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DANCE REVIEW

Music from the Sole’s ‘I Didn’t Come to Stay’ comes to party

The piece runs about an hour; Thursday’s almost full house at New England Conservatory’s Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre clearly wished it had stayed longer.

One small theater, two very different Boston dance premieres coming up on consecutive weekends

New York tap company Music from the Sole and Ashwini Ramaswamy, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Minneapolis, to perform at Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre.

THE YEAR IN ARTS

Jeffrey Gantz’s 10 best dance performances of 2023

Ranging from the classic to the digitally inspired, this year's dance offerings ranged widely.

THE YEAR IN ARTS

Social issues, climate change, and even humor showed up on dance stages this year

Globe dance critic Jeffrey Gantz surveys 2023's dance offerings on Boston stages and at Jacob's Pillow.

Dance Review

Boston Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ brings classic holiday magic

The company's 45 performances have begun, delivering Clara, a Nutcracker-turned-prince, the sugar plum fairy, and friends to the Opera House stage.

DANCE

The Royal Ballet of London makes exclusive visit to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 2024

This will be the world-renowned company's first appearance at the festival in Becket and its only US stop next year.

On TikTok, a Jamaica Plain mom dances through life

Diana Steinberg has been filming her daily dance improvisation for years. More people have started to notice.

DANCE REVIEW

Subject:Matter makes its own music at the ICA

The first part of the 90-minute evening offers excerpts from “Songbook”; after intermission comes the world premiere of “With Far Hand.”