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Updated 9/11/2024

Boston Dance Theater

  • Massachusetts

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Under the co-artistic direction of Jessie Jeanne Stinnett and award winning, Dutch-Israeli, choreographer Itzik Galili, Boston Dance Theater (BDT) is Boston’s first contemporary dance repertory company with international ties at the leadership level. With a commitment to presenting works of socio-political relevance, BDT matches the talents of Boston-based dancers with those of acclaimed global choreographers, broadening the scope of contemporary dance practice and performance in our city. BDT is a registered 501(c)3 tax-exempt charity as of 2019.

BDT's mission is to build and sustain a professional contemporary dance company dedicated to providing high quality dance performances, dance education and community outreach, to strengthen the dance community in Boston and create new dance audiences. BDT will accomplish this through partnerships with international and world-renown artists to create high quality work performed by local dancers, mentoring local choreographers and dancers, and by performing dance in non-traditional performance locations, such as libraries, senior centers, art galleries and schools.

VALUES We are interested in works which take risks by crossing cultural and interpersonal boundaries, and we engage artists whose artistic visions echo these values. As an organization dedicated to fostering cultural equity, we employ accessible creative process and conversation igniting product as conduits for disrupting opportunity gaps in our city. We aim to make contemporary dance available to historically underrepresented audiences both by connecting our international repertory to, and creating lasting relationships with respected, local cultural institutions, and holding low cost to no cost programming in underserved communities throughout Greater Boston.

Find Me

Jessie Jeanne Stinnett (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Founder, Co-Artistic + Executive Director
Phone: 6038670763
Address:
64 Hillsdale Rd
Medford, MA 02155

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2018

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2018

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Modern / Contemporary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 10

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Immigrant Populations

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International
  • State

Media Gallery

Jessie and Olivia pose in Marco Goecke's 'Firebird"
The Core Members of BDT pose for Marco Goecke's 'Peekaboo'
The Core Members of BDT pose around Khris
Sean and Jessie pose for Alessandro Sousa Pereira's 'Delicate Blue'
Wesley and Khris pose of Micaela Taylor's 'i had a thought'

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Dance Alliance

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Boston Dance Alliance

Awards

Awards:

  • New England Dance Fund Network
  • Organization Grant, Boston Cultural Council / Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture
  • Live Arts Boston Grant, The Boston Foundation

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance
  • Theater

Fee range:

$100

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance
  • Theater

Fee range:

$100

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Marley dance floor
  • Lighting plot specific to touring rider
  • Wardrobe Room
  • Dressing Room

Fee Range:

$3,000 - $30,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

2

Maximum Number of Performers:

8