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Q-Tip, Ledisi, and Gilberto Santa Rosa were honored with honorary doctorates from Berklee.

Globe dance critic Jeffrey Gantz surveys 2023's dance offerings on Boston stages and at Jacob's Pillow.

LaTasha Barnes at Kennedy Center, Punk Rock Flea returns, Mipso plays, silent film, and art from Kee Woo Rhee and Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.

From Becket’s acclaimed Jacob’s Pillow to the 50th anniversary of the Yard on Martha’s Vineyard, excellent dance is still in store.

LaTasha Barnes is the creator and artistic director of the work, which will be performed at the Bates Dance Festival this month.

The Bates Dance Festival, celebrating its 41st season, will present four distinctive dance performances in July at Schaeffer Theatre on the Bates College Campus as well as a recently added 4D sound performance from Maine-based James Allister Sprang at Trinity Episcopal Church, the annual fundraising event BDFête on July 22, and a number of free […]

Plus, LaTasha Barnes’ “The Jazz Continuum” and a dance performance from Compagnie Hervé KOUBI.

After a few slow, sad years, the dance calendar returned to something like abundance, with standout shows that leaned into joy and community.

In a joyous program at the Joyce Theater, Barnes and company show the relationships among Black social dance forms. It’s all connected, and it’s all jazz.