Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company to perform in Jamaica Dance Festival

The critically acclaimed Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will perform in the inaugural The Jamaica Dance Festival on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 6:45pm at Rufus King Park, 150-29 Jamaica Ave, New York, 11435. The dances of Nai-Ni Chen fuse the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art. The Company’s productions take the audience beyond cultural boundaries to where tradition meets innovation and freedom arises from discipline. Admission to The Jamaica Dance Festival is free; premium seats can be purchased by visiting http://thejamaicadancefestival.com/receipt-seat/. For more information about the Jamaica Dance Festival visit www.thejamaicadancefestival.com, call (718) 657-2605, or e-mail TheJamaicaDanceFestival@ABetterJamaica.org.

Choreographer/Dancer Nai-Ni Chen is an artist whose work defies categorization, as she is continually working on new ideas from influences around the world. Her mesmerizing and dramatic contemporary choreography has gained increasing recognition among domestic and international presenters and festivals. Recently, the Company was honored by a distinctive grant award from both the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities and the Department of State to represent the United States in a seven-city tour arranged by the Tamaulipas International Arts Festival in Mexico.