March 2018
Dances at Noon: The CONcepts Artists
The Tufts University Department of Drama and Dance and the CONcepts Artists invite you to the first of two Dances at Noon events in March. You may have heard different forms of dance, like popping or locking, labeled as "hip hop." Though many styles are accepted as falling under the "Hip Hop umbrella," every street dance has its own separate history, and in the case of dances like popping, locking, and krump, originated in the West Coast, far away from…
Find out more »Dances at Noon: The CONcepts Artists
The Tufts University Department of Drama and Dance and the CONcepts Artists invite you to the second of two Dances at Noon events in March. You may have heard different forms of dance, like popping or locking, labeled as "hip hop." Though many styles are accepted as falling under the "Hip Hop umbrella," every street dance has its own separate history, and in the case of dances like popping, locking, and krump, originated in the West Coast, far away from…
Find out more »October 2018
Tufts Dances at Noon
The Tufts University Department of Drama and Dance presents its first Dances at Noon program of the school year. The event features showings of new works and works-in-progress by Boston-area artists in an informal setting, including post-performance discussions with the choreographers and dancers. Free and open to the public. Future Dances at Noon dates are March 1 and 29, 2019.
Find out more »November 2018
Tufts Fall Dance Weekend
This year's two-day Fall Dance Weekend at Tufts University highlights new choreography created by students, and by faculty artists Jaclyn Waguespack and Daniel McCusker, in collaboration with students from Dance Repertory & Performance and the First Year Dance Ensemble. A second performance will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 17, at Jackson Dance Lab. Tickets are $8, available at tuftsdramadancetickets.com or at the Tufts Box Office: 617-627-3493.
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Weekend
This year's two-day Fall Dance Weekend at Tufts University highlights new choreography created by students, and by faculty artists Jaclyn Waguespack and Daniel McCusker, in collaboration with students from Dance Repertory & Performance and the First Year Dance Ensemble. Tickets are $8, available at tuftsdramadancetickets.com or at the Tufts Box Office: 617-627-3493.
Find out more »December 2018
Tufts Dance: New Movement Works
Death solo? Dorm room dance? Prop studies? Chair dances? HAIR dances? Bus stops? The BEST DANCE imaginable? Clementines? All of this (and more!) will be on display as the Tufts University Dance Department showcases works in progress from the fall Dance Composition led by Daniel McCusker. The program will includes works composed by and featuring Max Cooper, Alice Dempsey, Charlotte Eccles, Al Ellison and Sasha Hukower. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »March 2019
In Between: Ibrahim Miari
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies is excited to host "In Between," a one-man show written and performed by Ibrahim Miari. The show portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in a Palestinian-Israeli identity. This event is sponsored by Middle Eastern Studies, and co-sponsored by the Diversity Fund, Center for the Humanities at Tufts, Judaic Studies, Department of Religion, and the consortium of studies in Race, Colonialism and Diaspora. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »Dances at Noon: The Mitch Show
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies welcomes back alumnus Mitchell Rose for "The Mitch Show," part of its Dances at Noon Series. The 70-minute show is an interactive film/performance mashup featuring Rose, the first Dance major at Tufts (Class of 1976). An audience conversation with the artists will follow. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »October 2019
Dances at Noon: Sean Bjerke
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies begins its 2019-20 Dances at Noon Series with an afternoon of hip hop curated by local artist Sean Bjerke. A post-performance discussion with Sean and guests will follow. Bjerke is a dance teacher and martial artist based in Boston who was introduced to dance at Tufts, from which he earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 2004. He teaches at The Dance Complex in Cambridge and at Connecticut College. Free and…
Find out more »November 2019
Territory: A Parable of Anti-colonial History
Tufts University presents a special performance event, "Territory," written by Zavé Martohardjono in collaboration with Raha Behnam. "Territory" is a performance series with an installation element that considers histories of man-made colonial borders and the migrations and genocides that are archived in the land. It features a parable of a fictional island split by a colonial border. Half of this island is home to an autonomous community that has resisted colonization yet remains unrecognized by world powers. The parable draws…
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Concert
This year's two-day Fall Dance Weekend at Tufts University highlights new choreography created by faculty artist Jaclyn Waguespack, in collaboration with students from Dance Repertory & Performance and includes a work by visiting artist Taylor Travassos-Lomba, and students from his hip-hop breakin' course. A second performance will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 23, at Jackson Dance Lab. Tickets are available through the Tufts Online Ticket Office or at the Tufts Box Office: 617-627-3493.
