Join us on Thursday, September 19 from 6 - 8 p.m. at in Dewey Square for a free, all-ages evening of performance, drag, dance, music and art-making as we mark the opening of Jeffrey Gibson's new mural, your spirit whispering in my ear, on The Greenway in partnership with MASS MoCA!

Gibson's mural ushers in the 10th installation of The Greenway's rotating mural program on Dewey Square. Bring your friends and come ready to dance and celebrate!

The event will feature Greenway food trucks offering both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals for purchase, including Zaaki, Vaz & Mac, Jamaica Mi Hungry, and Cookie Monster.

Night Shift Brewing will offer beer, wine, and alcoholic beverages for purchase for visitors 21+.

Breath/less is a solo for two dancers. Breath/less is a conjuring of breath and togetherness. The work is situated in ritual and connection, the consecration of space and of bodies together. Breath/less is a ritual of waiting, of suspended expectation, a holding pattern, a maintenance of hope in a time of brutality. It is also a memorial.

We invite the public to participate in the setting and lighting of the candles that light the performance, and to write or draw their own remembrances that are scattered amongst the candles. Breath/less was originally created at the height of the pandemic and is now a work that memorializes global shared experience, and now invites us to acknowledge and experience grief together, no matter what it is we are grieving. The public is guided by the dancers and volunteers to light, and then re-light over one hundred candles that create a space in which the dance occurs.

MORE INFO: info@anikaya.org

Waterfall - a movement workshop and outdoor participatory performance

Waterfall is a global ritual, taking place on iconic and overlooked staircases around the world. Twenty or more dancers cascade slowly together down a staircase. Waterfall is created in an intensive workshop in which dancers and other movers learn to move together as a body of water through a series of practices developed by Wendy Jehlen, Artistic Director of ANIKAYA Dance Theater that draw on elements of Butoh, Parkour, Contact Improvisation and Deep Listening.

This will be the third iteration of Waterfall in Boston.

Waterfall is an intersection between two of ANIKAYA's public dance series - Sacred Spaces and Mass Movement.

Sacred Spaces is a series of public space interventions that unveil the sacred in the urban landscape.

Mass Movement is a series of actions that call attention to urgent issues that require us to move together as a species to address. Mass Movement actions, like change, are impossible without many people moving together in solidarity. The practices that are taught in Mass Movement projects teach us to work together with care and to connect across what we imagine to be barriers.

The Waterfall has taken place in NYC; Boston; Washington, DC; Bamako, Mali; Kolkata, India; Tokyo, Japan and Tijuana, Mexico.

During the workshop we will learn ways of moving together, first on the floor and then on stairs. Wendy will guide participants through a series of exercises to prepare the body, the mind, and the group to create this performance together. The process will teach us to move not as individuals but as one body of water.

Waterfall Workshop

September 15, from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Boston Center for the Arts - Calderwood Pavillion

Nicholas Martin Rehearsal Hall

FREE

Followed by:

Waterfall performance (by workshop participants)

September 15, at 6 p.m.

Staircase from Congress Street to World Trade Center Avenue, Seaport

Waterfall - a movement workshop and outdoor participatory performance

Waterfall is a global ritual, taking place on iconic and overlooked staircases around the world. Twenty or more dancers cascade slowly together down a staircase. Waterfall is created in an intensive workshop in which dancers and other movers learn to move together as a body of water through a series of practices developed by Wendy Jehlen, Artistic Director of ANIKAYA Dance Theater that draw on elements of Butoh, Parkour, Contact Improvisation and Deep Listening.

This will be the third iteration of Waterfall in Boston.

Waterfall is an intersection between two of ANIKAYA's public dance series - Sacred Spaces and Mass Movement.

Sacred Spaces is a series of public space interventions that unveil the sacred in the urban landscape.

Mass Movement is a series of actions that call attention to urgent issues that require us to move together as a species to address. Mass Movement actions, like change, are impossible without many people moving together in solidarity. The practices that are taught in Mass Movement projects teach us to work together with care and to connect across what we imagine to be barriers.

The Waterfall has taken place in NYC; Boston; Washington, DC; Bamako, Mali; Kolkata, India; Tokyo, Japan and Tijuana, Mexico.

During the workshop we will learn ways of moving together, first on the floor and then on stairs. Wendy will guide participants through a series of exercises to prepare the body, the mind, and the group to create this performance together. The process will teach us to move not as individuals but as one body of water.

Experience the vibrant culture of Haiti with Haitian cuisine, performances, music, and dynamic dance classes.

