Company E in Massachusetts · October 15, 2026
One night. Two complete Company E concerts.
Dance · music · imagination
For 15 seasons, Company E has built a contemporary repertory at the intersection of dance, live music, science, storytelling, and international exchange. The Washington, DC-based organization has created, performed, and taught in more than 40 countries—often in partnership with the U.S. Department of State.
“A brave and talented troupe willing to take risks.”
The Washington Post
Boston meets two sides of that repertory in one evening: the kinetic, family-centered world of PULSE, followed by HEART STILL BEATING—a live encounter between Company E’s dancers and electric cellist Brianna Tam.
Each concert stands on its own. Together, they reveal the range of Company E—from an adventure designed for audiences of all ages to an evening where movement and live music share the stage.
Photo by Paul Gordon EmersonCreated for young audiences and the adults who join them, PULSE turns movement, live music, planetary science, and storytelling into a one-hour search for the heartbeat connecting us to the living world.
Originally commissioned by the Kennedy Center’s Theater for Young Audiences.
HEART STILL BEATING brings Company E’s dancers into a live conversation with Brianna Tam’s electric cello. Tam layers, loops, and improvises in real time, building a full orchestral world as movement responds to sound.
A USA Pavilion Artist-in-Residence at World Expo 2025 Osaka and a Top Shelf artist in NPR’s 2023 Tiny Desk Contest.
“Impressive onstage showmanship and unpremeditated compositional inventiveness, creating rapturous music.”
Strings Magazine on Brianna Tam
Four performances · two destinations
Boston begins the journey. Nine days later, Company E continues west to Tanglewood for a full weekend of dance and music.