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Concert
This year's two-day Fall Dance Weekend at Tufts University highlights new choreography created by faculty artist Jaclyn Waguespack, in collaboration with students from Dance Repertory & Performance and includes a work by visiting artist Taylor Travassos-Lomba, and students from his hip-hop breakin' course. Tickets are available through the Tufts Online Ticket Office or at the Tufts Box Office: 617-627-3493.
Find out more »February 2020
Tufts Dances at Noon
The Tufts University Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies presents its first Dances at Noon program of 2020. The event will feature an engaging improvisational program by Boston-area artists, curated by Olivier Besson, Associate Professor of Dance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Free and open to the public. The final Dances at Noon performance of the academic year will be on Friday, March 27.
Find out more »November 2021
Tufts Fall Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the first of three Fall Dance Concerts this weekend, featuring a combination of new compositions, reconstructions, faculty, guest artists and students. Graduating dance minors Erika Chen, Tharina Messeroux and Elsa Rohm share choreographic capstone projects that examine family heritage and the ties that bind us together. Faculty artist Jenny Oliver presents her Boston-based company; faculty member Renata Celichowska is reconstructing a 2001 work entitled Kol Nidre; and guest artists…
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the second of three Fall Dance Concerts this weekend, featuring a combination of new compositions, reconstructions, faculty, guest artists and students. Graduating dance minors Erika Chen, Tharina Messeroux and Elsa Rohm share choreographic capstone projects that examine family heritage and the ties that bind us together. Faculty artist Jenny Oliver presents her Boston-based company; faculty member Renata Celichowska is reconstructing a 2001 work entitled Kol Nidre; and guest artists…
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the third and Fall Dance Concert this weekend, featuring a combination of new compositions, reconstructions, faculty, guest artists and students. Graduating dance minors Erika Chen, Tharina Messeroux and Elsa Rohm share choreographic capstone projects that examine family heritage and the ties that bind us together. Faculty artist Jenny Oliver presents her Boston-based company; faculty member Renata Celichowska is reconstructing a 2001 work entitled Kol Nidre; and guest artists Ian…
Find out more »April 2022
Tufts Spring Dance Concert Program 1
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents its Spring Dance Concert, featuring performances choreographed by graduating senior dance minors and by students from the Afro Haitian: From Roots to Stage course. A combination of both live and video dance, this year’s concert is split into two programs. Today's 3 p.m. and Sunday’s 7 p.m. performances will feature work by Thomas Felt, Anna Cherian, Laporsha Dees, Alyssa Eakman, Ira Craig, Hannah Fruitman, Abby Lee, and Afro Haitian:…
Find out more »Tufts Spring Dance Concert Program 2
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents its Spring Dance Concert, featuring performances choreographed by graduating senior dance minors and by students from the Afro Haitian: From Roots to Stage course. A combination of both live and video dance, this year’s concert is split into two programs. Today's 7 p.m. and Sunday’s 3 p.m. performances will feature work by Thomas Felt, Emily Aronson, Ira Craig, Joslin Regalado, Hannah Fruitman, Shruti Krishnamachari, and Afro Haitian: From Roots…
Find out more »Tufts Spring Dance Concert Program 3
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents its Spring Dance Concert, featuring performances choreographed by graduating senior dance minors and by students from the Afro Haitian: From Roots to Stage course. A combination of both live and video dance, this year’s concert is split into two programs. Today's 3 p.m. performance will feature work by Thomas Felt, Emily Aronson, Ira Craig, Joslin Regalado, Hannah Fruitman, Shruti Krishnamachari, and Afro Haitian: From Roots to Stage. Tonight's 7…
Find out more »Tufts Spring Dance Concert Program 4
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents its fourth and final Spring Dance Concert, featuring performances choreographed by graduating senior dance minors and by students from the Afro Haitian: From Roots to Stage course. Tonight's performance will feature work by Thomas Felt, Anna Cherian, Laporsha Dees, Alyssa Eakman, Ira Craig, Hannah Fruitman, Abby Lee, and Afro Haitian: From Roots to Stage. This event is open to the public. Tickets will be available at the box office (617-627-3493) and…
Find out more »October 2022
We Move: Black Joy at Tufts
The Tufts Universtiy Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies invites you to celebrate student and faculty artists alongside the members of the upcoming Boston production of "We Move in Color." The program will feature ENVY, the Tufts all-female step team; the Envision Theatre Troupe; poetry by Daysha Williams; a "We Move in Color" artists panel; and a faculty arts panel. Free and open to the public; a reception will precede the event from 7 to 8 p.m. in the…
Find out more »Dances at Noon: Kathak Dance
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies invites you to an afternoon of Kathak dance, one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance and the classical dance form of Uttar Pradesh. Facilitated by faculty artist Gretchen Hayden, the event will feature performances by Kathak dancer Shefali Jain, and Hindustani musicians Jayanta Banerjee and Satyaprakash Mishra. Free and open to the public; no tickets required. Note: Visitors attending events on campus are required to be vaccinated…
Find out more »November 2022
Tufts Fall Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies' Fall Dance Concert will feature senior dance minors Andres Antonio and Hanna Bregman presenting capstone projects alongside faculty choreographic work by Jaclyn Waguespack and a guest artist composition by Hyung Ji Yu. Note: Visitors attending events on campus are required to be vaccinated and boosted, if eligible, and may be asked to show proof of vaccination. The concert will be presented again at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 19.
