Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces 2024-25 Season
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announces its 2024-25 Season featuring performances in Ohio, California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York City.
First, Nai-Ni Chen will take place in the South Coast Chinese Cultural Association Residency in Irvine, CA from October 6 – 12, 2024. A performance will conclude their residency on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7pm at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, CA. Tickets will become available at https://www.sccca.org/.
On October 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will perform at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. The Company will then travel to Jersey City Theater Center Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will perform as part of the AAPI Dance Festival at Ailey CitiGroup Theatre Saturday, January 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM and Sunday, January 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM/
Join Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co for a spellbinding family dance performance as they embrace the spirit of the Year of the Snake through the power and beauty of dance at Kupferberg Center for the Arts on Saturday, January 25 and Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 PM. Immerse yourself in a world of wonder as Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company takes the stage, weaving together graceful movements and vibrant costumes to bring ancient traditions to life. Come experience majestic dragons, dancing lions, elegant peacocks, stunning acrobats, twirling ribbons, and much more.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company welcomes the Lunar New Year of the Snake in 2025 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2 at 2:00 PM. Chinese traditions fuse with modern flair for an energetic celebration that’s not to be missed. You’ll be mesmerized by talented dancers and musicians who evoke the spirit of the Snake in all its splendor. Usher in an auspicious Lunar New Year surrounded by the warmth of community, the joy of cultural celebration and the spirit of renewal.
Celebrating over 30 years of dance-making, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is a rare Asian American female-created touring company that honors and advances the dynamic spirit of Chinese American cultural tradition. Nai-Ni Chen’s unique choreographic styles reflect the grace and splendor of the Chinese cultural traditions she studied in Taiwan and the dynamic spirit of modern and contemporary dance she acquired in New York.
The Company’s contribution to the community has been honored by OCA, the leading national Asian American advocacy organization, New Jersey Chinese American Chamber of Commerce and the International Institute in Jersey City. The Company has toured extensively in the United States and at international festivals around the world and has been honored with over 20 awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. Prominent institutions — including the Lincoln Center Institute, the Joyce Theater, Dancing in the Streets, New Jersey Ballet, Ballet Met, Dancing Wheels and Baraka Sele at NJPAC — all have commissioned notable works.
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