NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY has announced The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences from February 15-19, 2021. Nai-Ni Chen s signature technique is based on the principle of ever-changing universal forces of Yin and Yang. Dance phrases from Nai-Ni Chen s repertory will be taught.
Films.Dance, a groundbreaking global film series produced by and under the creative direction of LA-based Jacob Jonas The Company, and presented by two of Los Angeles foremost cultural organizations-the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts along with Chicago s Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater, continues February 15 with MATCH, the single most expansive collaboration in the 15-film series.
Match features dancers from 20 countries moving against the backdrops of their home cities across the globe, with original choreography by Emily Kikta, Jamar Robets, Oliver Starpov, Peter Walker, and Xin Ying. The score was composed by New York-based composer and producer Jay Wadley, known for his work in Charlie Kaufman s I m Thinking of Ending Things and twice featured in IndieWire s 10 Best Scores of the Year (2016, 2020).
By Cherranda Smith
Feb 10, 2021
The contributions of Black people who identify as LGBTQ are countless. Pioneers, activists, trailblazers whose sacrifices and relentless efforts have freed masses cannot be ignored. Though their identity is often swept under the rug or pushed out of the frame of their due recognition, their impact is undeniable.
The work of Black LGBTQ people has led to changed laws, policies, hearts, and minds. Without the contributions of Black LGBTQ people, much would ve been left undone.
Here, we recognize 13 Black LGBTQ history makers whose unwavering actions and ingenuity impacted multiple industries, led movements, and inspired trends for generations.
Screened at the Sundance Film Festival, it’s hard to tell what
Ailey is trying to do. For starters, it’s described as a “portrait” of its namesake on IMDB, but it’s closer to a tribute to him instead. In fact, it even opens with a clip from
Cicely Tyson’s speech honoring Ailey at the Kennedy Center in 1988, when he was awarded for his lifetime contribution to American culture. Perhaps unbeknownst to the audience at this point in the film, this moment sets the tone for what’s to come.
While Wignot seems to obligatorily include audio interviews and other archival footage of Ailey taking us through his biographical journey, she offers little exposition of his words. For example, when he talks about being raised by a single mother in Texas in the 1930s, and plainly states that he had no relationship with his father, there is no one from his personal life friends? Family members? also featured in the film that could ground his statements. As a result, it feels immedia
Nai-Ni Chen Announces Dancers For The Bridge February 8-12
(FORT LEE, NJ) In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the
The Bridge. The Institute s aim is to bring together dancers, choreographers and directors around the world to experience the master teachers of color whose practices are embedded in the community and are focused on advancing the art of dance that transform the personal, environmental and metaphysical spaces.
Interested dancers can join the class by registering on Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company s
As a virtual dance institute,
The Bridge will invite world renowned as well as up and coming dancers and choreographer to come to guest teach the class. Advanced/Intermediate level professional or pre-professional dancers who are looking to explore beyond their own boundaries and looking for new dance experiences are encouraged to participate.