NACHMO Boston Live Performances
Location
Accessibility
What is NACHMO?
Who is NACHMO Boston?
Thursday, March 28th @ 8pm
Friday, March 29th @ 8pm
Saturday, March 30th @ 7pm
Join Us in Saying Thank You
Help Us Support the Local Dance Ecosystem
Where to Find More NACHMO Boston
Accessibility
What is NACHMO?
Who is NACHMO Boston?
Thursday, March 28th @ 8pm
Friday, March 29th @ 8pm
Saturday, March 30th @ 7pm
Join Us in Saying Thank You
Help Us Support the Local Dance Ecosystem
Where to Find More NACHMO Boston
Location
NACHMO Boston’s live performances will take place at
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, March 28th
Friday, March 29th
Saturday, March 30th
The Foundry, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, March 28th
Friday, March 29th
Saturday, March 30th
Accessibility
NACHMO Boston and Monkeyhouse prioritize creating accessible programming whenever possible. We are proud to be part of the Mass Cultural Council’s Card-to-Culture program, providing low to no cost cultural programming across Massachusetts.
- All NACHMO Boston performances are pay-what-you-can
- The Foundry is accessible to people using mobility devices.
- The performances will not include captioning, however, copies of all text will be made available in the online program.
- Accessible seating is available. If floor level seats are required please include that under access needs when purchasing tickets so we can reserve seats for you.
What is NACHMO?
NACHMO (National Choreography Month) seeks to build a connected, active, and inclusive community of dance makers across the world.
We aim to make the creative process more accessible to choreographers of all backgrounds, means, and locations. We build this community by challenging choreographers, dancers, and movement enthusiasts to create new dance works.
We are your choreographic kick in the pants.
Learn more about NACHMO
Learn more about NACHMO Boston
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We aim to make the creative process more accessible to choreographers of all backgrounds, means, and locations. We build this community by challenging choreographers, dancers, and movement enthusiasts to create new dance works.
We are your choreographic kick in the pants.
Learn more about NACHMO
Learn more about NACHMO Boston
Follow NACHMO Boston on Instagram
Who is NACHMO Boston?
NACHMO Boston is run by Brenna Banister and Monkeyhouse’s karen Krolak and Nicole Harris.
Lighting Design: Elmer Martinez
Photography & Videography: Olivia Moon Photography / halfasianlens
Thursday Front of House: Abby Alberga & Angelina Benitez
Friday Front of House: Abby Alberga & CJ Donohoe
Saturday Front of House: Abby Alberga & Priya Bangal
Technical Staff: Jason Ries, Erik Fox, Caleb Howe
Lighting Design: Elmer Martinez
Photography & Videography: Olivia Moon Photography / halfasianlens
Thursday Front of House: Abby Alberga & Angelina Benitez
Friday Front of House: Abby Alberga & CJ Donohoe
Saturday Front of House: Abby Alberga & Priya Bangal
Technical Staff: Jason Ries, Erik Fox, Caleb Howe
NACHMO Boston wouldn’t be possible without the support of our incredible guest mentors. Their generosity and insightfulness provide our choreographers with invaluable feedback throughout the creation process. Please join us in saying thank you to Jessica Roseman, Ryan P. Casey, Kim Holman, Aaron Myers, Elizabeth Mochizuki J. Michael Winward for helping us support this year’s NACHMO Boston choreographers!
Thursday, March 28th @ 8pm
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Synapse
Nozama Dance Collective Choreographed by Juliana Willey-Thomas Performed by Dana Alsamsam, Nicole Koontz, Nell Mancini, Olivia Moriarty, Juliana Willey-Thomas Music: Smell Memory by Mum |
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Palatial Ranch Project
Choreographed by Andrea Muñiz in collaboration with Charles Dietrich Performed by Charles Dietrich Music by Charles Dietrich |
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Finding Catharsis . . .
