Event

EXPLODE! queer dance

Please note that there is no late seating for these performances. Any unclaimed tickets will be released to the wait list at 8 pm.

If a performance shows as sold out, a wait list will start at 7:30 pm on the night of the performance.

EXPLODE! queer dance is a festival of performances and conversation, curated by dance scholar Clare Croft, that re-imagines the potential of queer dance today. Featuring a range of forms including South Asian dance, improvisation, Irish step dancing, and drag the festival showcases artists from across the U.S. and around the world, including Jennifer Monson, DD Dorvillier, Thomas DeFrantz, Jennifer Harge, Nic Gareiss & Cleek Schrey and Post Natyam Ensemble. The evenings at JACK will be hosted by the fierce and beautiful Boston-based desi drag queen LaWhore Vagistan.

TICKETS: $15/night; $35 festival pass

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Thursday, June 22 at 8 pm
Anthony Alterio and Michael Parmelee (drag/contemporary dance; Lexington, KY/New York)
Anna Martine Whitehead (dancer/poet/puppeteer/performance artist; Chicago)
Peter Carpenter (contemporary dance; Chicago)
Gu Jiani (contemporary dance; Beijing)

Friday, June 23 at 8 pm
Post Natyam Ensemble (South Asian dance; Montreal/Santa Cruz/LA/Munich)
Nic Gareiss & Cleek Schrey (Irish traditional dance and music; Michigan/New York)
Thomas DeFrantz (dance & technology; North Carolina)
Jennifer Monson & DD Dorvillier (improvisation; New York/Illinois/Paris)

Saturday, June 24 at 8 pm
Jennifer Harge (contemporary dance; Detroit)
Nic Gareiss & Cleek Schrey (Irish traditional dance and music; Michigan/New York)
Thomas DeFrantz (dance & technology; North Carolina)
Jennifer Monson & DD Dorvillier (improvisation; New York/Illinois/Paris)

Photo at top: Jennifer Harge by Olivier Demeffe