Excerpts from "The Nutcracker" will be performed on Wednesday, Dec. 3, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at NBAM. Dancers from the New Bedford Ballet and Youth Ballet will participate. The ballet was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1892. It is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King." The New Bedford […]
Dance party for the people. Radically inclusive underground music in downtown New Bedford. The final event of 2025 brings another ambient edition of BodyBodyBody. This annual not-a-dance party offers a place to socialize, chill out, and ease into the end of the year. Resident DJs will play ambient sets with live performances mixed in. Retro […]
This reimagined production follows Claire as she fights to save the love of her life. In the process, she uncovers the Nutcracker’s true beginning. Created by United Dance Company, the show combines storytelling and dance with community spirit. Tickets are available at uniteddance.org/the-extraordinary-nutcracker.
New Bedford Ballet will present A New England Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Keith Middle School. The story is set in 1850s New Bedford and follows Mary through a night of holiday adventure. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for seniors, students, and children ages two to […]
A short barre style movement class inspired by the upcoming performance MOMIX: Alice, a contemporary dance and illusion show based on Alice in Wonderland.
BodyBodyBody hosts its final party at 137 Union St. on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Guest DJ Interfluve is featured, with support from residents Benj B. and Neil Matheson. There is a $5 suggested donation, but no one is turned away for inability to pay. This is an 18+ event. Respect […]
Experience Movement at the Museum: In a Landscape, an event that celebrates dance through performances, talks, and workshops spanning modern dance and ballet. This month features Steven Vaughn, whose new solo performance, In a Landscape, is created in response to the museum’s current exhibition, Artistic Luminaries: Three Local Icons, as part of the Movement at […]
A special performance is scheduled for April 1 in the new black box theater at SoCo Movement Arts on Pope’s Island in New Bedford. Doors open at 5 p.m. The performance begins at 6 p.m. A question-and-answer session and a meet-and-greet with the dancers will follow. The space opened in February with a nearly sold-out […]
Parsons Dance, one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary dance companies, comes to SoCo Movement Arts in its new Black Box Theater on Popes Island. Tickets are $50. Doors open at 5 p.m. The performance begins at 6 p.m. Stay after for a live Q&A and a meet-and-greet with the dancers. This is a rare […]
Step Afrika! presents a high-energy production blending step choreography with a live DJ. Tickets are $15–$49, plus fees. Step Afrika! is renowned for its distinctive stepping style, combining the percussive movement of African American fraternities and sororities with vibrant traditional African dance and dynamic contemporary forms. Every performance brings live music, storytelling, humor, and interactive […]
Movement at the Museum returns April 14, 6 p.m. at NBAM, with dance, lectures, and workshops from modern to ballet. Steven Vaughn leads this month’s free program, “Listen,” joined by […]
Join BalletRI dancers in a panel discussion with Artistic Director, Kathleen Breen Combs, facilitated by Shura Baryshnikov. This demonstration and conversation offers insight to the creation and production of a world-class ballet program, including excerpts from BalletRI PURE DANCE. This ballet celebrates the power, precision, and poetry of the moving body. From the effervescent brilliance […]
Ballet Rhode Island makes its Bristol Community College debut with Pure Dance on April 25 at 7 p.m. and April 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center. The contemporary ballet program features works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and Yury Yanowsky. Performances highlight athletic movement, expressive storytelling, and live musicality. Each […]
Fiesta ¡Viva México! is an evening of art, culture, and community on May 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The program features Resistance: Cultural and Political Narratives in Mexican Art and includes the presentation of the Patron of the Arts Award to Steve Silverstein and Helen DeGroot. Guests will experience live mariachi music, traditional Mexican […]
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