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Jaja’s African Hair Braiding

May 8, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Cast

Play (2023)
by Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by Summer L. Williams
Speakeasy Stage Company
Boston Center for the Arts
South End, Boston
May 2-31, 2025

A lively, exuberant and, at times, poignant reflection on the lives and challenges of African immigrants in the United States.

Decoding Shosktakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 8

May 3, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Rostropovich Oistrakh Britten Shostakovich

Concert
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons conducting
Baiba Skride, violin
Symphony Hall, Boston
May 3, 2025

A riveting program with a superb violin soloist in the first violin concerto, and a moving and tempestuous rendition of the long, varied and compelling middle-period eighth symphony.

The Center Will Not Hold:
A Dorrance Dance Production

April 25, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Dorrance Dance John Angeles Michelle Dorrance Photo Christopher Duggan

Dance
Created by Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance
Dorrance Dance
Global Arts Live
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
April 25-26, 2025

A brilliantly conceived and executed performance with exhilarating percussion and exhilarating choreography combining tap and modern dance.

Crowns

April 19, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Crowns Woman with hat Michael Cunningham

Musical (2002)
by Regina Taylor
Adapted from the book Crowns: Black Women in Church Hats (2000) by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry
Directed by Regine Vital
Associate Directed by Davron Monroe
Music Directed by David Coleman
Moonbox Productions
Arrow Street Theater
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
April 11 – May 4, 2025

A rousing musical theater piece taking off from the historic practice of African-American women wearing very elaborate hats, mostly to church.

Carousel

April 11, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Carousel print

Musical (1945)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Boston Lyric Opera
April 4-13, 2025

The classic musical about a well-meaning but flawed man who makes some tragic mistakes and who comes back from the dead to make amends.

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