ON TAP — BEANTOWN TAPFEST FACULTY SHOWCASE Each year, tap maven Julia Boynton gathers an outstanding lineup of teacher/dancers for a rhythm fest of classes, performances (pictured), and workshops. The highlight is this Friday-night showcase. The cast includes New York tap legend Brenda Bufalino, Los Angeles firecracker Sarah Reich, hometown ex-pat Josh Hilberman, Khalid Hill, Ryan P. Casey, and Sean Fielder. Expect this to sell out. Aug. 5, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. $36. Boston University Dance Theater. 617-616-5124, www.beantowntap fest.com
COMPAGNIE HERVÉ KOUBI Those who missed this powerful Algerian company when it came to the Institute of Contemporary Art in March may want to scurry out to the Berkshires for a second chance. The all-male troupe combines street dance with acrobatics, capoeira, martial arts, and contemporary dance in the desert-inspired “Ce que le jour doit à la nuit’’ (“What the Day Owes to the Night’’).Aug. 3-7. $10-$69. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket. 413-243-0745, www.jacobspillow.org
SHAKER DANCE REVIVAL PROJECT As Resident Dance Maker at Canterbury Shaker Village, choreographer/performer Lorraine Chapman is overseeing June dance intensives as well as two public performances in August. “Released’’ (Aug. 5) includes the premiere of a new work co-created by Chapman and David Parker inspired by original Shaker dances, as well as works by Diane Arvanites, Marcus Schulkind, and Doppelgänger Dance Collective. “Rising & Rotating’’ (Aug. 6) is a full day of performances by artists including Mariah Rasmussen, Grant Jacoby, and Emily Beattie. Free with admission ($75). Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, N.H. 603-783-9511, www.shakers.org
NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET This chamber troupe, founded in 1978, is known for restoring and reviving small ballet masterpieces and making them accessible via tours and intimate productions. For this program, the company presents Antony Tudor’s 1937 “Dark Elegies’’ and the new “Song Before Spring,’’ choreographed by Zhong Jing Fang and Steven Melendez, danced to music of Philip Glass performed live by New York University steel drum ensemble. Aug. 3-7, $25-$45. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Becket. 413-243-0745, www.jacobspillow.org KAREN CAMPBELL
Karen Campbell can be reached at karencampbell4@rcn.com.
