New Victory Dance 2021 New Victory Dance 2021 Move and groove wherever you are with New Victory Dance! New Victory Teaching Artists Melle Phillips and Patrick Ferreri guide you through a mixed bill of five NYC dance companies and share questions, choreography and prompts to get you moving in this virtual performance, recently recorded on the New Victory stage. Streaming free all year long, get an up-close look at new pieces, styles and traditions that showcase the very best of NYC dance. Video Hosted by: Melle Phillips & Patrick Ferreri Audio-Described Performance About the Companies Seán Curran Company Trio excerpts from Dream’d in a Dream Dream’d in a Dream (BAM 2015 Next Wave Festival) mixes traditional and modern movement, revealing the rhythmic and melodic similarities between Irish folk music and the sounds of Ustatshakirt Plus, a Kyrgyz music ensemble the company met on travels through Central Asia. Choreographer: Seán Curran Dancers Jack Blackmon, Dwayne Brown, Elizabeth Coker, Israel Harris, Mariel Harris, Jin Ju Song-Begin Music Nurlanbek Nyshanov and Ustatshakirt Plus Seán Curran Company has toured to over 100 venues around the world; for Dream’d in a Dream, the company traveled to Kyrgyz Republic as part of DanceMotion USA, the U.S. State Department’s cultural ambassadorship program. Dream’d in a Dream (2015) was commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music and The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame. Mozaik Dance Excerpt from Sad Hope The three women of Mozaik Dance use popping mixed with other street styles and contemporary influences to look inward with Sad Hope. Mapping our connection to love, anxiety and the ways we relate to one another, they ask, “How do we deal with emotion in a world that numbs our feelings?” Choreographers Manon Bal, Sun Kim, J9 Dancers Manon Bal, Sun Kim, J9 Music “Hanging On” and “Evening Ceremony” by Active Child Mozaik Dance is the collaborative creation of dancers Sun Kim, from Korea, Manon Bal, from France, and J9, from NYC. The company has performed their mix of street styles at Jacob’s Pillow, San Francisco Hip-Hop Festival and Mark Morris Dance. Sri Lankan Dance Academy of NY Nava Nirmana Nirmana translates to “Creation.” In Nava Nirmana, ancient art forms from the Kandy region take center stage when intricate footwork is accompanied by live percussion to illustrate the relationship between dancer and drummer and reveal the rich, varied artistic culture of Sri Lanka. Choreographer: Dilhan Pinnagoda Dancers: Sachindara Navinna, Medhini Lokuhewa Drummers: Dilhan Pinnagoda, Indika Kumara Sri Lankan Dance Academy of NY is a Kandyan dance school, teaching the ancient Sri Lankan traditions from the region of Kandy to preserve the significant cultural and artistic heritage of Sri Lanka in America. Keerati Jinakunwiphat Excerpt from Good Island Good Island explores the limits of rambunctiousness, sensitivity and competition to examine notions of modern masculinity and gender expression. Choreographer Keerati Jinakunwiphat Dancers Paul Giarratano, Claude ‘CJ’ Johnson, Jae Neal, Logan Pedon, Michael Wang Music “All Is Fair,” “Ride” and “July 13 Perc” by Zach Berns Music editing by Eddie Valenzuela Keerati Jinakunwiphat, originally from Chicago, IL., is a Thai American dancer and choreographer. A freelance choreographer and member of A.I.M, she was recently named a “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. Full Circle Souljahs Floetry in Motion Floetry in Motion chronicles hip-hop dance from past to present day. With rhyming poetry, beatbox and the distinct styles of four different dancers, this piece is a celebration of hip-hop through the ages. Choreographers Kwikstep and Rokafella Dancers: Odylle ‘Mantis’ Beder, Ronnie ‘RoFlo’ Flores, Erica Hines, Noel ‘Frostlock’ Rodriguez Music DJ KS360/ Kwikstep Beatboxing by Chesney Snow “The Circle” written and recited by La Roka NYC/Rokafella Full Circle Souljahs is a Bronx-based hip-hop, beatboxing and street dance crew founded by Kwikstep and Rokafella with the goal to maintain hip-hop culture as a positive and relevant urban expression via dance events and performances. See these artists in person at Little Island! Watch and respond to dance with New Victory Dance Jams at Little Island! Find details on Dance Jams, schedules and more about what we’re doing at Little Island. Discover Dance Jams and more Additional Credits Video Credits Cinematography Dancing Camera: Nic Petry, Jake Bellew, Tama Roberts, Julie Rooney Sign Language Interpretation Hands On, Inc. ASL Advisor April Cheng Sign Language Interpreters April Cheng, Justine Rivera, Monique Sarpy Audio Description VocalEyes Audio Describers Nadine Beasley, Kate Taylor-Davies Voiceover Rachael Grace Holmes About New Victory Dance Since 2014, this hallmark New Victory program has provided free dance performances and free arts education workshops to more than 4,000 students a year from NYC Department of Education summer school enrichment programs, subsidized day camps and social service agencies. Learn more about Summer Education Partnerships and how you can get involved. New Victory Dance Supporters New Victory Dance is supported, in part, by a generous grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation in honor of Dawdie Appelson, a teacher, arts enthusiast and life-long supporter of the performing arts. Jody and John Arnhold | Arnhold Foundation | Howard Gilman Foundation | Harkness Foundation for Dance | Mertz Gilmore Foundation | public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council | New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature | The Jerome Robbins Foundation
