Performance Calendar

This intergenerational class celebrates community and creative identity through movement. Participants will engage with social dances rooted in the Black American experience and Diaspora traditions. It’s high energy, joy-filled, and includes dialogue, history and connection alongside movement. No dance experience needed, or special clothes/footwear.

Before the performance by Camille A. Brown & Dancers, you're invited to gather at the Celebrity Series office to talk about the book Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora by Joanna Dee Das. Discuss the influential choreographer/dancer/scholar whose work redefined dance! Please join us for light refreshments and a facilitated one-hour discussion about the book and related topics. Read part or all of the book selection: it's a jumping-off point for a lively and thought-provoking conversation! Performance tickets not required, and company representatives will not be involved.

Camille A. Brown created I AM with inspiration from an unlikely source: an episode of HBO’s acclaimed sci-fi/horror series Lovecraft Country. Mirroring aspects of a character’s multidimensional journey of self-discovery and the power that comes with asserting who you are, Brown weaves a world of African diasporic dance styles into an energetic, spontaneous, immersive, and powerful work that the Berkshire Edge called “universal to human experience….it is good for the soul.”

Camille A. Brown created I AM with inspiration from an unlikely source: an episode of HBO’s acclaimed sci-fi/horror series Lovecraft Country. Mirroring aspects of a character’s multidimensional journey of self-discovery and the power that comes with asserting who you are, Brown weaves a world of African diasporic dance styles into an energetic, spontaneous, immersive, and powerful work that the Berkshire Edge called “universal to human experience….it is good for the soul.”

Through a compelling blend of the time-honored and the contemporary, artistic director and choreographer Jean Appolon creates works that speak to Haiti’s rich cultural heritage and the Afro-Haitian roots of modern dance. Through movement, he tells deeply human stories about his homeland and its people. The program features highlights from Pouvwa and Traka.

At just 17, American violinist Amaryn Olmeda is already carving out an extraordinary career. She's balancing her studies at New England Conservatory with a rapidly rising profile on the international stage. With dazzling agility, heartfelt lyricism, and a magnetic stage presence, Olmeda is making her mark as one of classical music’s most exciting emerging talents.

Enjoy a live simulcast of Yo-Yo Ma's performance of Bach's complete suites for solo cello, as it happens. Hear every note and get an up-close view of Yo-Yo Ma’s artistry. People across Massachusetts will come together in libraries, theaters, and community spaces like this one to enjoy a powerful, uplifting evening of music, free of charge and for one night only. Celebrate the power of connection, reflection, and imagination: join friends and neighbors for this must-see live broadcast!

Enjoy a live simulcast of Yo-Yo Ma's performance of Bach's complete suites for solo cello, as it happens. Hear every note and get an up-close view of Yo-Yo Ma’s artistry. People across Massachusetts will come together in libraries, theaters, and community spaces like this one to enjoy a powerful, uplifting evening of music, free of charge and for one night only. Celebrate the power of connection, reflection, and imagination: join friends and neighbors for this must-see live broadcast!

Enjoy a live simulcast of Yo-Yo Ma's performance of Bach's complete suites for solo cello, as it happens. Hear every note and get an up-close view of Yo-Yo Ma’s artistry. People across Massachusetts will come together in libraries, theaters, and community spaces like this one to enjoy a powerful, uplifting evening of music, free of charge and for one night only. Celebrate the power of connection, reflection, and imagination: join friends and neighbors for this must-see live broadcast!

Due to popular demand, this performance is currently sold out. Simulcast options across the state are available! Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach’s suites for solo cello for the first time at home, in Boston. It’s music that he’s offered to communities on all six continents, in moments of joy and in times of tragedy; for him it exemplifies culture’s ability to bring us together, to create shared space for connection, reflection, and action.