The 24 performers of this exhilarating ensemble explore the landscape and culture of Colombia through folk music and dance.

Suitable for children ages 8 and up.

$10 for individuals (ticket fee applies)
$5 for pre-paid school groups
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2012-02-03

The Australian dance-theater company Marrugeku explores the past, present and future of indigenous cultures. A new production inspired by the seasons of the Western Australia’s Yawuru people, Buru blends hip-hop, stilt dancing and storytelling with original songs and music reflecting life for young people in the community of Broome.

Pre-show Talk with Marrugeku
7 p.m.
Virginia G. Piper Theater
The cast of Marrugeku talks to the audience about their new work, Buru. Free to ticket holders.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2012-04-14

The high-flying performers of 7 Fingers teach basic circus skills such as floor tumbling, flexibility, hand balancing and human pyramids. The class combines strength, dexterity and discipline with the fun of movement, creativity and team work.

Ages: 12 and up
Skill level: Basic knowledge of gymnastics is suggested
Notes: Workout clothing that allows full range of movement is suggested.

$15
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2012-05-18

The world-class dancers of Celtic Nights teach the fundamentals of Irish step dancing.

Ages: All ages
Skill level: Beginner
Notes: Workout clothing that allows full range of movement is suggested.

$15
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2012-02-04

Following the success of its awe-inspiring hit performance Traces, this cutting-edge circus from Montreal delves into the surreal underworld of the human psyche in its latest production, PSY. Using the life-affirming language of the circus arts, 7 Fingers’ extraordinary acrobats and dancers take a humorous odyssey through a shifting landscape of distorted visions, fading dreams and fractured memories.
Start Date: 2012-05-18
Start Time: 20:00
End Date: 2012-05-19

Under the direction of Jelon Vieira, New York-based DanceBrazil has thrilled audiences around the globe with its dazzling artistry and unique fusion of Afro-Brazilian movement, dance and Capoeira, the daring martial-arts dance that evolved in colonial Brazil as a means of fighting enslavement.

Hot Carnival House Party
Friday, April 12
10 p.m. – 12 midnight
SMoCA Lounge
Mingle with Artistic Director Jelon Vieira and the DanceBrazil performers at this post-show dance party featuring a DJ and Brazilian-themed cocktails. Free to ticket holders or with Museum admission.
Start Date: 2012-04-26
Start Time: 19:30
End Date: 2012-04-27

Australia’s Chunky Move has earned an enviable reputation for its distinct yet unpredictable brand of genre-defying dance. Highly imaginative and seductive, the company’s newest work, Connected, explores the movements of dancers tethered to undulating kinetic sculptures constructed from wood, re-cycled plastic, paper and steel that float above the stage.

Pre-Show Talk and Q&A
Saturday, April 7
6:30 p.m.
SMoCA Lounge
Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek discusses Chunky Move’s innovative fusion of dance and kinetic sculpture. Free to ticket holders or with Museum admission.
Start Date: 2012-04-06
Start Time: 20:00
End Date: 2012-04-07

Internationally recognized as one of Australia’s most innovative ‘new circus’ companies, Circa offers a bold new vision blending bodies, light, sound and new media. Synchronized to stylish music, the troupe’s seven members perform daredevil acrobatics and tumbling, thrilling dance moves, impossible contortions and more.

Pre-Show Talk and Q&A
Saturday, March 17, 6:30 p.m.
SMoCA Lounge
Learn about Circa’s creative process at this informal pre-show talk and Q&A session. Free to ticket holders or with Museum admission.
Start Date: 2012-03-16
Start Time: 20:00
End Date: 2012-03-17