Twist & Shout! An Evening of Dance, Music and Spoken Word

Presented by OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

October 20, 2018

Violin Celebration - Jakub Trasak and Friends

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

10/21/18

Extraordinary, cutting edge Czech violinist Jakub Trasak, master of groovy acoustic and thrilling electric violin, celebrates a decade of performances in Boston with a musical experience across multiple genres. Accompanied by a booming full band and an intimate chamber orchestra, featuring music from Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Sting, and Czech and Slovak music from the maestro's own heritage. The event celebrates 100 years of Czechoslovakia and is supported by the Czech and Slovak Association.

Sing to the Moon

Presented by Palaver Strings

South End / BCA Plaza Theatres

10/19/18 - 10/20/18

Inspired by Laura Mvula’s “Sing to the Moon,” this program centers the works of great composers who struggled with mental health, including Sergei Rachmaninoff, Modest Mussorgsky, and Piotr Tchaikovsky. These works will be presented alongside spoken word collaborations and original poetry by members from the Patient/Family Advisory Council at McLean Hospital. With this program, Palaver hopes to open up conversations and reduce mental health stigmas in the wider community.

SOUVENIR: A New Ballet

Directed by Tony Williams

Presented by City Ballet of Boston

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

October 26 - October 28, 2018

City Ballet of Boston will debut Souvenir from October 26-28, presenting Gerald Arpino's Birthday Variations, with the music of Guiseppe Verdi, selections by Isadora Duncan, and original works by Tony Williams and Gianni diMarco. Mr. Williams' ballet Ephemera is set to music by Claude Debussy. A new work, An American Songbook, will present dances to the music of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Lionel Hampton, The Orioles and Leonard Bernstein. Ellen O'Reilly, formerly of the Boston Ballet, will stage choreography by Isadora Duncan. Nicole Duffy Davidson, from the Robert Joffrey & Gerald Arpino Celebration, will stage Arpino's Birthday Variations.

Fun Home

Music by Jeanine Tesori | Book & Lyrics by Lisa Kron

Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel | Directed By Paul Daigneault

SpeakEasy Stage Company

Roberts Studio Theatre

October 19, 2018 - November 24, 2018

Laughter League Live

Presented by the Laughter League

South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

11/1/18

Laughter really is great medicine, and we prove it every day by empowering and improving the lives of patients and their families around the country, and particularly at Boston Children’s Hospital. This one-of-a-kind FUN-Raiser will be an evening of laughter and love, presented by our world-class clown team, The Laughter League. The goal of this evening is to raise money to support the growth of this program, now in its twenty-third year, at Boston Children’s Hospital. There will be a fantastic performance, as well as a silent auction and the opportunity to attend a VIP reception with the clowns before the show.

Sherlock's Last Case

by Charles Marowitz

Directed by Maria Aitken

Presented by Huntington Theatre Company

Avenue of the Arts / Huntington Avenue Theatre

9/28/18 - 10/28/18

Take a trip to Baker Street with the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his trusted sidekick Dr. Watson, to solve the seemingly perfect crime. When a threat is made against Holmes' life by the son of his longtime nemesis, Moriarty, not everything is as it appears. The game’s afoot with equal parts hilarity and intrigue in the long-overdue Boston premiere of this murderously funny comedy-thriller, directed by Huntington favorite Maria Aitken (Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, Bedroom Farce).