Expresiones haitianas en la plaza de Mattapan

Parte de la Serie Lienzo Comunitario presentada por la Oficina de Inclusión y Oportunidades Económicas, que traerá eventos comunitarios a la plaza de Mattapan en julio, agosto y septiembre.

Experimente la vibrante cultura de Haití con cocina criolla, presentaciones, música y dinámicas clases de baile. 

Ekspresyon Ayisyen nan Mattapan Square

Yon pati nan Seri Twal Kominotè prezante pa Biwo Opòtinite Ekonomik ak Enklizyon, pote evènman kominotè yo nan Mattapan Square sa a Jiyè, Out, ak Septanm.

The Community Canvas Series concludes with AfroBeat. AfroEats., featuring dance, fashion, food, and vendors celebrating the African Diaspora.

AfroBeats. AfroEats. 

Parte de la Serie Lienzo Comunitario presentada por la Oficina de Inclusión y Oportunidades Económicas, que traerá eventos comunitarios a Nubian Square en julio, agosto y septiembre.

La serie de eventos de verano concluye con AfroBeat. AfroEats., con danza, moda, comida y vendedores que celebran la diáspora africana. 

AfroBeats. AfroEats. 

Yon pati nan Seri Twal Kominotè prezante pa Biwo Opòtinite Ekonomik ak Enklizyon, pote evènman kominotè yo nan Nubian Square sa a Jiyè, Out, ak Septanm.

Seri aktivite ete a fini ak AfroBeat. AfroEats., prezante dans, mòd, manje, ak founisè kap selebre dyaspora Afriken an.

Roxbury Sips offers a sophisticated evening of mocktails. The event is an educational tasting event that will feature a Mixologist offering innovative mocktails you can make at home using fresh and local ingredients. The event is accompanied by Deep House Music by DJ Christopher Martin Grant. A Chef demo will offer tasty bites from Haley House.

Evento de cócteles sin alcohol de Roxbury Sips

Parte de la Serie Lienzo Comunitario presentada por la Oficina de Inclusión y Oportunidades Económicas, que traerá eventos comunitarios a Nubian Square en julio, agosto y septiembre.

Roxbury Sips ofrece una sofisticada velada de cerveza, vino y mocktails. El evento destacará a los cerveceros y vinateros BIPOC, acompañados por la música deep house del DJ Christopher Martin Grant.

Aktivite Kòktèl san Alkòl Roxbury

Yon pati nan Seri Twal Kominotè prezante pa Biwo Opòtinite Ekonomik ak Enklizyon, pote evènman kominotè yo nan Nubian Square sa a Jiyè, Out, ak Septanm.

Roxbury Sips pwopoze yon sware sofistike kòktèl san alkòl. Aktivite a se yon degistasyon edikatif ki mete an evidans yon miksaj ki pwopoze

kòktèl san alkòl inovan ou kapab fè lakay ou nan itilize engredyen lokal ak fre. Aktivite a te akonpaye avèk mizik Deep House pa DJ Christopher Martin Grant. Demonstrasyon yon chèf pral ofri bouche ki gen bon gou ki soti nan Haley House.

Summer Jazz Concerts in Library Park, supported by the Wake Up The Night Grant and hosted by Friends of the South End Library, brings free jazz concerts celebrating the legacy of the South End to South End Library Park.  The concerts engage community members of diverse backgrounds and different generations.

The next Summer Jazz Concerts in Library Park will take place at South End Library Park at 685 Tremont Street on August 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

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Mark your calendar and bring your friends and family to a fun and free Neighborhood Fun Fest Party and learn more about your neighborhood community center!  The Fun Fest will be held on Thursday, August 22, from 4:30 - 7 p.m. at BCYF Marshall Community Center, 35 Westville Street in Dorchester.

The BCYF Fun Fest will offer a variety of free activities including music, a cookout, DJ and dance party, ice cream, children’s activities, giveaways, and information about BCYF Marshall Community Center’s programming and activities.  

In the case of rain or other weather issues, please check BCYF’s social media pages, @BCYFCenters, for updates. 

Mark your calendar and bring your friends and family to a fun and free Neighborhood Fun Fest Party and learn more about your neighborhood community center!  The Fun Fest will be held on Thursday, August 8, from 5-7 p.m. at Doherty Park/BCYF Clougherty Pool in Charlestown.

The BCYF Fun Fest will offer a variety of free activities including music, a cookout, DJ and dance party, children’s activities, giveaways, and information about BCYF Charlestown Community Center’s programming and activities.  

In the case of rain or other weather issues, please check BCYF’s social media pages, @BCYFCenters, for updates. Additional Fun Fests will be held over the course of the summer at other BCYF centers including August 22 at BCYF Marshall Community Center in Dorchester. Visit our website for dates and locations.