All Performing Archives - Arts at MIT

Front Porch Collective

A black theatre company committed to advancing racial equity in Boston through theater

Lion's Jaw. Courtesy of the artists.

Lion’s Jaw

Creating an environment where risk, rigor, and rebellion can flourish through dance

Lakaï Dance Theatre. Credit: Nadelle Scott.

Lakaï Dance’s The Block: An Afro-Musical

Sharing personal stories and narratives through movement

Jay Scheib, The Silence, 2019. Credit: Jay Scheib.

Jay Scheib’s The Silence

Dream worlds collide with real worlds in an endless spiral down

Constanza Macras. Credit: Thomas Aurin.

Constanza Macras. Credit: Thomas Aurin.

Constanza Macras

Building dance theater from the ground up

Maya Beiser and Wendy Whelan perform The Day at Jacobs Pillow. Credit: Hayim Heron. Courtesy of Jacobs Pillow.

Maya Beiser and Wendy Whelan perform The Day at Jacobs Pillow. Credit: Hayim Heron. Courtesy of Jacobs Pillow.

The Day

Artists collaborate on a sensory exploration of life and the eternal

Jay Scheib's In the Jungle of Cities. Courtesy of the artist.

Jay Scheib's In the Jungle of Cities. Courtesy of the artist.

Jay Scheib’s In the Jungle of Cities

A performer appears surrounded by threads of light.

NERVOUS SYSTEM by Andrew Schneider. Alicia ayo Ohs and Andrew Schneider.

Andrew Schneider

Interactive media artist

Joel Fan. Courtesy of the artist.

Joel Fan. Courtesy of the artist.

Joel Fan

Soaring and virtuosic pianist

Adrienne Truscott. Credit: Allison Michael Orenstein. © 2018 Adrienne Truscott.

Adrienne Truscott. Credit: Allison Michael Orenstein. © 2018 Adrienne Truscott.

Adrienne Truscott

Genre-straddling performance artist

BIC in concert at MIT. Credit: Caroline Alden.

As part of MIT Sounding, Haitian rapper, poet and singer BIC performs his work in collaboration with Jean Appolon Expressions, a Cambridge-based Haitian contemporary dance company. Photo by Caroline Alden.

BIC

Bringing Kreyòl music and digital poetry to MIT

Ayesha Jordan performs Line by Line at MIT Building W97, Spring 2019. Credit Caroline Alden.

Ayesha Jordan performs Line by Line at MIT Building W97, Spring 2019. Credit Caroline Alden.

Ayesha Jordan and Justin Hicks

A hypnotic audiovisual journey through the inner life of “glamazon hip-hop icon” Shasta Geaux Pop

Lisa Dwan presents "A Body of Beckett" at MIT, 2019. Credit: Leon Yim.

Lisa Dwan

"...an instrument of Beckett.” - The New York Times