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.

South Coast Chinese Cultural Association Residency - Irvine, CA

Residency: October 6 - 12, 2024 in Irvine, CA

Performance: Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7pm at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, CA

Tickets will become available at https://www.sccca.org/.

Susquehanna University - Selinsgrove, PA

Tuesday, October 29. 2024 at 7:30 PM

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.

https://www.susqu.edu/academics/lectureships-and-speaker-series/artist-series/

Jersey City Theater Center - Jersey City, NJ

Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Ailey CitiGroup Theatre AAPI Dance Festival at APAP

Saturday, January 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM

Sunday, January 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Kupferberg Center for the Arts - Flushing, Queens

Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Join us for a spellbinding family dance performance as we embrace the spirit of the Year of the Snake through the power and beauty of dance. 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. Running time: 65 minutes

https://www.ticketmaster.com/naini-chen-dance-company-tickets/artist/1152075?venueId=237724

New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Newark, NJ

Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company welcomes the Lunar New Year of the Snake in 2025! 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.

https://www.njpac.org/event/nai-ni-chen-dance-company-year-of-the-snake/

School Assembly Performances

Request a School Program

Ongoing Educational Residencies

Paterson, NJ; Elizabeth, NJ; Jersey City, NJ

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company led by Nai-Ni Chen, a visionary in Asian American dance, emphasizes the immigrant experience through multicultural performances. Founded in the early 1990s, the company's diverse repertory bridges Asian and American arts, collaborating with musicians like the Ahn Trio and artists such as Myung Hee Cho. Their global presence includes performances in Mexico, Canada, Russia, and China, supported by esteemed institutions and foundations. Recent works like "A Quest for Freedom," developed with the Ahn Trio, exemplify the Company's commitment to innovative, cross-cultural productions.

Accessibility

All Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company programs are conducted in wheelchair accessible spaces and will provide assistive services such as sign language interpreting, audio description, and open captioning upon request*. An assistive listening system and large print programs are available at all times. Also, upon request, this publication can be made available in alternative formats such as Braille, Large Print, audiotape and/or computer disc. *Please give at least 10 business days notice.

Acknowledgement

Programs of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company have been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, DanceNYC Dance Advancement Fund, the Hyde and Watson Foundation, E.J. Grassman Trust, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, New Music USA, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, American Dance Abroad, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ Cultural Exchange Fund, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, PSEG, Proskauer, WAC Lighting and the Glow Foundation. WQXR is a media partner of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.

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