List of Events
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March 14 2025, March 15 2025Boston Dance Theater performs Red is a feeling—an evening of short dance works which present multi-faced expressions of love, longing, and the fight to live, woven together by the color Red. The program takes its title from a new commission by Iranian-Hispanic choreographer Roya Carreras... MORE » -
March 15 2025With its eye on the 21st century, the Naghash Ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk song, new classical music, and medieval polyphonic vocal music. Presented in collaboration with the Friends of Armenian Culture Society. -
March 16 2025Drones, beats, and towering black lamb's-wool hats all serve as a striking backdrop to the Ukrainian folk-rock quartet DakhaBrakha. With one foot in the urban avant-garde and the other rooted in Ukrainian village culture, the group's self-proclaimed "ethno-chaos" is a refreshingly novel vision of... MORE » -
March 22 2025A modern-day griot, Sona Jobarteh contemporizes the presentation of the kora, a West African stringed instrument, by breaking gender barriers and playing while standing. Performing with an electric Afropop band, she sings about cultural identity, gender, love, and respect. Watch Sona Jobarteh on 60... MORE » -
March 25 2025Kora player Ballaké Sissoko, cellist Vincent Segal, accordionist Vincent Peirani, and saxophonist Émile Parisien share a unity of spirit and a fluidity of sound that displays the virtuosity of four freestylers who genre-hop from European jazz to the traditional Manding canon, klezmer, big band, and... MORE » -
March 29 2025Tigran is one of the most remarkable jazz pianists and composers of his generation. He combines improvisation with the rich traditional music of his native Armenia. Last year, Hamasyan composed his greatest work, inspired by a traditional Armenian tale of the same name: The Bird of a Thousand... MORE » -
March 30 2025Hailing from different ethnic nomadic cultures from across Inner Mongolia, the charismatic ten-member Anda Union unites a wide range of musical instruments and vocal styles to capture the essence of traditional Mongolian music while creating a new and exciting sound. -
April 03 2025Senegalese griot Ablaye Cissoko and French multi-instrumentalist Cyrille Brotto take audiences on an intimate journey, melding the deep traditions of their very different musical cultures and showcasing music’s ability to bridge cultures, expand traditions, and connect individuals. Cissoko’s... MORE » -
April 06 2025Bia Ferreira is a Brazilian singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and artivist that defines her music as MMP—Música de Mulher Preta (Black Woman Music). She performs solo on guitar, singing about racism, homophobia, feminism, love, and politics. -
April 13 2025Grammy Award winning titan of jazz saxophone Joe Lovano, virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage, longtime Lovano collaborator bassist Asante Santi Debriano, and drummer Will Calhoun come together for an explosive performance of creative jazz. This performance was rescheduled from March 30, 2025. -
April 18 2025The legendary guitarist, composer, and producer Ebo Taylor is responsible for some of the greatest music in Ghana’s history—and in history, period. With a career spanning over half a century, his influence on African music is undeniable, from his early days playing highlife with bands like The... MORE » -
April 25 2025, April 26 2025The Center Will Not Hold—created by Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie—features members of Dorrance Dance Company (including Dorrance and Asherie) deeply rooted in tap, breaking, hip-hop, Chicago Footwork, Detroit Jit, Litefeet, Memphis Jooking and body percussion. The work features original... MORE » -
May 01 2025From Brooklyn, Red Baraat merges hard-driving North Indian bhangra with elements of hip-hop, funk, jazz, and raw punk energy. Delivering an explosion of sound, the band is particularly known and loved for its unforgettable live performances. “The best party band in years.”—NPR -
May 16 2025, May 17 2025David Dorfman Dance’s truce songs explores how our world might look, and how we might feel, if traditional truces were extended by a day, then a month, then years—ending one small war on humanity at a time. DDD’s trademark risky, frisky, and vulnerable movement, accompanied by an original score by... MORE » -
July 30 2025Nigeria’s Femi Kuti is the heart and soul of modern Afrobeat. Like his legendary father, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Femi has stood as a powerful voice for justice known for his unflinching critiques of political corruption and social inequality. After years with his father's band Egypt '80, he created... MORE » -
October 04 2025UNLEASHED features the award-winning Scottish folk band Talisk and the world-famous Irish dancing duo, the Gardiner Brothers, celebrating tradition, modernity, and innovation in a thrilling fusion of sound and movement. This performance was rescheduled from February 22, 2025.
