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NACHMO Boston Live Performances

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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
 

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
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
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

Alive Dance Collective, Alexa Romancewicz & Teresa Dominick, Cassandre Charles, Christopher Croucher, Libby Bullinger, OnStage Dance Company, Rebecca McGowan, Ruth Benson Levin & Amy Jill, Soumya Rajaram, and Vitality Dance Project
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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​​
Nozama's Website
Nozama's Instagram

Palatial Ranch Project
Choreographed by Andrea Muñiz in collaboration with Charles Dietrich
​Performed by Charles Dietrich
​Music by Charles Dietrich​
Text from Palatial Ranch Project
Andrea's Website
Andrea's Instagram
Charles' Instagram

Finding Catharsis . . .
Choreographed by Shirin Kuppusamy
​Performed by Kelsey Clausing, Annabelle Platt
​Music: "In the Grey" by Reynaldo Fisher
Shirin's Instagram

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.
Anjali's Website
Anjali's Instagram
Anjali's Facebook

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
Text from Sappho: Excerpts
Nell's Website
“You may forget but
Let me tell you
this: someone in
some future time
will think of us”
-Sappho
​

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.
Text from Still #11424
Monkeyhouse's Website
Monkeyhouse Instagram
karen's Website
Special Thanks to Human Movement Lab, Kim Holman, Jessica Roseman

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
Text from Grief Carousel
Sophie's Instagram
Hannah's Website

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.
Text from you will find home in your body again
Gracie's Instagram

There’s no need to argue anymore.
Choreographed and Performed by Nora Stephens
Music: The Cranberries
Text from There’s no need to argue anymore.
Nora's Website
Nora's Instagram

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
Aftab's Website
Aftab's Instagram

 

Friday, March 29th

Cassie Wang, Circe Rowan, Dani Robbins, Gauri Bhatkhande, Madison Florence & Sarah Ready, Nell Mancini, Nikki Gagliano, Nozama Dance Collective, Sapna Govindan, and Shira Weiss & Lila Klaus

hahaha
Decent Dance
Choreographed and Performed by Tony Guglietti
​​Music: "Bedford Falls" by ford.
Text from hahaha
Decent Dance's Instagram
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.

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
TSDC's Website
TSDC's Instagram
​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.

work in progress
Choreographed and Performed by Rebecca McGowan
​Music: Drunken Gauger (traditional) played by Graham DeZarn
Rebecca's Website

I carry you with me
Collective Moments Dance Company
Choreographed by Kaylee Mahan
Performed by Sarah Andrews and Kaylee Mahan
​Music: Nil Christian Loftier

​Thank you endlessly to the company of dancers who stand beside me! Thank you Sarah.

Collective Moments' Website
Collective Moments' Instagram

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.

Runnin
Choreographed by Laporsha Dees
Performed by Jessica Angeles, Lindsey Gibbons, Kaylee Mahan, Mayte Martinez, Cesar Urzua
​Music: "Runnin" by SlimWav

The singer & producer of the song is my cousin, Jerome Monroe Jr.
Laporsha's Instagram

Drawing Observations in Movement
Choreographed and Performed by Cassandre Charles
​Music: "Love" Art of Noise
Peer Mentor: Chris Croucher
Cassandre's Website
Cassandre's Instagram
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.

dear ____,
Alive Dance Collective
Choreographed by Shira Weiss in collaboration with dancers
Performed by Brenna Banister, Katherine Berman, Lila Ruth Klaus
Text from dear ___
Alive's Website
Alive's Instagram
Shira's Instagram
​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

Text from con luces

Remain the Sea
Choreographed and Performed by Manasa Jayanthi
Music: Anoushka Shankar​
Text from Remain the Sea
Manasa's Instagram
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. ​

Ostinato in Emanation
​
Leaps and Bounds Movement Company
Choreographed by Rianna Lindsey
Performed by Nikki Blades, Olivia Fasino, Rianna Lindsey, Brooke Shelley

Music: "How It Ends" by DeVotchKa​
Text from Ostinato in Emination
Leaps and Bounds Website
Leaps and Bounds Instagram

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.​

The carpet at Parsons
​Turning Key Dance
Choreographed and Performed by Juliana Utz
Music: Stephen Ambra​
Turning Key's Website
Turning Key's Instagram

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's Instagram
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

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

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.

Christopher's Website
Christopher's Instagram

A Forest of Eyes and Teeth
Choreographed and Performed by Kelley Donovan
Music: Ellen Clegg

This dance utilizes the technique of composing while dancing.

Kelley's Website
Kelley's Instagram

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.
Text for Matilda's Cellphone Waltz
Leah's Website
Leah's Instagram

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.
Text for Change (excerpt from The Head is Not the Star of the Body)
Cassie's Website
Cassie's Instagram

Masculinity
Onstage Dance Company
Choreographed by Jennifer Kuhnberg

Performed by Mykayla Cohen, Emily Hong, Jennifer Kuhnberg
Music: "Masculinity" by Lucky Love
Text for Masculinity
Onstage's Website
Onstage's Instagram
Jen's Instagram

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
Jessica's Website
Jessica's Instagram

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

Carmen's Website
Carmen's Instagram

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!)
Liana's Website
Boston public quartet's website

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.
Text for I'll Ask Your Mom if You Ask Mine
Ananth's Website
Ananth's Instagram
CJ's website
Cj's instagram

When I’m Alone​​
Choreographed and Performed by Aliza Franz
Music: "Mirage" by Glass Beams
Aliza's Instagram

Along Came Polly​​​
NSquared Dance
Choreographed by Nick Neagle
Performed by Zackery Betty, Nick Neagle, Del Porter
Music: "I Think I Love You" by The Partridge Family
TExt for Along Came Polly
NSquared's Website

 

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!
  • 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!
Text: NACHMO Boston. Thank You Boston Cultural Council
NACHMO Boston is supported in part by the Boston Cultural Council, a program of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

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Boston, MA 02201-2029
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Text: NACHMO Boston. Thank You Mass Cultural Council
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
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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.
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

 

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

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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. 


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