NACHMO BOSTON National Choreography Month is back, and 27 area dance artists have been involved in workshops, mini-showings, feedback sessions, and performances. Two back-to-back performances will highlight some of the event’s diversity, with participants including Ryan P. Casey, Grant Jacoby & Dancers, Intimations Dance, and MetaMovements Latin Dance Company. Feb. 7, 6 and 8 p.m., $10-$15. Dance Complex, Cambridge. 617-547-9363, www.brownpapertickets.com

FROM OUR EYES/THE BROWN SISTERS This new work by Ipswich Moving Company (pictured) draws inspiration from the four-decade project of Nicholas Nixon tracing via annual group portraits the gradual aging and graceful endurance of his wife and her three sisters. Choreographer Janet Taisey Craft and seven dancers portray the sisters at different moments in their lives. Feb. 4-7, $20-$25. Ipswich Moving Company Studio Theater, Ipswich. 978-356-5565, www.ipswichmovingco.org

CATALYSTS It’s the last weekend for this Dance Complex initiative showcasing five choreographers — Chavi Bansal, Callie Chapman, Michael Figueroa, Sarah Mae Gibbons, and Kat Nasti – chosen for their unique artistic voices and commitment toward deepening how we experience dance. Feb. 5-6, $15-$30 Dance Complex, Cambridge. 617-547-9363, www.dance complex.org

TOROBAKA It’s a few weeks away, but this fusion/face-off is worth planning for. With bare feet and boots, bells and drums, British kathak dancer Akram Khan and Spanish contemporary flamenco artist Israel Galván showcase the similarities and differences in the rhythmic power and complexity of their respective genres. The Celebrity Series show features live music. Feb. 27-28, $35-$75. Citi Shubert Theatre. 617-482-6661, www.celebrityseries.org KAREN CAMPBELL

Karen Campbell can be reached at karencampbell4@rcn.com.