Join JAE for a Haitian Folkloric class from 1:45-2:30pm at the 15th Annual African Festival of Boston. Enjoy the festival before and after class from 9am-8pm!
Bring your sneakers and a water bottle and join us for a JAE class!
Join JAE for a Haitian Folkloric class from 2:30-3:30pm at the 15th Annual African Festival of Boston. Enjoy the festival before and after class from 9am-8pm!
Bring your sneakers and a water bottle and join us for a JAE class!
A new program for migrant youth & adults! Dans Se Lavi is supported in part by The City of Boston and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement. The pilot program is hosted by the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.
All of these workshops will be held at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library, 149 Dudley Street, Roxbury, 02119.
June 17th, from 10:30 am-11:30 am | Pre-School Storytime
July 3rd, from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Teen Group
July 25th, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | All Ages
July 26th, from 10:00 am - 11:30 am | All Ages
August 21st, from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Teen Group
Imagine an art event...
Where instead of looking at objects on walls, we looked at each other. Where instead of going to see art, we became it. Where the lines between artist, art and attendees blur, and our collective human nature is once again aligned with nature itself.
This is the inspiration behind MassQ Ball 2025: Color - an intergenerational, cross-cultural celebration of the arts and culture of Boston's many communities of color.
For MassQ Ball 2025 Color we have assembled a star-studded lineup of artists, performers, activists and cultural bearers from a wide range of disciplines to create a one-of-a-kind, immersive, multi-sensory experience that represents the beauty, diversity and color of our commonwealth and wider world.
The MassQ Ball is BACK!
Join Castle of our Skins, Daniel Callahan, and the Arnold Arboretum for MassQ Ball 2025: COLOR — a free, family-friendly celebration of ritual, performance, and cross-cultural artistry, happening Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Arboretum! 🌿🎶🌍
Experience the vibrant creativity of Boston’s communities of color through music, dance, installation art, and the ritual of MassQing. 💫
📍 Arnold Arboretum, Conifer Collection
🗓️ October 4, 2025 | ⏰ 10AM–4PM
JAE’s performance will be 11am-1pm on October 4.
Save the date for our annual community celebration! More info to come!
Boston’s own Jean Appolon Expressions blends Haitian folkloric dance with contemporary movement, creating powerful, visually stunning works that are grounded in cultural specificity and ritual while offering an emotionally resonant experience for audiences of all backgrounds.
Through a compelling blend of the time-honored and the contemporary, artistic director and choreographer Jean Appolon creates works that speak to Haiti’s rich cultural heritage and the Afro-Haitian roots of modern dance. Through movement, he tells deeply human stories about his homeland and its people.
Excerpts from Pouvwa and Traka