociocultural conditioning\, and the cycles and repetitions in which humans find themselves. \nEmily Jerant-Hendrickson’s BECOMING reflects how it feels to move forward in seasons of change. Where progress faces resistance\, this dance embodies openness\, surrender and emergence as momentum reshapes and reroutes human behavior. \nTHE BANG GROUP/DANCE NOW BOSTON: \nNew York-based contemporary\, rhythm-driven dance company directed by choreographer David Parker and dancer/director Jeffrey Kazin presents the 12th season of Dance Now Boston. DNB generates lasting relationships between Boston and New York dance artists who thrive on mutual inspiration. Each season of DNB features artists from both cities in new commissioned work and cherished repertory. \nTickets Here\n\nIf you or a guest in your party has accessibility needs for this event\, please contact Joe Juknievich at joe@dancecomplex.org or (617) 547-9363.
URL:https://www.dancecomplex.org/event/dance-now-boston/2026-06-07/
LOCATION:Studio 1
CATEGORIES:DC Events
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SUMMARY:¡Bailaremos!
DESCRIPTION:¡Bailaremos! (We Will Dance!) is an annual end-of-year celebration showcasing the dedication and growth of students from Flamenco Dance Project and Yuling Spanish Dance. The performance culminates in vibrant live presentations\, accompanied by musicians Alfonso Cid and Anthony Tran. \nFLAMENCO DANCE PROJECT: \nFlamenco Dance Project is a company of artists dedicated to the evolving art of Flamenco dance and music. Its mission is to promote intercultural understanding\, community growth\, and cultural diversity by showcasing the talents of US-based flamenco performers. Artistic Director Sabrina Avilés also strives to improve understanding and appreciation of Flamenco through quality performances\, lectures\, and classes. The result is a convergence of artists from different backgrounds and diverse styles performing together in a cohesive and dynamic way\, while evoking the intensity\, strength\, and magic of Flamenco. \nYULING SPANISH DANCE: \n\n\n\nYuling Spanish Dance is a New England-based performing arts collective centered on the art of Flamenco. The collective is dedicated to making dance accessible to all\, regardless of age\, race\, or physical ability. By blending rhythmic Flamenco traditions with a focus on individual expression\, they create inclusive performances that foster community connection. Led by Director Yu-Ling Hu—a former dancer with Ensemble Español and a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist—the group collaborates with artists from the local and nationwide. Yuling Spanish Dance uses the vibrant energy of Flamenco to bridge diversities and bring creative\, high-quality movement to the community.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets Here\n\nIf you or a guest in your party has accessibility needs for this event\, please contact Joe Juknievich at joe@dancecomplex.org or (617) 547-9363.
URL:https://www.dancecomplex.org/event/bailaremos/
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SUMMARY:The Gathering
DESCRIPTION:The Gathering is an evening length performance experience that brings communities together through the joy\, power\, and history of Street and Club dance. Weaving live DJ sets\, poetry\, storytelling\, and movement\, the work creates an immersive environment where rhythm\, memory\, and shared presence take center stage. \nRooted in African Diasporic social dance traditions\, The Gathering honors the cultural spaces where these forms were born\, including family gatherings\, clubs\, parks\, basements\, basketball courts\, and outdoor cyphers. For this Dance Complex series performance\, the theater is intentionally reimagined as a communal space\, cultivating the same energy\, freedom\, and connection found in those original gathering places. The audience is not just watching; they are part of the exchange. \nCreated in collaboration with professional dance artists from New York\, Rhode Island\, Connecticut\, and Massachusetts\, the work reflects intergenerational knowledge\, lived experience\, and collective joy. Inspired by the artist’s upbringing immersed in Hip-Hop culture in Springfield\, Massachusetts\, The Gathering invites audiences into a personal and communal journey through American social dance shaped by resilience\, creativity\, and celebration. \nAt its core\, The Gathering is about togetherness. It creates space for dancers\, non-dancers\, and community members to connect across differences\, feel with one another\, and recognize shared humanity. Full of joy\, rhythm\, and spirit\, the performance is both a celebration and a declaration that affirms Street and Club dance as living cultural practices and powerful sites of community\, belonging\, and joy. \nSHAKIA “THE KEY” BARRON: \nShakia “The Key” Barron is an accomplished choreographer\, performer\, and educator specializing in African Diasporic Street and Club dance forms\, with a focus on Hip-Hop\, House\, and Funk styles. She is the Class of 1929 Dr. Virginia Apgar Assistant Professor of Dance at Mount Holyoke College and the Artistic Director of Kia The Key & Company. \nBarron is widely recognized for her passionate teaching and commitment to honoring the roots\, history\, and cultural integrity of Street and Club dance forms while creating spaces for embodied connection\, kinesthetic empathy\, and communal joy. Her work bridges community-based practice and academic inquiry\, making these forms more visible and accessible within institutional settings without separating them from their cultural foundations. \nShe has choreographed and directed over 70 works presented at colleges\, festivals\, and renowned dance institutions including Bates Dance Festival and Jacob’s Pillow. As a performer\, Barron has toured nationally and internationally with Face Da Phlave Entertainment\, Illstyle and Peace Productions\, and Rennie Harris Puremovement\, and has shared stages with major Hip-Hop artists and NBA halftime productions. \nThrough Kia The Key & Company\, she looks forward to continuing to build spaces for gathering\, collaboration\, and cultural exchange by touring her evening-length work The Gathering and bringing Street and Club dance into theaters\, public spaces\, and communities across the country. Her ongoing work is rooted in joy\, connection\, and the belief that dance is a living practice for bringing people together. \nTickets Here\n\nIf you or a guest in your party has accessibility needs for this event\, please contact Joe Juknievich at joe@dancecomplex.org or (617) 547-9363.
