Opening Doors with New and Old
This article is about a company based in Fort Lee, that will be performing on February 13 and 14 an assortment of repertoire. The company is called Nai Ni-Chen Dance Company, and the director and founder, Nai Ni-Chen believe in the importance of diversity. She believes it is important to embraced traditional styles of dance. Nai Ni-Chen thinks is opens the world of dance to anyone and everyone. Although her company is modern based, she incorporates traditional style pieces into her choreography.In the performance at the art center, the company will do a piece in traditional Chinese costumes then transform into dull earth tone colors for a piece called "Earth." This piece is within a five part series, which includes fire, water, metal, and wood. The music was composed by Gerald Chenoweth and is almost entirely percussion.
In addition to a diverse repertoire the company is also very diverse. There are members from Taiwan, South Korea, upstate New York, and various other places. However the one thing they do have in common is their respect for the art form of dance.
La Gorce, Tammy. "Opening Doors With New and Old." The New York Times. 29 Jan. 2010. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/nyregion/31artsnj.html?emc=eta1>
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