Name: Points of Intersection
Start: 2019-04-27T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2019-04-27T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Urbanity Central

Points of Intersection 

Urbanity Dance exists to inspire, engage, and empower individuals and communities through the art of dance and movement.Founded in 2008 and formalized in 2011 by Director Betsi Graves, Urbanity Dance offers audiences a challenging, entertaining, and visionary experience. Urbanity Dance is the largest contemporary dance company in Boston. As a nonprofit committed to local growth, Urbanity is working alongside Boston communities to bring imaginative performances that showcase Boston’s diverse voices and create dialogue for social change. This year, Urbanity is collaborating with organizations such as the City of Boston, Young Audiences, Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, Museum of Fine Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Children’s Museum to highlight the performing arts as a social platform to empower.Known for its effortless curves and use of breath, Urbanity places a strong emphasis on the foundations of modern, jazz, and ballet, while utilizing the highly detailed gesture work and hard-hitting articulation usually associated with hip-hop. This hyper-athletic fusion creates a unique all-encompassing visual experience. The Company was announced Best of Boston by Boston Magazine in 2015, Boston’s Best by the Improper Bostonian in 2013, recently shortlisted for Bostinno’s 50 on Fire, and named a Top Ten Critics’ Pick by The Boston Globe. Urbanity has presented at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, The Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and shown works by Pilobolus, Larry Keigwin, Carl Flink, and Andy Noble. Utilizing its’ public platform and unique hybrid of styles, Urbanity Dance exists to engage, inspire, and empower individuals and communities through the art of dance and movement.

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<DIV><SPAN>Join us on April 27 for an immersive night of dance, with complimentary food and two beverages included. The second half of Urbanity's bi-annual creative residency, <I>Points of Intersection </I>seeks to create a mesmerizing, intimate audience experience at our Urbanity Central studio. Our Creative Class dancers, comprised of Urbanity Underground and Junior Apprentices, will perform a brand new work choreographed by Urbanity Underground dancer Colleen Roddy. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><I>Points of Intersection </I><SPAN>is a body of contemporary dance work surrounding the theme of interconnecting lines and curves through athletic and intricate movement patterns. It aims to delve into the idea of how individuals interact when paths cross at various points in time and space. Each point of contact will be driven by multiple factors of the individuals and will range in theme, mood and emotion throughout the entirety of the piece. </SPAN>  </SPAN></DIV>
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