Choreographed by Shirin Kuppusamy Performed by Kelsey Clausing, Annabelle Platt Music: "In the Grey" by Reynaldo Fisher |
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Khelna: Upaj
Choreographed and Performed by Anjali Nath An interactive and semi-improvised gat bhav - a short story that weaves expression with rhythm and movement - in the Indian classical kathak lineage of the renowned Pandit Chitresh Das. |
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Sappho: Excerpts
Choreographed by Nell Mancini Performed by Dana Alsamsam, Madison Florence, Nell Mancini Music: "Saw You in a Dream" by The Japanese House, "Morning Pages" by The Japanese House and MUNA |
“You may forget but
Let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us” -Sappho |
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Still #11424
Monkeyhouse Choreographed & performed by karen Krolak Costume design & Dress fabrication by karen Krolak Podium design by Jason Ries Podium fabrication by S&H Builders and Nicole Harris Text by karen Krolak Dramaturgy by Nicole Harris Voiceover and sound design by karen Krolak, Lynn Modell, kwaq7aj', and Khan8d-el. |
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Grief Carousel
Choreographed by Sophie Nash Performed by Hannah Brown and Sophie Nash Music: "Garden" by Nicolas Jaar "Baby Mine" performed by Julie Andrews "Carousel" by Circus Contraption "Is That All There Is" performed by Peggy Lee |
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you will find home in your body again
Choreographed and Performed by Gracie Baruzzi Music: “Light On” by Maggie Rogers This piece was entirely created during my child’s nap time. |
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A New Day
Aftab Dance Group Choreographed by Anna Beheshti-Rhodes Performed by Ariana Aghili, Annahid Beheshti-Rhodes, Leili Javidannia, Vanessa Naghdi, Setareh Sepasi, Sarina Shafiyan-Rad, Camilia Taheri, Neggin Rostamnezhad Music: "Namehraboon" by Fataneh "Yalda" by Vahid Taj, Mohammadreza Dastgahdar, Jamal Sadat, Ghoghnous Music Ensemble "Iran" by Chaartaar "Gole Sorkh" by Misagh Raad Choreography support: Ariana Aghili & Camilia Taheri |
Friday, March 29th
This piece was made possible by Nico Guglietti, who was conveniently born just before January, thus making NACHMO the perfect paternity leave project. If you hear a baby crying, it's because he is in the dressing room right now.
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In Conversation With
Tess Saoirse Dance Company Choreographed by the collective minds of season two TSDC dancers Performed by Kelsey Clausing, Laporsha Dees, Lissa, Geggis, Lindsay Gibbons, Tess Liddy, Kaylee Mahan, Mayte Martinez, Laurel Rodrigues Mitton, Annabelle Platt, Brianna Rainville Music: "Dance Yrself Clean " by LCD Soundsystem |
This piece was a collaborative piece created by the ten performers you see on stage, as well as Shirin Kuppusamy and Marina Villeneuve who were unable to perform today.
hiraeth
Choreographed and Performed by Anya Losik
Music: Tunglio, Olafur Arnalds
Thank you endlessly to the company of dancers who stand beside me! Thank you Sarah.
Choreographed and Performed by Anya Losik
Music: Tunglio, Olafur Arnalds
Thank you endlessly to the company of dancers who stand beside me! Thank you Sarah.
This work is a reflection of fine arts versus movement arts. In my journey, I have discovered that 'dance' does not have the HIGH art label of 2D and 3D mediums, such as painting or sculpting. I appreciate NACHMO for being a space where I can discover how to combine these mediums. I am discovering my kinetic learning is a gift. You move around too much will now be followed by a thank you. Please follow @dancedrawlivelearn for content supporting my journey.
This piece is an exploration of past and present selves through both movement and text; it was developed collaboratively through both theatre and dance devising methods. The words spoken by each dancer are pulled directly from their own journals and life experiences. I am incredibly grateful to this wonderful group of dancers for sharing their stories and creating with authenticity and care.
