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New dramas, documentaries and exuberant holiday music programs are coming your way this month!

Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

Boston-area theater and dance companies entice local audiences with their holiday offerings, from traditional classics to adults-only reimaginings.

Something special for your extensive Tchaikovsky-inspired winter itinerary

Ballethnic Dance Company started in Atlanta 32 years ago as the first professional ballet company founded for Black dancers in the South. Now, as it winds down its summer programming, the company's looking towards the fall season and expansion.

In the spirit of Sankofa, in order to understand our present and ensure our future, we must know our past. Through Reframing the Narrative, June 14–19 with seven performances on the Opera House stage, the weeklong programming highlights and recognizes the extensive contribution of Black voices in ballet.

Jauvon Gilliam was born and raised as an only child in Gary, a rust-belt Indiana city home to a pred...

Plus, a sing-along to “The Sound of Music” and the Holiday Pops.

The production, currently produced by City Ballet Boston, combines the 19th-century music of Tchaikovsky with the 20th-century jazz of Duke Ellington. The traditional ballet choreography is fused with tap, jazz, flamenco and hip-hop dancing.

Weymouths Donna Silva is ballet mistress for the 20th anniversary productions of Urban Nutcracker, a multicultural version of the Christmas classic