Today's featured company is Dance China NY.
As the traditional Chinese dance company in residence at the New York Chinese Cultural Center, Dance China NY's dancers and musicians include "internationally renowned artists from performance stages and academies throughout mainland China, Taiwan and the United States. DCNY's repertoire of traditional and contemporary folk and classical dances weaves a vibrant vision of China's ancient indigenous folk cultures across varied terrains of time and region - legend and reality."
Led by Artistic Director Qi Jiang, this year DCNY will be performing three pieces: Hubei Fan Dance, a traditional Chinese folk dance re-staged by DCNY; Power and Strength, originally performed by Shenyang and re-staged by DCNY; and Of the Dragon, an original piece choreographed by Jiang Qi.
This year marks DCNY's sixth appearance in the Downtown Dance Festival!
Performances are currently scheduled for Monday, August 17th at Chase Plaza and Sunday, August 23rd at Battery Park. After DCNY's performance at Chase Plaza, the company will be leading "Everybody Dance NOW!", our audience participation segment, so if you've ever wanted to try out some traditional Chinese dance, don't miss it!