Nimbus Dance Works Honoring YA’s Dance to Learn Program at Annual Gala on April 7th
Join Nimbus Dance Works for a special evening of dance at Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall
PROLIFERATE: Jersey City Performance & Gala
at White Eagle Hall: Friday 4/7 7:30pm
This co-presentation of Nimbus Dance Works and Jersey City Theater Center features Nimbus in All Star Ball Passing Redux, Charles Moulton’s renowned masterwork; audience favorite Mapping, by UK Choreographer Darshan Singh Bhuller; Nimbus Artistic Director Samuel Pott’s Surface Tension; Plus: Guest Appearance by Internationally-Acclaimed PeiJu Chien-Pott.
“Nimbus helps define the American experience” – Star Ledger
“Best performances of 2016” – Huffington Post
Performance immediately followed by a Gala Reception Honoring the Dance To Learn Program, a statewide Creative Movement Program which Nimbus provides for over 350 Jersey City students annually. Proliferatewill Raise Funds for Nimbus’ Dance Progams in the Jersey City Schools.
Venue: White Eagle Hall: 335-337 Newark Ave. Jersey City
Gala Evening Includes: Drinks, Light Fare, Live/Silent Auction, Dancing!
Attire: Festive
Gala Honorees:
Dance to Learn Program Creators, Founders and Implementers:
Laura Marchese – Dance To Learn Curriculum Author
Michelle Marigliano – Special Projects/Assessment, Young Audiences of New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania
Wendy Liscow – Education Program Officer, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Lisa Grimes – Executive Director, Dance New Jersey
Raegan Wood – Director, Taylor School, Dance To Learn Curriculum Author
Nimbus Award for Service Through the Arts:
Justin Perez – Nimbus Company Dancer & Company Manager
Event Sponsor:
Performers: PeiJu Chien-Pott, Hannah Weeks, Chloe Slade, Shay Not-So Bland, Samantha Barriento, Maeve Eilise, Robert Lewis, Tracy Dunbar, Rony Lenis, Maurice Ivy, Brooke Naylor, Alice Bacani, Desiree Lovett, Kaitlyn Nguyen, Patrick O’Brien, Malcolm Jones, Sommer Gomez, Lucy Reider, Quincy Willingham
Questions? [email protected] or (201) 377-0718
(photo by Steven Vandervelden; Dancer: Hannah Weeks)
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Nimbus Dance Works’s 2016-17 Season is made possible by:
The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Music USA/Live Music for Dance, Goldman Sachs, SILVERMAN, US Trust/Bank of America, Dance New Jersey, the City of Jersey City, Dixon Leasing, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development, and by the County of Hudson, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive, and the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and by generous donors and sponsors. Thank you!