URL:https://www.dancecomplex.org/event/the-gathering/2026-06-20/
LOCATION:Studio 1
CATEGORIES:DC Events
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SUMMARY:The Gathering
DESCRIPTION:The Gathering is an evening length performance experience that brings communities together through the joy\, power\, and history of Street and Club dance. Weaving live DJ sets\, poetry\, storytelling\, and movement\, the work creates an immersive environment where rhythm\, memory\, and shared presence take center stage. \nRooted in African Diasporic social dance traditions\, The Gathering honors the cultural spaces where these forms were born\, including family gatherings\, clubs\, parks\, basements\, basketball courts\, and outdoor cyphers. For this Dance Complex series performance\, the theater is intentionally reimagined as a communal space\, cultivating the same energy\, freedom\, and connection found in those original gathering places. The audience is not just watching; they are part of the exchange. \nCreated in collaboration with professional dance artists from New York\, Rhode Island\, Connecticut\, and Massachusetts\, the work reflects intergenerational knowledge\, lived experience\, and collective joy. Inspired by the artist’s upbringing immersed in Hip-Hop culture in Springfield\, Massachusetts\, The Gathering invites audiences into a personal and communal journey through American social dance shaped by resilience\, creativity\, and celebration. \nAt its core\, The Gathering is about togetherness. It creates space for dancers\, non-dancers\, and community members to connect across differences\, feel with one another\, and recognize shared humanity. Full of joy\, rhythm\, and spirit\, the performance is both a celebration and a declaration that affirms Street and Club dance as living cultural practices and powerful sites of community\, belonging\, and joy. \nSHAKIA “THE KEY” BARRON: \nShakia “The Key” Barron is an accomplished choreographer\, performer\, and educator specializing in African Diasporic Street and Club dance forms\, with a focus on Hip-Hop\, House\, and Funk styles. She is the Class of 1929 Dr. Virginia Apgar Assistant Professor of Dance at Mount Holyoke College and the Artistic Director of Kia The Key & Company. \nBarron is widely recognized for her passionate teaching and commitment to honoring the roots\, history\, and cultural integrity of Street and Club dance forms while creating spaces for embodied connection\, kinesthetic empathy\, and communal joy. Her work bridges community-based practice and academic inquiry\, making these forms more visible and accessible within institutional settings without separating them from their cultural foundations. \nShe has choreographed and directed over 70 works presented at colleges\, festivals\, and renowned dance institutions including Bates Dance Festival and Jacob’s Pillow. As a performer\, Barron has toured nationally and internationally with Face Da Phlave Entertainment\, Illstyle and Peace Productions\, and Rennie Harris Puremovement\, and has shared stages with major Hip-Hop artists and NBA halftime productions. \nThrough Kia The Key & Company\, she looks forward to continuing to build spaces for gathering\, collaboration\, and cultural exchange by touring her evening-length work The Gathering and bringing Street and Club dance into theaters\, public spaces\, and communities across the country. Her ongoing work is rooted in joy\, connection\, and the belief that dance is a living practice for bringing people together. \nTickets Here\n\nIf you or a guest in your party has accessibility needs for this event\, please contact Joe Juknievich at joe@dancecomplex.org or (617) 547-9363.
URL:https://www.dancecomplex.org/event/the-gathering/2026-06-21/
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