Prometheus Dance is an ensemble of eight dancers performing contemporary dance/theatre created by the company's Artistic Directors Diane Arvanites-Noya and Tommy Neblett.

“The program demonstrated that Diane Arvanites-Noya & Tommy Neblett have created a formidable dance repertory of which they can be truly proud,
and which represents an extraordinary contribution to cultural life in Boston.”
Theodore Bale, The Boston Herald

Prometheus Dance was founded in 1987 by Ms. Noya and has become one of Massachusetts’ most outstanding and established modern dance companies, contributing quality dance performance, arts education and cultural service to the community. Named One of the Year’s Ten Best in Dance by The Boston Phoenix in 2006 & 2004, The Boston Herald in 2002, and The Boston Globe in 2000, the company performs extensively both nationally and internationally. Developed through a highly-charged and theatrical choreographic style, the dances of Prometheus are visually beautiful, physically intimate, and emotionally provocative ruminations about social issues and psychological intricacies. The company is known for its performances of the large-scale works Apokalypsis, concerning the world-wide refugee crisis; Dreams, based on Jungian symbolism; Impromptus & Intrigues, a modern setting of a Schubertiade; Devil's Wedding, a look at muslim fundamentalism in modern society; and Anadimioupyia, exploring the beauty of Tourettes Syndrome; in OperaBoston's productions of Nixon In China, Alceste and The Pearl Fishers; repertory pieces performed to jazz, world and commissioned music; and outreach performances in public schools, homeless shelters and nursing homes.

Prometheus Dance has been produced in New York City by Joyce SoHo, New York University, Downtown Baca, La Mama, at Lincoln Center’s Out-of-Doors Festival and in Avery Fisher Hall with the Brooklyn Philharmonic; in Massachusetts by the Celebrity Series, OperaBoston, Dance Umbrella, Crash Arts, First Night, the Boston Center for the Arts, Emerson Stage, The Boston Conservatory, the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center and The Yard; and in Connecticut by the New England Artists’ Trust Congress and the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. The company has performed internationally in Marseille, France; Santiago, Spain; Valencia, Venezuela; and Quito, Ecuador.

"During the past decade, Prometheus Dance has emerged as one of the most intellectually challenging, visually stunning, and physically gratifying companies in the area. The company's distinctive work is usually intense, often powerful, and seldom easy and is brought to life by a corps of first rate dancers."
Karen Campbell, The Boston Herald

The mission of Prometheus Dance is to create original high quality choreography and dance performance in collaboration with composers and designers; to promote a love for dance throughout the community with dedication and commitment; to continue to create works which inspire audiences and raise human issues vital to the community as they serve as a social awakening mechanism. 

A newly formed second company, The Elders Ensemble is a performing group made up of post-professional dancers ages 60-85. The Elders perform at senior centers, healthcare facilities and community events, as well as with the main company in special choreographic projects. In April 2006, The Elders Ensemble received a Gold Star Award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for outstanding and inventive arts programing.

In addition to its evening concert series’, Prometheus Dance presents free mini-performances and workshops designed specifically for outreach audiences. The Artistic Directors believe that creating choreographies which address social issues is both essential and educational. Exploring the human condition and illuminating individual strife, creates respect, tolerance and value for every life in the community. The company has performed at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Framingham (maximum security women’s prison), Rosie’s Place (battered women’s shelter), the Jane Doe Walk for Women’s Safety, the Boston Alzheimer’s Center, World AIDS Day Observances and local benefits. Prometheus Dance also tours Opposites, its acclaimed K-5 in-school performance throughout the public education systems of Metro-Boston. In 2001, Prometheus Dance initiated a free, after-school Technical Theatre and Design Program for hearing impaired and at-risk teenagers, teaching them the skills of lighting design, set design, and stage management.

Prometheus Dance is, or has been, supported through the generosity of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Ratshesky Foundation, the Bessie Pappas Charitable Foundation, the LEF Foundation, the Cultural Agenda Fund of Boston, the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville Arts Councils, the New England Foundation for the Arts, Meet the Composer, Inc., Lucy S. Thorndike, and by numerous friends and donors.

Prometheus Dance has also received invaluable in-kind support donated from The Boston Conservatory, Walnut Hill School, the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston, The Dance Complex, and many individuals who have contributed their time, talent, and sweat to the development of the company.