Malpaso Dance Company 

Emerson Paramount Center's Robert J. Orchard Stage
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Cuba’s most in-demand contemporary dancers return to Boston with a vibrant program showcasing the company’s commitment to working with international choreographers while also nurturing Cuban artistry. 

“Sparklingly present… and remarkably strong” (The New York Times), the dancers of Malpaso Dance Company have worked with such notable international choreographers as Ronald K. Brown, Aszure Barton, Ephrat Asherie, and more. The program will feature Brown’s Why You Follow, created on the company in Cuba in 2013, and Asherie's Floor... y Ando, a recent collaboration. 

exclamation point in a circle icon Please be aware that this performance will include the use of haze during the first and last pieces on the program, Floor...y Ando and A Dancing Island.

Performance Program

The program runs for approximately 90 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission between the second and third works.

Running time: 8 minutes

Alert: this portion of the performance features haze

Additional artistic information coming soon!

Running time: 24 minutes

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Running time: 37 minutes

Alert: this portion of the performance features haze

Artistic information coming soon!

“As the theatre begins to vibrate with accumulated energy, you get the feeling that they could dance just about any genre with jaw-dropping style…[making] their unique expression of Cuban culture in all its profound and complex glory all the more special.”

NOW Magazine Toronto

Videos

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Malpaso Dance Company teaser  

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“Why You Follow” by Ronald K. Brown excerpts

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Malpaso Dance Company teaser  

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“Why You Follow” by Ronald K. Brown excerpts

Photos

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

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Malpaso Dance Company in Ronald K. Brown's Why You Follow

Paramount Center Information

The 2024/25 Dance Series is generously supported by
Leslie & Howard Appleby, Crescendo Donor Advised Fund, and Royal Little Family Foundation.

This performance is made possible in part by support from Celebrity Series' LIVE PERFORMANCE! Arts for All Endowment and Innovation Funds, with generous leadership support from
Royal Little Family Foundation.

Support is provided by the 
through its ArtsAmplified initiative.