Performance
Direction and Choreography by Raphaëlle Boitel
Arts Emerson
Emerson Paramount Theater
Washington Street, Boston
March 30 – April 2, 2023
A compelling tragicomic exploration of familial psychology through the medium of acrobatic dance, enhanced by magical lighting design.
Circus
Crystal
Circus, Performance
Cirque du Soleil
Agannis Arena
Boston University
Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
June 1-12, 2022
A wonderful show on ice, with Cirque du Soleil’s typically wonderful and inventive combination of acrobatics, juggling, etc, embellished with superbly conceived art and choreography held together with a gentle narrative, with – in this case – the added speed and grace of skating.
Passengers
Play, Dance, Performance, Circus
The 7 Fingers
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Theater district, Boston
September 25 – October 13, 2019
A wonderfully choreographed compendium of dance, acrobatics and other circus treats by the smallish (but growing) noted Montreal-based circus.
Luzia: A Waking Dream of Mexico
Circus
Cirque du Soleil
Founder: Guy Laliberte
Chief Creative Officer and Creative Guide: Jean-Francois Bouchard
Writer and director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
Director of creation: Patricia Ruel
Suffolk Downs Racetrack
Revere, MA
June 27 – August 12, 2018
An exquisitely designed and performed production, this time on a Mexican theme, with astounding juggling, acrobatics, clowning, contortionism, and much more.
Reversible
Performance
Circus
Directed, Written and
Choreographed by Gypsy Snider
The 7 Fingers
ArtsEmerson
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Theater District, Boston
September 6 – 24, 2017
An exquisitely conceived, choreographed and performed piece of acrobatic theater – touched lightly with narrative – by the ever-innovative Montreal circus troupe.