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the second performance of its Fall Dance Concert, featuring senior dance minors Andres Antonio and Hanna Bregman presenting capstone projects alongside faculty choreographic work by Jaclyn Waguespack and a guest artist composition by Hyung Ji Yu. Note: Visitors attending events on campus are required to be vaccinated and boosted, if eligible, and may be asked to show proof of vaccination.
Find out more »March 2023
Dances at Noon: Jessi Stegall
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies welcomes Jessi Stegall for a work-in-progress showing of her latest project, The Theremin Vignettes. The Theremin Vignettes is an evening-length dance-theatre production in ode to Clara Rockmore. Made up of a series of non-linear, idiosyncratic vignettes, The Theremin Vignettes explores themes of grief, remembrance and devotion through absurd interpretations of Rockmore's life, work and impact. Each vignette is set to a track from Rockmore’s “Lost Theremin Album,” a posthumous record…
Find out more »April 2023
Tufts Spring Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the first of three performances of its Spring Dance Concert, featuring new work from senior dance minors Jesse Akaa, James Elwell, William Huang, Chidilim Menakaya, Yosselin Perez Ascencio, Emma Sonnenblick, Cesar Urzua, Katelyn Young and Julia Zweifach, alongside a culminating performance from Jenny Oliver's Afro-Haitian: From Roots to Stage course. Tickets are $10 through the Tufts Drama and Dance online box office. Additional performances will be at 3 and…
Find out more »Tufts Spring Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the second of three performances of its Spring Dance Concert, featuring new work from senior dance minors Jesse Akaa, James Elwell, William Huang, Chidilim Menakaya, Yosselin Perez Ascencio, Emma Sonnenblick, Cesar Urzua, Katelyn Young and Julia Zweifach, alongside a culminating performance from Jenny Oliver's Afro-Haitian: From Roots to Stage course. Tickets are $10 through the Tufts Drama and Dance online box office. The final performance will be at 7…
Find out more »Tufts Spring Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the third and final performance of its Spring Dance Concert, featuring new work from senior dance minors Jesse Akaa, James Elwell, William Huang, Chidilim Menakaya, Yosselin Perez Ascencio, Emma Sonnenblick, Cesar Urzua, Katelyn Young and Julia Zweifach, alongside a culminating performance from Jenny Oliver's Afro-Haitian: From Roots to Stage course. Tickets are $10 through the Tufts Drama and Dance online box office.
Find out more »November 2023
Tufts Fall Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the first of two performances of its 40th Annual Fall Dance Concert. The program will feature new works from faculty members Jenny Lustig Rhoton, Daniel McCusker and Shefali Jain, as well as a piece choreographed and performed by Dance Program alum Pearl Young (’22). Additionally, the concert will include new works created by students in McCusker’s Studies in Dance Composition course. Rounding out the evening will be two screendances…
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Concert
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents the second of two performances of its 40th Annual Fall Dance Concert. The program will feature new works from faculty members Jenny Lustig Rhoton, Daniel McCusker and Shefali Jain, as well as a piece choreographed and performed by Dance Program alum Pearl Young (’22). Additionally, the concert will include new works created by students in McCusker’s Studies in Dance Composition course. Rounding out the evening will be two screendances…
Find out more »March 2024
Dances at Noon: Under The Skin
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents a performance of "Under The Skin" from Tufts alum Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer of Bridgman/Packer Dance. Come see what the Boston Globe calls "the most thrilling dance work this reviewer has seen in recent memory... flat-out exhilarating.” In "Under The Skin," the duet form explodes into a magically populated stage as Bridgman and Packer interchange with their ever-multiplying virtual selves. The performers' bodies and costumes become projection screens,…
Find out more »Cut. Loose
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies presents a performance of "Cut. Loose" by visiting artists Neta Weiner and Stav Marin. "Cut. Loose" will run for 50 minutes, followed by a 30-minute Q&A. Free and open to the public.
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