Boston Dance Theater’s The Carol Kaye Project is a collection of fun, short dance works that celebrate seminal bass guitarist Carol Kaye. Since the early 1960s Kaye played on an estimated 10,000 recording sessions, with everyone from The Beach Boys to Marvin Gaye, yet she remains relatively unknown. Boston Dance Theater chose choreographers Karole Armitage, Rena Butler, Rosie Herrera, and Jessie Jeanne Stinnett to honor Kaye’s extensive musical repertoire. This diverse cohort of powerhouse American women embody Kaye’s genius through sweaty, whimsical, and thoughtful choreography. The show includes exclusive interviews from prominent electric bassists, highlighting the breadth of Carol’s influence on an entire generation of musicians and music lovers.
About Boston Dance Theater
Under the co-artistic direction of Jessie Jeanne Stinnett and award winning, Dutch-Israeli, choreographer Itzik Galili, Boston Dance Theater is Boston’s first contemporary dance repertory company with international ties at the leadership level. 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. Over the last few years, BDT has appeared in performances at Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, Florence Dance Festival (Italy), Spruce Peak Arts, 3S Artspace, The Crane Estate, Smith Opera House, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Ailey Citigroup Theater in NYC, NY City Center, ICA Boston, The Strand Theatre, and more.
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