Con Luces
Choreographed and Performed by Circe Rowan
Music: "Confetti" by Charlotte Cardin
Costume Lights: Hanah Rose Diamond
Circe Rowan is a Boston-based artist working in such diverse disciplines as film, theater, dance, and circus arts. Working both as a solo creator in shows like Tiny & Short/10 Tiny Dances, and OnStage 360°, and in collaboration with organizations like Breaking Light Productions, ANIKAYA, Yosi Karahasi Flamenco, and Monkeyhouse Dance, she is a veteran of several years of NACHMO shows and the 2022 aMaSsiT cohor. She specializes in bringing the glitter and spectacle of circus to the art of flow, performing improvisationally at festivals and events sponsored by local and municipal organizations in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and beyond. When not on stage, she is kept occupied building props and creating costumes for herself and others, and working as an A/V technician to help other artists realize their creative vision.
Special thanks to Yosi Karahashi (http://www.flamencoyosi.com/index.html), for introducing me to flamenco, to Pat Planet (https://www.patplanet.com/) for all the slow body rolls, to the Dance Complex (http://www.dancecomplex.org) for my rehearsal space, and to Hannah Rose Diamond for being my enthusiastic partner in crime.
For details and commentary on how the lighted dress was built, see https://circerowan.blogspot.com/2024/03/building-costume-bata-de-colita-con.html
Choreographed and Performed by Circe Rowan
Music: "Confetti" by Charlotte Cardin
Costume Lights: Hanah Rose Diamond
Circe Rowan is a Boston-based artist working in such diverse disciplines as film, theater, dance, and circus arts. Working both as a solo creator in shows like Tiny & Short/10 Tiny Dances, and OnStage 360°, and in collaboration with organizations like Breaking Light Productions, ANIKAYA, Yosi Karahasi Flamenco, and Monkeyhouse Dance, she is a veteran of several years of NACHMO shows and the 2022 aMaSsiT cohor. She specializes in bringing the glitter and spectacle of circus to the art of flow, performing improvisationally at festivals and events sponsored by local and municipal organizations in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and beyond. When not on stage, she is kept occupied building props and creating costumes for herself and others, and working as an A/V technician to help other artists realize their creative vision.
Special thanks to Yosi Karahashi (http://www.flamencoyosi.com/index.html), for introducing me to flamenco, to Pat Planet (https://www.patplanet.com/) for all the slow body rolls, to the Dance Complex (http://www.dancecomplex.org) for my rehearsal space, and to Hannah Rose Diamond for being my enthusiastic partner in crime.
For details and commentary on how the lighted dress was built, see https://circerowan.blogspot.com/2024/03/building-costume-bata-de-colita-con.html
A piece that has been inspired by Bharatanatyam vocabulary to depict the pain and struggles of life that are silently borne by women universally. In my own life and in observation I realize life is about remaining deep, fluid, and finding connection to build resilience much like the sea. The music accompaniment is a collaboration of original poetry by Maza Dota, spoken by Vanessa Redrgraves, and composed by Anoushka Shankar.
Zebras
Choreographed by Lindsay Gibbons
Performed by Lindsay Gibbons, Kaylee Mahan
Music: Twin Stars by Cody Martin and Light As Air by Reveille
A zebra living in a herd of horses will spend their life thinking they're weird and defective. Then one day, they come across some other zebras and realize they're not a failure--they're just not a horse.
Choreographed by Lindsay Gibbons
Performed by Lindsay Gibbons, Kaylee Mahan
Music: Twin Stars by Cody Martin and Light As Air by Reveille
A zebra living in a herd of horses will spend their life thinking they're weird and defective. Then one day, they come across some other zebras and realize they're not a failure--they're just not a horse.
Simplifying Complexity
Nrityanjali School of Dance
Choreographed by Senior Students of Nrityanjali School of Dance
Performed by Shailaja Gillett, Amruta Jidge, Prakruti Kottani, Kaavya Moogala, Nikita Murli, Uma Narayanasami, Kavya Rao, Nitya Sunkrapalli
Music: IndianRaga
Nrityanjali School of Dance
Choreographed by Senior Students of Nrityanjali School of Dance
Performed by Shailaja Gillett, Amruta Jidge, Prakruti Kottani, Kaavya Moogala, Nikita Murli, Uma Narayanasami, Kavya Rao, Nitya Sunkrapalli
Music: IndianRaga
Bharatanatyam is a very complex dance form that combines three main aspects: nrittya is the combination of drama and footwork to create storytelling, natya is the abhinaya and drama aspect and nritta is the pure dance/footwork. Alaripu embodies the nritta aspect and showcases rhythm, spatial awareness, and geometric shapes that are recognizable throughout all dance forms. This particular alarippu is an edm version and is a representation of a combination of eastern and western cultures.
