Boston, MA—The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston and chef Barbara Lynch have cooked up a new way to enjoy evenings out on the Boston waterfront. For the first time, Lynch’s Italian-inspired restaurant, Sportello, is offering a prix-fixe theater menu exclusive to ICA performances.

 

The partnership highlights the vibrancy of Boston’s new waterfront neighborhood—where visitors can enjoy some of the city’s best dining before experiencing exciting new dance, music or theater at the ICA.  

 

The pre-performance dinner menu features three courses for $35 (excludes beverages, taxes and gratuity). Reservations may be made on www.sportelloboston.com or by calling 617-737-1234. Guests should mention that they are attending the ICA performance that evening when making reservations and present performance tickets to the server at Sportello. Reservations for the special prix-fixe menu are available from 5-6 p.m. for all performances beginning at 8 p.m. or earlier.

 

Guests can take advantage of this special menu before attending these upcoming performances at the ICA. Tickets are available by calling 617-478-3103 or visiting www.icaboston.org.

 

 

Sat, Feb 13 at 7 pm
Reggie Watts's unique brand of performance is “original, off-the-wall and entertaining bliss” (The Sunday Telegraph). Watts blends improvised comedy and music as he explores subjects ranging from ancient history and mythology to technology and pop culture. "Disinformation," a collaboration with playwright and director Tommy Smith, comments on humanity’s refusal to accept the end of the world.

 

Fri, May 14, 7:30 pm

Sat, May 15, 7:30 pm

Mike Disfarmer was an Arkansas photographer who left behind a body of work now considered one of the most significant in the history of portraiture. This haunting and original work of puppet theater explores the world of this eccentric and reclusive artist.

 

 

Friday, March 19, 7:30 pm

Saturday, March 20, 8 pm

Stephen Petronio is widely regarded as one of the leading dance-makers of his generation. Compelling music, visual art, and fashion collide in his adrenaline-powered choreography. Celebrating its 25th anniversary season, the company performs the Boston premiere of "I Drink the Air Before Me." Presented by World Music/CRASHarts.

 

Fri, April 2, 7:30 pm

Sat, April 3, 7:30 pm

Considered an iconoclast in the dance world, this outstanding French choreographer draws on diverse influences from the worlds of science, performance art, and contemporary dance.

 

Nora Chipaumire
April 23, 7:30 pm

April 24, 8 pm

Nora Chipaumire, featured dancer and former associate artistic director of Urban Bush Women, fuses her powerful movement with Thomas Mapfumo's live music to create a performance that explores what it means to live as an exile from Zimbabwe in an increasingly borderless world. Presented by World Music/CRASHarts.

 

Friday, April 30, 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 1, 8 pm

India Jazz Suites is an explosive collaboration between Pandit Chitresh Das, one of India’s foremost Kathak masters, and Jason Samuels Smith, the Emmy award–winning tap dancer renowned for his amazing footwork in "Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk." Presented by World Music/CRASHarts.

 

 

Sat, Feb 27, 8 pm

Host of the popular NPR music program, From the Top, Christopher O'Riley has stretched the piano beyond conventional boundaries. Touring in support of his latest release, "Out of My Hands," O’Riley tackles music of R.E.M., Portishead, Cocteau Twins, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, the Bad Plus, the Smiths, Tears for Fears, Radiohead and a newly released song by Elliott Smith. Co-presented by the ICA and World Music/CRASHarts.

 

Fri, March 26, 7:30 pm

Known as an early innovator of world music, Adam Rudolph is a composer and percussionist who has developed a unique approach to hand drums. For the first time, Rudolph’s full ensemble will be joined by Hassan Hakmoun, a leader in Gnawa music (mixing African, Berber, and Arabic religious songs and rhythms).

 

Sat, April 17, 7:30 pm

In the 1960s bassist Steve Swallow, a favorite of many a jazz critic, met composer Carla Bley, considered “in the same league…as legends like Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, [and] Charles Mingus” (The Guardian). The Swallow Quartet was born last fall as Swallow wrote new music for Bley, Berklee-trained saxophonist Chris Cheek, and guitarist Steve Cardenas, a fixture on the New York jazz scene.

 

A modern interpretation of a classic diner, Sportello (Italian for counter) offers a menu of trattoria-inspired dishes along with a wine list comprised of incredibly food-friendly artisanal Italian wines. A bakery and retail area features house-made Italian breads and sweets, coffee & espresso, and freshly prepared sandwiches, soups, and salads. Sportello is open daily and serves lunch and dinner; the bakery opens at 7am Monday-Friday. For more information, please call 617.737.1234 or visit www.sportelloboston.com.

 

About the ICA
An influential forum for multi-disciplinary arts, the Institute of Contemporary Art has been at the leading edge of art in Boston for more than 70 years. Like its iconic building on Boston's waterfront, the ICA offers new ways of engaging with the world around us. Its exhibitions and programs provide access to contemporary art, artists, and the creative process, inviting audiences of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the excitement of new art and ideas.  The ICA, located at 100 Northern Avenue, is open Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 am - 5 pm; Thursday and Friday, 10 am - 9 pm; and Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.  Admission is $15 adults, $13 seniors and $10 students, and free for members and children 17 and under. ICA Free Admission for Youth is sponsored by State Street Foundation. Free admission on Target Free Thursday Nights, 5 - 9 pm. Free admission for families at ICA Play Dates (2 adults + children 12 and under) on the last Saturday of the month. For more information, call 617-478-3100 or visit our Web site at www.icaboston.org.

 

 

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