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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform from Revelations on January 5
Photo: Paul Kolnik |
Dance Across The City expands to two days
Dance Across the City is a wonderful dance festival held every year in Boston. It's free and open dance lovers of all ages.
This year's event starts off Friday night with performance by national and local companies, and Saturday offers dance activities for families, professionals and dance enthusiasts
Danceacrossthecity.org, is the principal information source for Dance Across the City Day for both artists and participants.
Free dance performance at the Strand on Friday January 5
This year's program will include performances by Boston Ballet, Boston Arts Academy, Pilobolus and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (who will present a portion of Revelations!).
To reserve your free tickets for Dance Across The City at The Strand Theatre, please call 617-598-3201.
A maximum of 6 tickets are permitted per person. There is no assigned seating. After you have placed your order, please allow for 2 business days to pick-up your tickets. (Hurry! There's not much time left.)
Pick-up tickets at
Boston City Hall Room 802, from 9 am - 5 pm
on December 27, 28 and 29 or January 3 and 4
OR
The Strand Theatre Box Office
543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester, MA
on January 3 and 4, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Please note: Tickets must be picked-up by 5 p.m. on January 4th. Any remaining reserved tickets will be released to the general public at the Strand Theatre box office on Friday, January 5th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Space is limited and tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
There is limited on-street parking on Columbia Road and local side streets. Public transportation is strongly recommended.
Location, directions and other details
January 6 is Dance Across the City Day
Dance Across the City Day - January 6, 2007 - is a free, daylong event featuring classes by leading local and national dancers and dance companies and showcases by local dance companies.
Dance Across the City Day activities are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are appropriate for anyone interested in dance, from the enthusiastic beginner to the trained professional dancer. Dance instruction activities - led by dancers from local and national companies and organizations - offer a wide range of options for participants.
DATC Details
Dance Instruction
Free classes will be offered for dance enthusiasts from ages 5 to adults for all levels of experience and ability, and in a variety of dance styles. Classes will be led by dance professionals from Boston and national dance companies.
Classes offer an in-depth instructional opportunity to explore the technique of a specific dance or movement style and/or dance company.
Classes are 60 minutes long and are offered in five levels: Beginner (0-2 years of experience); Intermediate (3-6 years of experience); Advanced (7-10 years of experience); Professional (10+ years and professional experience), and Everyone (all ages, all levels).
Dance Across the City Day 2007 will include classes in Afro-Haitian dance, Argentine tango, African, ballet, belly dancing, liturgical dance, Latin social dance, Hawaiian hula, Baroque dance, breakdancing, Chinese classical, creative movement, flamenco, hip-hop, Indian classical, jazz dance, Irish step dancing, salsa, tap, kung fu, tae kwon do, Turkish, Georgian, Russian and Central Asian folk dance, and modern dance.
Saturday Schedule
Saturday Registration
All Saturday classes, lecture/demonstrations and showcases are free and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration takes place at Citi/Wang Theatre beginning at 8:00 am. There is NO advance registration for Saturday. Because of space limitations it is suggested that participants arrive as early as possible to register and secure a spot.
Saturday Showcases
Dance showcases are free and are limited only to the number of seats available in the Citi/Shubert Theatre. The schedule for the 2006 Dance Showcases will be as follows
Youth Moves 10:00- 10:30am
OrigiNation 11:15-11:45am
Cultural Showcase 12:30-1:30
Cultural Showcase features O'Shea Chaplin Academy of Irish Dance, Triveni Dancers, Salsa Y Control, Collage Dance Ensemble
Saturday Resource Center
Dance schools, organizations, companies and institutions will host informational tables at the Resource Center, located throughout the Grand Lobby of Citi/Wang Theatre from noon to 3 pm. Dance Across the City Day activities for 2007 will take place at locations throughout Citi/Wang Theatre and Citi/Shubert Theatre.
The Collaboration
Bank of America Celebrity Series and The Citi Performing Arts Center have a long history of collaborating to present leading modern dance and ballet companies from around the world.
