New Center for Arts and Culture
The New Center for Arts and Culture presents performances, art and ideas that explore universal themes through a Jewish lens. Our programs reflect the spirit of contemporary Jewish culture, while speaking both to Jewish audiences and to the broader community. We invite everyone to come and experience the insight, passion, humanity and humor that lie at the heart of our programs.
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Eshet: From Israel to Boston
By Francine Achbar, Executive Director On a medical mission to Israel with my physician husband three years ago, I had the opportunity to spend a...
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Selihot Re-imagined
Composer and performer Galeet Dardashti pulls together music and culture reaching back almost 3,000 years for her new piece Monajat - Fervent Prayer, which will...
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Urbanity Dance: Explore World Arts Week 9
At first, campers were hesitant to go up on stage to dance with Boston contemporary dance troupe Urbanity, but the performers wouldn’t take no for...
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Zumix: Explore World Arts Week 8
It was raining Tuesday at Camp Harbor View, but instead of going inside and stopping the concert, campers took out their umbrellas and cheered louder!...
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Agbekor Drum and Dance: Explore World Arts Week 7
Led by ethnomusicologist and Tufts University music professor David Locke, the Agbekor Drum & Dance Society gave campers a great performance, and a few lessons...
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AfroLatin: Explore World Arts Week 6
This Tuesday at Camp Harbor View, Cornell Coley and his group, AfroLatin, got the campers “up and drumming,” as part of the New Center’s summer...
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Black Sea Salsa: Explore World Arts Week 5
The stage at Camp Harbor View was full all of Wednesday morning and afternoon, and not just because the performing band brought nine members! Campers...
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All Kinds of Sound: Week Four of Explore World Arts
I didn’t expect to be learning about the origins of reed and horn instruments this week, but Tuesday morning at Camp Harbor View hundreds of...
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Saris in the Sun: Explore World Arts Week 3
I was excited for this Tuesday’s Explore World Arts performance at Camp Harbor View because unlike the performances of the last two weeks - which...
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Limbo in the Sun: Explore World Arts Week 2
Though it was hot at Camp Harbor View this past Tuesday, there was a breeze coming off the water and the sun couldn’t stop the...
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