Saturday, March 30th
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Keep Sake
Carli & Claire-Solène Choreographed by Carli DiMeo and Claire-Solène Bečka Performed by Claire-Solène Bečka, Carli DiMeo, Amanda Edmunds, March Kim Music: "The Chronicler" by Benjamin Cuba |
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A unicorn is nothing more than a big horse that comes to a point - Terry Pratchett
Choreographed and Performed by Christopher Croucher Music: Symphony No 6 in F (Pastorale), Op. 68, Ludwig von Beethoven This work is based on the humor and satire of Sir Terry Pratchett who delighted in pointing out the beautiful ridiculosity of humans and their ways. It's been a pleasure to play with not taking myself too seriously and I lovingly invite you to do the same. |
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Matilda's Cellphone Waltz
Choreographed and Performed by Leah Misano Music: recorded, produced, and made in collaboration with Aidan Rex Voiceover and dramaturgy by Carolina Jewell This is an excerpt from a large work-in-progress, Matilda. Matilda is a 20-something year old woman navigating love, loss, and grief. We catch a glimpse of her world in Cellphone Waltz. As we watch Matilda dance through her woes, we see her battle the hopeful anxiety of young - if naive - love. Matilda is a work-in-progress evening-length performance. Future iterations of this scene and beyond will be shown in June and July 2024 through Midday Movement Series' Rough Drafts programming. Join Leah and Matilda again on June 24th and July 13th in Cambridge! Check Instagram and Leah's website for more information. |
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Change (excerpt from The Head is not the Star of the Body)
Choreographed by Cassie Wang Performed by Hannah Franz, Cassie Wang Music: Big Thief Dramaturgy by Ilya Vidrin This section is one part of "The Head is not the Star of the Body," an evening-length work that is currently being developed in residency at the Boston Center for the Arts. You can read more about my project here (https://bostonarts.org/artist/cassie-wang/). If you liked what you saw and want to see more, feel free to reach out about attending my Open Rehearsal on May 3rd, where I will be showing approx. 25 minutes of this work. |
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Meetball
Choreographed and Performed by Jessica Roseman Music: Jan Jelinek, The Raw and the Cooked III; Sound Editing by Jessica Roseman Dramaturgy by karen Krolak and Grace Mi-He Lee Meatball is an excerpt of a full length dance which will be presented June 21 & 22 at Arrow Street Arts in Harvard Square. To learn more, visit https://www.jessicaroseman.com or https://www.arrowstarts.org |
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A-braço
Carmen S. Rizzo & dancers Choreographed by Carmen S. Rizzo in collaboration with dancers Performed by Gabriela M. Amy-Moreno, Aliza Franz, Leah Misano, Carmen S. Rizzo Music: "Arbiter" by Ben Cuba Music composed by Ben Cuba "A-braço" explores connection to self and to others. Created collaboratively with dancers performing, it is an initial draft brought to life through movement and psychological research, narratives of dancers lived experiences and imagined scenarios. To learn more about Carmen's work, follow her on instagram @carmen.rizzo.dance and check out her website: https://csrizzo22.wixsite.com/carmen-rizzo |
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On the Impulse to Move (Excerpt)
Choreographed by Liana C. Percoco, in collaboration with the dancers Dancers: Dana Alsamsam, Hannah Brown, Erica Codd, Sophie Nash Musicians: Jason Amos, Emmanual Feldman, Betsy Hinkle, Grant Houston Music: "On the Impulse to Move" composed by Lavell Blackwell, performed by the Boston Public Quartet This performance is an excerpt from a new collaboration with the Boston Public Quartet. The completed work will premiere at their concert at The Strand Theatre in Dorchester on April 19th, 7:30pm- please come! Development of this dance and collaboration is funded by grants from the Mass Cultural Council and New England Foundation for the Arts, and support of the aMaSSiT program at the Dance Complex (and NACHMO!) |
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I’ll ask your mom if you ask mine
Choreographed and Performed by Ananth Udupa and CJ Donohoe Music: "Come Softly To Me" (Instrumental) by Glüme and (sung live) "Bless the Telephone" by Labi Siffre What are the private moments you feel completely yourself? Moments to explore and experiment in your bedroom? This dance piece explores queer childhood moments of wonder and curiosity through set choreography and an improvisational score. This piece ritualizes the dance space into a meditation on the experience of these hidden moments. |
Join Us in Saying THANK YOU!
