Seven NJ State Council on the Arts fellowship-winning choreographers reveal new work. We hear from Erin Carlisle Norton, Pallavi Degwekar ...
Carolyn Dorfman Dance: Prima
Mae Eli Kellert2021-04-28T08:49:03-04:00Over the past 40 years choreographer Carolyn Dorfman and her dance company have created an impressive list of narrative works. ...
Echad with Carolyn Dorfman Dance
Mae Eli Kellert2021-04-26T17:47:52-04:00State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz profiled choreographer Carolyn Dorfman and the debut of her work, Echad, in 2002. ...
Dream Journey
Steven Wolock2020-07-29T12:47:59-04:00"Dream Journey" was conceived, performed, and edited by the choreographer and performer Yass Hakoshima, best known for his original approach ...
Giselle
Eric Schultz2020-09-22T13:51:42-04:00The American Repertory Ballet stages the romantic masterwork Giselle, a ballet beloved by dancers for its emphasis on both ...
Nimbus Dance
Eric Schultz2020-09-22T13:59:45-04:00Nimbus Dance premiered new work at NJPAC. "Falling Sky" was choreographed by Samual Pott to music by experimental composer ...
Martha Graham Dance
Eric Schultz2020-09-22T14:05:59-04:00The Martha Graham Dance Company performed the iconic American classic Appalachian Spring at PEAK Performances at Montclair State University. ...
MOMIX
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:51:33-04:00MOMIX brings together acrobatics, gymnastics, mime, props, and film to create a dance company like no other. MOMIX was ...
Paul Taylor
Steven Wolock2020-07-16T16:06:32-04:00In January 1996, the culture wars were in full swing. The National Endowment for the Arts had received funding cuts, ...
Nelson Baez
Steven Wolock2020-07-16T16:40:20-04:00The Puerto Rican drum music known as Bomba has its roots in the island’s African heritage, surviving for over ...
Dance for Architecture
Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:57:31-04:00Steven Holl Architects designed the new Lewis Arts complex at Princeton University, and also co-created “Tesseracts of Time: A ...
Boys Dance
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T11:32:51-04:00Basketball, contemporary dance, and social justice are all on the curriculum at Franklin Middle School in Somerset, NJ. We visit the ...
Pride & Prejudice
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T14:44:08-04:00Go behind-the-scenes as choreographer Douglas Martin and the American Repertory Ballet (ARB), based in Princeton, NJ, create the first-ever full-length ...
Jersey (New) Moves!
Steven Wolock2020-07-17T16:14:05-04:00State of the Arts goes on location with up-and-coming young choreographer, and Newark native, Nijawwon Matthews as he works with ...
Savion Glover at NJPAC
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T15:20:45-04:00Tap phenomenon Savion Glover, born and raised in Newark, NJ, directs a show at NJPAC with some extraordinary Jersey kids. ...
Alvin Ailey
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:42:12-04:00See why NJPAC, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, is Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's home across the "river." Every ...
Deborah’s Dream
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T11:51:53-04:00Deborah Mitchell had a full-fledged creative block while choreographing a dance for her NJ Tap Ensemble and the New Jersey ...
Dancing The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Steven Wolock2020-07-22T13:11:21-04:00At a studio in Manhattan, a witch and her army of monsters are dancing with a lion and a little ...
Imagine Ellis Island
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:46:54-04:00Choreographer and dancer Nai-Ni Chen immigrated to the US from Taiwan over thirty years ago. Now her dance company is ...
Pradhanica in America
Steven Wolock2020-08-13T12:30:33-04:00The traditional tabla music and Kathak dance of northern India are evolving with Pradhanica, a multi-ethnic ensemble based in Edison, ...