The collaboration also affords the Boston community the opportunity to share the artistry and energy of many remarkable local and internationally known companies offstage through Dance Across the City, which showcases the wealth of dance in the Boston area through a series of creative and interactive events that are free and open to the public.
Bank of America Celebrity Series
Bank of America Celebrity Series is New England's leading presenter of music, dance, and the performing arts from around the world. Founded in 1938, the Series incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in 1989. Each year, the Celebrity Series brings to Boston's major concert halls performances by instrumental and vocal soloists, symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, dance companies, jazz and popular music performers, folk and ethnic performance groups, and other performing artists.
The Celebrity Series' Arts, Education and Community program was initiated in 1984. It reaches over 20,000 students annually through more than 130 activities each year at 225 Boston area schools and organizations, including AileyCamp Boston, a six-week summer dance program for Boston middle school students.
For more information on Bank of America Celebrity Series, call 617-482-2595 or see at www.celebrityseries.org.
Citi Performing Arts Center
Citi Performing Arts Center (formerly The Wang Center for the Performing Arts), which includes both the Wang Theatre and the Shubert Theatre, is one of the nation's foremost not-for-profit performing arts institutions.
As New England's largest cultural venue, it honors all aspects of the performing arts offering theatre, opera, classical and popular music, international ballet, contemporary dance, one-night concerts, and Broadway musicals. Its public programming initiative, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, presents free Shakespeare on the Common.
As a nonprofit organization located in Boston's historic theater district, Citi Performing Arts Center presents the finest performing artists and cultural attractions from around the world; offers a diverse mix of educational workshops, lectures, and community activities through its education department; collaborates with artists, local performing arts organizations, including Bank of America Celebrity Series and its resident companies, Boston Ballet and Boston Lyric Opera; and acts as a champion for the arts in the Greater Boston community by aggressively helping to make the arts an integral part of the community's collective, daily experience.
For further information, go to www.citicenter.org.
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| Adrienne Hawkins of Impulse Dance Company leads class at last year's DATC |
Festival Teachers & Performers
Dancers from some of the finest national companies, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Pilobolus, Ballet Hispanico, and Complexions Dance Company will lead activities throughout the day.
Members of the local dance community will offer classes representing some of the best dance in Boston. 2007 participants include:
AdamAnt Eve Dancers
B.E. Productions
Boston Ballet
Boston Liturgical Dance Center
Boston Youth Moves Company
BoSoma Dance Company
Brookline/Greater Boston Community Arts Center
Chu Ling Dance Academy
Collage Dance Ensemble
Dance Edge
Dance Unlimited of Hanover
Erica Sigal
Fantezi Kreyol Dance Co
Hillary Ross Dance
Impulse Dance Company
Jeannette Neill Dance Studio
Julia On Tap
Julie Sullivan
Ken Pierce Baroque Dance Company
Kinodance
Linden Tree Dance Company
Lorraine Chapman, The Co., Inc.
Mavi Dance
M-E Country
Moreno Tango
One On Dance
OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center
O'Shea Chaplin Academy of Irish Dance
Partners for Youth with Disabilities/Access to Theatre Program
Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company
Polynesian Dance Arts
Rainbow Tribe
Rebecca Rice Dance
Rozann Kraus
Salsa Y Control
Static Noyze
Tango Society of Boston
Tandem Dance
The Dance Inn
The Goddess Dancing
Triveni Dancers
World Music/CRASH ARTS
Za-Beth's Magic Carpet
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Locations
Performance
The Strand Theatre
543 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
Phone: 617-635-1403
January 5 7pm to 9pm
Showcases
The Citi/Shubert Theatre
265 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-482-9393
January 6 10am-130pm
Classes
Citi Performing Arts Center
270 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-482-9393
Registration at 8:00am
First Come First Served!
January 6 9am-6pm
Dance Across The City Website
Dance Companies & dancers who will be teaching or performing
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