The program draws from early Spanish and Portuguese music and connects it with contemporary Latin American popular and folk music. It presents the Latin American heritage and the region’s astonishing synthesis of African, Arabic, and European traditions in a unique fusion. Rumbarroco, an ensemble of acclaimed artists from different latitudes, led by Radcliffe-Harvard fellow and […]
Trombonist Craig Harris, bassist Wes Brown, and pianist John Kordalewski join together for a special trio performance. Expect the music to be both “inside” and “outside.” All three veteran improvisors studied with the great Makanda Ken McIntyre, and have performed frequently in Boston as part of the Makanda Project, which Mr. Kordalewski leads.
“Black History in Action (BHAC) at St. Augustine’s is proudly hosting The Prayers of Black Folks: Steph Davis and Jenny Oliver, a music and dance performance.
This program presents music by Italian 18th-century women composers working at the courts of Frederick the Great in Prussia and the House of Habsburg in Austria. These powerful monarchies sponsored both salon and stage, where passions ran high and the best musicians were hired.
This program features Ibero-American dances and song-dances, including “folias”, “jácaras”, and “fandangos”, from the Renaissance to the present. The music spans from the early Spanish “Cancioneros” (songbooks) in old Iberia to contemporary folk and popular music from Venezuela and Mexico. Included are dances such as “joropo” from Venezuela and Colombia and “fandanguito” from Mexico. Performers […]
Boston University’s Dance Theatre Group is pleased to present ORIGINS 2024, a Fall Dance Concert, on November 22nd at 8 PM and 23rd at 3:30 PM and 8 PM.
Join Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre for Greater Boston’s largest and most popular outdoor/indoor dance event! The 14th annual Dance for World Community Festival takes place on June 8th in Harvard Square. The festival is a free, public, all-day event featuring performances and classes from over 60 local dance companies, as well as over 20 […]
La Donna Musicale explores the distinctive contributions of Parisian women composers to the French Baroque and Rococo secular genres of ”airs sérieux”: serious songs with subjects such as love, politics, and pastoral scenes, and ”airs à boire”: drinking songs to make merry with libations such as wine.
The Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard presents its annual Spring Show and Sale, May 9-12, 2024, at its studio facility at 224 Western Avenue, Allston, Massachusetts. This four-day sale will feature original ceramic works by over 90 artists affiliated with the program, including instructors, staff, and students.
La Donna Musicale and Rumbarroco continue a musical exploration that extends from the Iberian Renaissance to Indigenous and African-influenced folk traditions in contemporary South America.