Friday April 16

DANCE | CityStep: A Novel Creation

The annual CityStep show, starring fifth through seventh graders who already dance better than the large majority of the Harvard student body, will hold three performances this weekend. Tickets $5 (HBO). Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 1 and 5 p.m. Cambridge Rindge & Latin’s Fitzgerald Theatre, 459 Broadway St. (BBC)

DANCE | HRDC Spring Concert of Modern Dance

The oldest student-run dance company at Harvard presents Collaborations, their latest collection of student- and professional-choreographed modern dance pieces. Expect an impressively diverse set of performances, including a company piece choreographed by Brenda Divelbliss. Produced and directed by Lise Lipowsky and Tim Wong. Tickets $5 (HBO). Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Adams House Pool Theatre. (BBC)

DANCE | Ten’s the Limit

CRASHarts presents eight Boston-based choreographers and their companies performing for a maximum of ten minutes each. The third annual showcase of contemporary dance pieces and works debuts in an intimate studio setting. Tickets $12. Friday, 7 and 9 p.m., Saturday, 7 and 9 p.m. Green Street Studios, 185 Green St. (BBC)

MUSIC | Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

Conductor James Yannatos leads the HRO in a performance of Ravel Daphnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2) and Brahms Symphony No. 4. Also featured will be the world premiere of Yannatos’ own Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, featuring soloist Joseph Lin ’04. Tickets $10/$8/$6 for students (HBO). 8 p.m. Sanders Theatre. (BBC)

MUSIC | Need New Body

A part of the Philadelphia psych scene, Need New Body create weird, unpredictable and eccentric music that still manages to be accessible to anyone who chooses to listen. Their sophomore album UFO has received critical praise for its singular deranged charm. The Mobius Band offer synth-tinged tunes as a primer. On Fire a.k.a. The Burning Paris and Morning Theft round out the roster. Tickets $8. +18. 9:15 p.m. T.T. the Bear’s Place. (SLS)

MUSIC | The 90 Day Men

Chicago’s the 90 Day Men storm Cambridge with their angular, loud and electrifying math rock. Touring off their new album Panda Park, the 90 Day Men will be joined on stage by post-punk revivalists the Ponys and garage rockers Man Man. Tickets $9. +18. 9 p.m. The Middle East Upstairs. (SLS)

Saturday April 17

DANCE | Hands & Feet Across the Water