Heartsongs
A climate inspired performance featuring new choreography by Gianni di Marco, an innovative climate-centered dance, art and photography collaboration with Alyssa Fortin and Jill Palese, and Northeast Arts’ continuance of our series Portraits of Women.
Special guest Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe opens the show. Join us for light refreshments to round out the evening as we celebrate the arts at Northeast Arts Studio Theater!
June 7 & 8 - 7:30pm
Northeast Arts Studio Theater - 85 Seaverns Ave Jamaica Plain 02130
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Seeing the Plastic Ocean
A Climate Inspired Public Art Event
June 1
Free outdoor photography exhibit, indoor art installation, jewelry-making, poetry and dance performances.
10 - 11:30am Open Ballet Class (registration required)
11:30am - Public opening of outdoor photography exhibit by Alyssa Fortin Photography and indoor design installation by Jill Palese.
11:30am to 1pm - Free ongoing indoor jewelry with Mosstower Studios and written/spoken word activity with 617Peak
12:00pm - Free dance performance by Burke High School Youth and 617Peak Artists
12:30pm to 1pm - Free family friendly dance workshop
2024 PERFORMances
So far this year, we have produced one performance and expect to hold at least two more.
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Ken Pierce Historical Dance Project presents an evening of dance and music! A family friendly event, this production includes a participatory workshop on Renaissance Dance at 6pm, followed by an informal music and dance performance at 7pm.
2023 PERFORMances
In 2023, we self-produced one performance and hosted our first Alliance company at Northeast Arts Studio Theater.
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May 6th at Integrarte
A joint performance between Jo-Mé Dance Arts and Northeast Arts to celebrate new beginnings and new roots as we begin a partnership together.
Choreography by Joe González, Gianni di Marco and Janelle Gilchrist in collaboration with dancers, and Arthur Saint-Leon with Fanny Cerrito.
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Performed by Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe on October 28, 2023
Danzas y Canciones – Dancing to songs of Spanish composer Xavier Montsalvatge. Live performance of Montsalvatge’s “Five Black Songs” (1945) describes in music and verse the experience of colonialism in South America through haunting melodies and Afro-Cuban rhythms, interpreted by lyrical and inventive dance by Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe and music by Boston Arts Consort.
Journeys 2018 - a contemporary ballet choreographed by Janelle Gilchrist is set to the recordings of three African American women composers: Florence Price, Undine Smith Moore, and Jessie Montgomery. Journeys embodies heartfelt emotions and narratives of African American experiences from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Jazz by The Chris Brown Trio set the mood!
2022 PERFORMances
In our inaugural year, we were proud to self-produce our first show and to support United Dance in their productions.
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November 5th at Integrarte
Our Inaugural Performance.