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DANCE REVIEW

Circa takes Stravinsky’s ‘Sacre’ in a new direction

It’s not such an odd idea: Stravinsky, after all, also composed “Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant.”

Radio City Rockettes and Boston Conservatory team up for first-of-its kind collegiate dance course

The Rockettes Precision Dance Technique offers students an inside look at the world of the Radio City Rockettes.

DANCE REVIEW

BalletX transports and transcends with ‘Become a Mountain,’ ‘Credo,’ and ‘Exalt’ at the Cutler Majestic

The trio of Boston premieres didn’t have much new to say. But you couldn’t complain about how the dancers said it.

DANCE PREVIEW

BalletX is out to prove that ballet is not an elitist artform

"You have no idea what you’re going to get when you come to a show, but it's going to be a journey that shows you different perspectives from a wide range of choreographers," said BalletX's Christine Cox.

DANCE REVIEW

Rennie Harris’s ‘Rome and Jewels’ is a poignant tale of woe

As presented by Global Arts Live in a remounted version performed by Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater Saturday at the Cutler Emerson Majestic Theatre, this 70-minute “Rome and Jewels” skimps on the storyline, but the combination of street dance and street Shakespeare is so dope, it almost doesn’t matter.

DANCE REVIEW

Hervé Koubi revisits his Algerian roots at the Majestic

Saturday marked the third time Compagnie Hervé Koubi has presented “Ce qui le jour doit à la nuit” (“What the Day Owes to the Night”) in Boston. The piece has been reworked to good effect.

WINTER ARTS PREVIEW

10 delightful dance picks to carry you through to spring

Hip-hop, ballet, flamenco, contemporary, and even acrobatics are on tap in Boston this season.

WINTER ARTS PREVIEW

After all these years, Rennie Harris’s classic hip-hopera ‘Rome and Jewels’ leaves space for improvisation

Original dancers and young company members come together for the 2020 work that put Rennie Harris Puremovement on the international map. The performance will be held at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre on Jan. 28.