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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.

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has established a new dance institute through Zoom, The Bridge.

UNITY: Nai-Ni Chen Remembered, a PBS documentary celebrating the life of internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Nai-Ni Chen will air on NJ PBS, WNET Thirteen, and ALL ARTS on various dates, July 27-August 3, 2022.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announces The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences free one-hour company classes on Zoom. Open to all dancers at an intermediate to advanced Level July 25 & 27, 2022.

The Pan American Chinese Dance Association, and the organizer of the world-renowned Taoli World Dance Competition of Chinese Dance announced that the Pan America Multicultural Dance Gala will be held at the Claire Trevor Theatre on July 29, 2022, 1pm-6pm PT.

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has established a new dance institute through Zoom, The Bridge.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has announced The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences free one-hour company classes on Zoom open to all dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level July 6, 2022.

NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY Announces The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences free one-hour company classes on Zoom Open to all dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level, June 20 & 22, 2022.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will be performing in celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival at the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 3pm in the Repertory Theater.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will perform with Les Ballet Afrik and Ayodele Casel at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage in a co-presentation with ALL ARTS on Friday, July 15, 2022 at 6pm at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens.

The critically acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company presents Year of the Water Tiger at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in a family-friendly matinee celebration on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY has announced The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of Boundary-Breaking Dance Experiences Free One-Hour Company Classes on Zoom Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level April 18 & 20, 2022.

The critically acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company presents Celebrating the Legacy of Nai-Ni Chen and the Year of the Water Tiger at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in a family-friendly matinee celebration on Saturday, May 21, 2022. 

Singer, Musical Theater Performer, SNL Actor,  Robert Bannon has a brand-new show that he will perform LIVE in New Jersey and New York City and for those that don't feel comfortable going out, they can watch either performance virtually at home. Robert Bannon's new show Press Rewind will take you on a musical journey of the stories and songs that shaped his life. 

Carnegie Hall today announced the names of the 81 young musicians selected from across the country for NYO2, an intensive summer orchestral training program for outstanding American instrumentalists, ages 14–17.

NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY Announces The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of Boundary-Breaking Dance Experiences Free One-Hour Company Classes on Zoom Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level March 15 & 17, 2022.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is welcoming the first 10 people who RSVP to a FREE open rehearsal showcasing their touring works. The showcase will occur at NY Ctiy Center Studio 4 on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 4pm.. Audience will be socially distanced.

To ensure continuity of leadership, the Company has elevated Associate Artistic Director Greta Campo to the position of Interim Artistic Director. Greta has been working with Nai-Ni Chen since 2012 and has participated in most of the Company's performances.

North Star Theater Company will once again partner with Our Lady of the Lake R. C. Church in Sparta to present the family-friendly blockbuster musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announces The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary breaking dance experiences free one-hour company Class on Zoom open to all dancers at an intermediate to advanced level December 6-9, 2021.