In order to ensure that programs like NACHMO Boston are funded again in the future please take a moment to send a quick note to thank these cultural councils for supporting the Boston dance ecosystem!
You can send a physical note (addresses below) or send a quick email using the forms below.
Not sure what to say? Here are some ideas!
You can also say thank you via social media by sharing one (or all!) of the images below on your own accounts or tapping the Instagram logos below to leave a note on our thank you posts to each cultural council!
You can send a physical note (addresses below) or send a quick email using the forms below.
Not sure what to say? Here are some ideas!
- Talk about the artist you are here to support and why they matter to you.
- Talk about something you enjoyed in the concert today.
- Talk about why dance is important and why it matters to support the local dance ecosystem.
- Talk about why you love NACHMO Boston.
- And, of course, don’t forget to say THANK YOU!
You can also say thank you via social media by sharing one (or all!) of the images below on your own accounts or tapping the Instagram logos below to leave a note on our thank you posts to each cultural council!
NACHMO Boston is supported in part by the Boston Cultural Council, a program of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.
Boston Cultural Council Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture 1 City Hall Square Room 802 Boston, MA 02201-2029 [email protected] [email protected] |
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NACHMO Boston is supported in part by the Mass Cultural Council’s Innovation Fund and the Festivals and Projects Grant
Mass Cultural Council Charles Baldwin 10 St. James Avenue, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02116-3893 [email protected] |
There are many others who make the show possible behind the scenes! Special thanks to:
The Foundry, Lauren Rigsby, Human Movement Lab, SomArts & the Somerville Arts Council, Jason Ries, Priya Bangal, Sapna Govindan, Jenny Oliver, Jessica Roseman, Soumya Rajaram, Miner Nagy Family Gift Fund, The Dance Complex, Boston Cultural Council, Mass Cultural Council.
The Foundry, Lauren Rigsby, Human Movement Lab, SomArts & the Somerville Arts Council, Jason Ries, Priya Bangal, Sapna Govindan, Jenny Oliver, Jessica Roseman, Soumya Rajaram, Miner Nagy Family Gift Fund, The Dance Complex, Boston Cultural Council, Mass Cultural Council.
NACHMO Boston is proud to be part of a team of local choreography programs including aMaSSiT (a collaboration between The Dance Complex & Monkeyhouse) and the plethora of brilliant programming from Midday Movement Series.
These choreographers from this year's live performances have also participated in aMaSSiT in the last 4 years:
Cassandre Charles, Collective Moments Dance's Kaylee Mahan, Laporsha Dees, CJ Donohoe & Ananth Udupa, Shirin Kuppusamy, Liana C. Percoco, Nora Stephens, Tess Saoirse Dance Company's Tess Liddy
These choreographers from this year's live performances have also participated in aMaSSiT in the last 4 years:
Cassandre Charles, Collective Moments Dance's Kaylee Mahan, Laporsha Dees, CJ Donohoe & Ananth Udupa, Shirin Kuppusamy, Liana C. Percoco, Nora Stephens, Tess Saoirse Dance Company's Tess Liddy
Make a Donation to NACHMO Boston
NACHMO Boston is fiscally sponsored by Monkeyhouse, a 501(c)3 organization, which makes all donations to NACHMO Boston tax deductible. Please consider making a donation to help us make programs like this possible for many years to come!
Where to Find More NACHMO Boston
NACHMO Boston Choreographers who chose the Dance on Film Track will present work at the Malden Dance Mile in May. Showings are tentatively set for May 13th & 14th.
